2004 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 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
All-Americans
| Position |
Name |
School |
ABCA |
BA |
CB |
NCBWA |
Notes |
| Starting pitcher | J.P. Howell | Texas |  Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Starting pitcher | Jered Weaver (2) | Long Beach State | Y | Y | Y | Y | ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY,[2] 213 strikeouts in a single season (2004) (6th in Division I)[4] |
| Starting pitcher | Philip Humber | Rice | Y | — | Y | Y | |
| Starting pitcher | Wade Townsend | Rice | — | Y | Y | Y | |
| Starting pitcher | Matt Fox | UCF | — | Y | Y | — | |
| Starting pitcher | Justin Hoyman | Florida | Y | — | Y | — | |
| Relief pitcher | Huston Street (2) | Texas | Y | — | — | Y | 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 pitcher | Nate Moore | Texas | — | Y | — | — | |
| Relief pitcher | Austin Tubb | Southern Miss | — | — | Y | Y | |
| Catcher | Kurt Suzuki | Cal State Fullerton | Y | Y | Y | — | Johnny Bench Award[2] |
| Catcher | Landon Powell (2) | South Carolina | — | — | — | Y | |
| First baseman | Billy Becher (2) | New Mexico State | — | — | Y | Y | 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 baseman | Josh Brady | Texas Tech | Y | — | — | — | |
| First baseman | Mike Ferris | Miami (OH) | — | Y | — | — | |
| Second baseman | Jed Lowrie | Stanford | — | Y | Y | — | |
| Second baseman | Warner Jones | Vanderbilt | Y | — | — | — | |
| Second baseman | Jarrett Hoffpauir | Southern Miss | — | — | — | Y | |
| Third baseman | Alex Gordon | Nebraska | Y | Y | Y | Y | 2011 Gold Glove Award[7] |
| Shortstop | Brian Bixler | Eastern Michigan | Y | — | Y | — | |
| Shortstop | Dustin Pedroia (2) | Arizona State | — | Y | — | Y | 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] |
| Outfielder | Eddy Martinez-Esteve | Florida State | Y | Y | Y | Y | Made ABCA team as Designated Hitter[2] |
| Outfielder | Chris Rahl | William & Mary | Y | — | Y | Y | |
| Outfielder | Eric Nielsen | UNLV | Y | — | Y | — | |
| Outfielder | Jon Zeringue | LSU | Y | — | — | Y | |
| Outfielder | Brad Corley | Mississippi State | — | Y | — | — | |
| Outfielder | Marshall Hubbard | North Carolina | Y | — | — | — | |
| Outfielder | Danny Putnam | Stanford | — | Y | — | — | |
| Designated Hitter | Ryan Jones | East Carolina | — | — | Y | Y | |
| Utility player | Dennis Bigley | Oral Roberts | Y | — | — | — | |
| Utility player | Stephen Head | Mississippi | — | Y | — | — | |
| Utility player | P.J. Hiser | Pittsburgh | — | — | Y | — | |
See also
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