2005 College Baseball All-America Team

2005 All-Americans included 2011 NL MVP Ryan Braun (left) and 2011 AL All-Star Jacoby Ellsbury (right).

An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.^[1]

The NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for the 2005 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), Collegiate Baseball (since 1991), and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (since 2001).^[2]

Key

All-Americans

Position	Name	School	ABCA	BA	CB	NCBWA	Notes
Starting pitcher	Lance Broadway	TCU	Y	Y	Y	Y
Starting pitcher	Luke Hochevar	Tennessee	Y	Y	Y	Y	Roger Clemens Award,[2] 1st overall pick in 2006 MLB Draft[4]
Starting pitcher	Dallas Buck	Oregon State	Y	Y	Y	—
Starting pitcher	Ian Kennedy	USC	—	Y	Y	Y
Starting pitcher	Mike Pelfrey	Wichita State	Y	—	Y	Y
Starting pitcher	Brian Bogusevic	Tulane	—	—	Y	—
Starting pitcher	Cesar Carillo	Miami	—	—	—	Y	24 consecutive wins (T-4th in Division I)[5]
Relief pitcher	J. Brent Cox	Texas	Y	—	—	Y	19 saves in a single season (2005) (T-15th in Division I)[5]
Relief pitcher	Craig Hansen	St. John's	—	Y	—	—
Relief pitcher	Neil Jamison	Long Beach State	—	—	Y	—
Relief pitcher	Steve Kleen	Pepperdine	—	—	—	Y
Relief pitcher	Erik Morrison	Ball State	—	—	—	Y
Catcher	Jeff Clement	USC	Y	Y	Y	—	Johnny Bench Award[2]
Catcher	Brad Willcutt	Southern Miss	—	—	—	Y
First baseman	Matt LaPorta	Florida	Y	Y	Y	Y	74 career HR (9th in Division I),[5] Bronze Medal at 2008 Olympics[6]
Second baseman	Corey Wimberley	Alcorn State	—	—	Y	Y	.440 career batting average (T-9th in Division I)[5]
Second baseman	Chris Campbell	College of Charleston	Y	—	—	—	355 career hits (T-12th in Division I)[5]
Second baseman	Jim Negrych	Pittsburgh	—	Y	—	—
Third baseman	Alex Gordon (2)	Nebraska	Y	Y	Y	Y	ABCA & Baseball America POY,[2] 2011 Gold Glove Award[7]
Shortstop	Tyler Greene	Georgia Tech	—	Y	Y	Y
Shortstop	Seth Johnston	Texas	Y	—	—	—
Outfielder	Trevor Crowe	Arizona	Y	Y	Y	—
Outfielder	Shane Robinson	Florida State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Collegiate Baseball POY[2]
Outfielder	Jacoby Ellsbury	Oregon State	Y	Y	—	Y	2011 MLB All-Star, 2011 Gold Glove Award winner[8] 2011 Silver Slugger Award winner[8]
Outfielder	Brian Pettway	Mississippi	—	—	Y	Y
Outfielder	Brett Gardner	College of Charleston	Y	—	—	—
Outfielder	Ryan Patterson	LSU	—	—	—	Y
Designated hitter	Ryan Braun	Miami	—	Y	—	—	2011 NL MVP, 4x MLB All-Star (2008-2011)[9] 4x Silver Slugger Award Winner (2008-2011)[9] 2007 NL Rookie of the Year[9]
Designated hitter	Chris Carlson	New Mexico	—	—	Y	—
Designated hitter	Kris Harvey	Clemson	Y	—	—	—
Utility player	Mike Costanzo	Coastal Carolina	—	Y	Y	Y
Utility player	Stephen Head (2)	Mississippi	Y	—	—	—

See also

• Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball

References