2005 College Baseball All-America Team

2005 All-Americans included 2011 NL MVP Ryan Braun (left) and 2011 AL All-Star Jacoby Ellsbury (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 2005 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 pitcher	Lance Broadway	TCU
Starting pitcher	Luke Hochevar	Tennessee					Roger Clemens Award,[2] 1st overall pick in 2006 MLB Draft[4]
Starting pitcher	Dallas Buck	Oregon State				—
Starting pitcher	Ian Kennedy	USC	—
Starting pitcher	Mike Pelfrey	Wichita State		—
Starting pitcher	Brian Bogusevic	Tulane	—	—		—
Starting pitcher	Cesar Carillo	Miami	—	—	—		24 consecutive wins (T-4th in Division I)[5]
Relief pitcher	J. Brent Cox	Texas		—	—		19 saves in a single season (2005) (T-15th in Division I)[5]
Relief pitcher	Craig Hansen	St. John's	—		—	—
Relief pitcher	Neil Jamison	Long Beach State	—	—		—
Relief pitcher	Steve Kleen	Pepperdine	—	—	—
Relief pitcher	Erik Morrison	Ball State	—	—	—
Catcher	Jeff Clement	USC				—	Johnny Bench Award[2]
Catcher	Brad Willcutt	Southern Miss	—	—	—
First baseman	Matt LaPorta	Florida					74 career HR (9th in Division I),[5] Bronze Medal at 2008 Olympics[6]
Second baseman	Corey Wimberley	Alcorn State	—	—			.440 career batting average (T-9th in Division I)[5]
Second baseman	Chris Campbell	College of Charleston		—	—	—	355 career hits (T-12th in Division I)[5]
Second baseman	Jim Negrych	Pittsburgh	—		—	—
Third baseman	Alex Gordon (2)	Nebraska					ABCA & Baseball America POY,[2] 2011 Gold Glove Award[7]
Shortstop	Tyler Greene	Georgia Tech	—
Shortstop	Seth Johnston	Texas		—	—	—
Outfielder	Trevor Crowe	Arizona				—
Outfielder	Shane Robinson	Florida State					Collegiate Baseball POY[2]
Outfielder	Jacoby Ellsbury	Oregon State			—		2011 MLB All-Star, 2011 Gold Glove Award winner[8] 2011 Silver Slugger Award winner[8]
Outfielder	Brian Pettway	Mississippi	—	—
Outfielder	Brett Gardner	College of Charleston		—	—	—
Outfielder	Ryan Patterson	LSU	—	—	—
Designated hitter	Ryan Braun	Miami	—		—	—	2011 NL MVP, 4x MLB All-Star (2008-2011)[9] 4x Silver Slugger Award Winner (2008-2011)[9] 2007 NL Rookie of the Year[9]
Designated hitter	Chris Carlson	New Mexico	—	—		—
Designated hitter	Kris Harvey	Clemson		—	—	—
Utility player	Mike Costanzo	Coastal Carolina	—
Utility player	Stephen Head (2)	Mississippi		—	—	—

See also

• Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball

References

1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
2. "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. "Luke Hochevar". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
5. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
6. "Team USA takes bronze with 8-4 win". USA Baseball. August 23, 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
7. "Alex Gordon". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
8. "Jacoby Ellsbury". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
9. "Ryan Braun". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.