2009 College Baseball All-America Team

An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team positionβ€”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 2009 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

ABCA American Baseball Coaches Association[2]
BA Baseball America[2]
CB Collegiate Baseball[2]
NCBWA National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association[2]
Awarded the Golden Spikes Award or Dick Howser Trophy as national Player of the Year[2]
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point[2]
♦ Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame[3]

All-Americans

Position Name School ABCA BA CB NCBWA Notes
Starting pitcherMike LeakeArizona State
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ABCA POY[2]
Starting pitcherA.J. MorrisKansas State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Starting pitcherStephen Strasburg (2)San Diego State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball POY,[2] 16.1 K/9 (3rd in Division I),[4] 5.33 H/9 (T-7th in Division I),[4] 23 strikeouts in a single game (March 11, 2008 vs. Utah Utes) (T-3rd in Division I),[4] 1st overall pick in 2010 Major League Baseball Draft[5]
Starting pitcherLouis ColemanLSU
Green tickY
Green tickY
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Starting pitcherEric Arnett (2)Indiana
Green tickY
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Green tickY
Starting pitcherDeck McGuireGeorgia Tech
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Green tickY
Green tickY
Starting pitcherDaniel BibonaUC Irvine
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Green tickY
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Relief pitcherAddison ReedSan Diego State
Green tickY
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Green tickY
Green tickY
20 saves (T-5th in Division I)[4]
Relief pitcherKyle BellamyMiami
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Green tickY
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Green tickY
Relief pitcherJake HaleOhio State
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Green tickY
CatcherCarlos RamirezArizona State
Green tickY
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CatcherTony SanchezBoston College
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Green tickY
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CatcherChris HendersonGeorge Mason
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Green tickY
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CatcherJ. T. WiseOklahoma
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Green tickY
Johnny Bench Award[2]
First basemanDustin AckleyNorth Carolina
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Second basemanDerek McCallumMinnesota
Green tickY
Green tickY
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Green tickY
Second basemanChris SedonPittsburgh
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Green tickY
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Third basemanMarc KraussOhio
Green tickY
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Green tickY
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Third basemanChris DominguezLouisville
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Green tickY
Green tickY
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Third basemanTommy MendoncaFresno State
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Green tickY
2008 College World Series Most Outstanding Player[6]
ShortstopJason MarquezNew Mexico State
Green tickY
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Green tickY
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ShortstopStephen CardulloFlorida State
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Green tickY
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ShortstopBen OrloffUC Irvine
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Green tickY
86 career sacrifice bunts (Division I record),[4] 34 sacrifice bunts in a single season (2007) (Division I record)[4]
OutfielderBryce BrentzMiddle Tennessee
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Made NBCWA team as UT[2]
OutfielderKent MatthesAlabama
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderJason KipnisArizona State
Green tickY
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Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderTyler TownsendFIU
Green tickY
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Green tickY
Green tickY
Designated hitterKyle RollerEast Carolina
Green tickY
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Designated hitterRich PoythressGeorgia
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Green tickY
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Designated hitterMatt AlexanderAir Force
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Green tickY
Utility playerDanny HultzenVirginia
Green tickY
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See also

References

  1. ↑ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  5. ↑ "1st Picks Overall in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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