2004 College Baseball All-America Team

2004 All-Americans included two-time unanimous All-Americans Alex Gordon (left) and Jered Weaver (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 2004 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 pitcherJ.P. HowellTexas
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Green tickY
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Starting pitcherJered Weaver (2)Long Beach State
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ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY,[2] 213 strikeouts in a single season (2004) (6th in Division I)[4]
Starting pitcherPhilip HumberRice
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Starting pitcherWade TownsendRice
Green tickY
Green tickY
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Starting pitcherMatt FoxUCF
Green tickY
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Starting pitcherJustin HoymanFlorida
Green tickY
Green tickY
Relief pitcherHuston Street (2)Texas
Green tickY
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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 pitcherNate MooreTexas
Green tickY
Relief pitcherAustin TubbSouthern Miss
Green tickY
Green tickY
CatcherKurt SuzukiCal State Fullerton
Green tickY
Green tickY
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Johnny Bench Award[2]
CatcherLandon Powell (2)South Carolina
Green tickY
First basemanBilly Becher (2)New 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]
First basemanJosh BradyTexas Tech
Green tickY
First basemanMike FerrisMiami (OH)
Green tickY
Second basemanJed LowrieStanford
Green tickY
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Second basemanWarner JonesVanderbilt
Green tickY
Second basemanJarrett HoffpauirSouthern Miss
Green tickY
Third basemanAlex GordonNebraska
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
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2011 Gold Glove Award[7]
ShortstopBrian BixlerEastern Michigan
Green tickY
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ShortstopDustin Pedroia (2)Arizona State
Green tickY
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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]
OutfielderEddy Martinez-EsteveFlorida State
Green tickY
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Made ABCA team as Designated Hitter[2]
OutfielderChris RahlWilliam & Mary
Green tickY
Green tickY
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OutfielderEric NielsenUNLV
Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderJon ZeringueLSU
Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderBrad CorleyMississippi State
Green tickY
OutfielderMarshall HubbardNorth Carolina
Green tickY
OutfielderDanny PutnamStanford
Green tickY
Designated HitterRyan JonesEast Carolina
Green tickY
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Utility playerDennis BigleyOral Roberts
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Utility playerStephen HeadMississippi
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Utility playerP.J. HiserPittsburgh
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 "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. "Alex Gordon". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Dustin Pedroia". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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