2003 College Baseball All-America Team

2003 All-Americans included 2008 AL MVP Dustin Pedroia (left) and 2005 AL Rookie of the Year Huston Street (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 2003 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, Dick Howser Trophy or Rotary Smith 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[2]
Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame[3]

All-Americans

Position Name School ABCA BA CB NCBWA Notes
Starting pitcherJeff NiemannRice
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Green tickY
Green tickY
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Starting pitcherTim Stauffer (2)Richmond
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Starting pitcherScott LewisOhio State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Starting pitcherJered WeaverLong Beach State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
213 strikeouts in a single season (2004) (6th in Division I)[4]
Starting pitcherDavid MarchbanksSouth Carolina
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Starting pitcherVern SterryNC State
Green tickY
Relief pitcherRyan WagnerHouston
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
16.8 K/9 in a single season (2003) (Division I record),[4] 4.83 career H/9 (3rd in Division I)[4]
Relief pitcherHuston StreetTexas
Green tickY
2002 College World Series Most Outstanding Player,[5] 41 career saves (T-8th in Division I),[4] 5.46 career H/9 (10th in Division I), 2005 AL Rookie of the Year[6]
Relief pitcherMatt DaultonVirginia Tech
Green tickY
Relief pitcherSteven RegisterAuburn
Green tickY
CatcherRyan GarkoStanford
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Johnny Bench Award[2]
CatcherLandon PowellSouth Carolina
Green tickY
First basemanMike AubreyTulane
Green tickY
Green tickY
First basemanBilly BecherNew Mexico State
Green tickY
Green tickY
118 RBI in a single season (2003) (6th in Division I),[4] 32 HR in a single season (2003) (T-9th in Division I),.[4] 822 career slugging percentage (10th in Division I)[4]
Second basemanRickie Weeks (2)Southern
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY,.[2] 465 career batting average (Division I record),.[4] 927 career slugging percentage (Division I record),[4] 31 career triples (2nd in Division I),[4] 2011 MLB All-Star[7]
Third basemanJamie D'AntonaWake Forest
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Third basemanBrian SnyderStetson
Green tickY
ShortstopDustin PedroiaArizona State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
34 doubles in a single season (2003) (T-7th in Division I),[4] 2008 AL MVP, 3x MLB All-Star,[8] 2x Gold Glove Award winner,[8] 2008 Silver Slugger Award winner,[8] 2007 AL Rookie of the Year[8]
ShortstopAaron HillLSU
Green tickY
2009 MLB All-Star, 2009 Silver Slugger Award[9]
OutfielderDustin MajewskiTexas
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderDavid MurphyBaylor
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderBrad SnyderBall State
Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderJeremy ClevelandNorth Carolina
Green tickY
OutfielderClint KingSouthern Miss
Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderJosh AndersonEastern Kentucky
Green tickY
OutfielderJordan FosterLamar
Green tickY
OutfielderClint KingSouthern Miss
Green tickY
Designated hitterJeremy WestArizona State
Green tickY
Designated hitterRyan GordonUNC Greensboro
Green tickY
Utility playerMitch MaierToledo
Green tickY
Green tickY
Made BA team as DH[2]
Utility playerScott BeererTexas A&M
Green tickY
Green tickY
Utility playerBeau HearodAlabama
Green tickY

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 "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 7 8 9 10 11 "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  5. "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  6. "Huston Street". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  7. "Rickie Weeks". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Dustin Pedroia". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  9. "Aaron Hill". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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