1979 College Baseball All-America Team

1979 All-Americans included 5x MLB All-Star Tim Wallach.

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]

From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.[2]

Key

Awarded the Golden Spikes Award 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
Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame

All-Americans

Position Name School Notes
PitcherDerek TatsunoHawaii22 wins in a single season (1979) (T-Division I Record),[3] 234 strikeouts in a single season (1979) (Division I record),[3] 541 career strikeouts (2nd in Division I)[3]
PitcherJerry Don GleatonTexas
CatcherHerb OrenskyDelaware
First basemanTim WallachCal State Fullerton5x MLB All-Star,[4] 3x Gold Glove Award winner,[4] 2x Silver Slugger Award winner[4]
Second basemanMike GatesPepperdine
Third basemanMurphy Su'aBYU
ShortstopRandy IngleAppalachian State
OutfielderMark SeegerNorthern Arizona
OutfielderMike KelleyMississippi State
OutfielderRob TownleyLong Beach State
Designated hitterMark StrucherGeorgia Southern

See also

References

  1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. 1 2 "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Tim Wallach". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
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