1995 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 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 three different All-America selectors for the 1995 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), and Collegiate Baseball (since 1991).[2]
Key
All-Americans
| Position |
Name |
School |
ABCA |
BA |
CB |
Notes |
| Pitcher | Mark Redman | Oklahoma |  Y | Y | Y | 2003 World Series Champion,[4] 2006 MLB All-Star[4] |
| Pitcher | Ted Silva | Cal State Fullerton | Y | Y | Y | |
| Pitcher | Matt Morris | Seton Hall | Y | Y | — | 2x MLB All-Star[5] |
| Pitcher | Scott Winchester | Clemson | Y | — | Y | |
| Pitcher | Ryan Halla | Auburn | Y | — | — | 24 games started in a single season (1995) (Division I record)[6] |
| Pitcher | Jonathan Johnson | Florida State | — | Y | — | |
| Pitcher | Kyle Peterson | Stanford | — | Y | — | Baseball America Freshman of the Year[2] |
| Pitcher | Jamey Price | Mississippi | — | — | Y | |
| Pitcher | Jay Tessmer | Miami | — | — | Y | 20 saves in a single season (1995) (T-6th in Division I)[6] |
| Pitcher | Evan Thomas | FIU | — | — | Y | 220 strikeouts in a single season (1996) (4th in Division I)[6] |
| Catcher | A.J. Hinch (2) | Stanford | — | Y | Y | Bronze Medal in 1996 Olympics[7] |
| Catcher | Shane Gunderson | Minnesota | Y | — | — | |
| First baseman | Steve Hacker | Missouri State | Y | — | Y | 37 home runs in a single season (1995) (5th in Division I)[6] |
| Second baseman | Jason Totman | Texas Tech | Y | — | Y | |
| Second baseman | Marlon Anderson | South Alabama | — | Y | — | |
| Third baseman | Clint Bryant | Texas Tech | — | Y | Y | |
| Third baseman | Toby Kominek | Central Michigan | Y | — | — | |
| Shortstop | Gabe Alvarez | USC | Y | — | — | |
| Shortstop | Mark Bellhorn | Auburn | Y | — | — | 2004 World Series Champion[8] |
| Shortstop | Jason Adams | Wichita State | — | — | Y | |
| Outfielder | Darin Erstad | Nebraska | Y | Y | Y | 1st overall pick in 1995 Major League Baseball Draft, 2002 World Series Champion, 2x MLB All-Star,[9] 3x Gold Glove Award winner,[9] 2000 Silver Slugger Award winner[9] |
| Outfielder | Mark Kotsay | Cal State Fullerton | Y | Y | Y | Made BA team as DH; Collegiate Baseball Co-POY |
| Outfielder | Jose Cruz, Jr. (2) | Rice | Y | Y | — | 2003 Gold Glove Award winner[10] |
| Outfielder | Geoff Jenkins | USC | — | Y | Y | 2008 World Series Champion,[11] 2003 MLB All-Star[11] |
| Outfielder | Shane Monahan (2) | Clemson | — | — | Y | 137 hits in a single season (1994) (2nd in Division I) |
| Outfielder | Mark Wulfert | New Mexico | Y | — | — | |
| Designated hitter | Todd Tatlock | Indiana State | Y | — | — | |
| Designated hitter | John Curl | Texas A&M | — | — | Y | |
| Utility player | Todd Helton | Tennessee | Y | — | — | Made BA team as 1B,[2] ABCA & BA POY,[2] CB Co-POY,[2] 47 consecutive scoreless innings pitched (2nd in Division I),[6] 4.83 H/9, 5x MLB All-Star,[12] 4x Silver Slugger Award winner,[12] 3x Gold Glove Award winner[12] |
See also
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