2007 College Baseball All-America Team

2007 All-Americans included 2008 Olympics Bronze Medalist Matt LaPorta (left) and 2x All-Star David Price (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 2007 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 pitcherDavid PriceVanderbilt
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
ABCA & BA POY, Collegiate Baseball Co-POY[2]
Roger Clemens Award,[2] 1st overall pick in 2007 MLB Draft, 2x MLB All-Star (2010-2011)[4]
Starting pitcherAdam MillsUNC Charlotte
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Starting pitcherJacob ThompsonVirginia
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Starting pitcherBryan HenryFlorida State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Starting pitcherPreston GuilmetArizona
Green tickY
Starting pitcherAnthony ShawlerOld Dominion
Green tickY
Starting pitcherBrian MatuszSan Diego
Green tickY
Relief pitcherCasey WeathersVanderbilt
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Relief pitcherAndrew CarignanNorth Carolina
Green tickY
Relief pitcherLuke PrihodaSam Houston State
Green tickY
CatcherEd EasleyMississippi State
Green tickY
Johnny Bench Award[2]
CatcherSean CoughlinKentucky
Green tickY
CatcherMatt Wieters (2)Georgia Tech
Green tickY
First basemanBrett WallaceArizona State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
First basemanMatt LaPorta (2)Florida
Green tickY
Green tickY
Made BA team as DH,[2] 74 career home runs (9th in Division I),[5] Bronze Medal at 2008 Olympics[6]
Second basemanTony Thomas, Jr.Florida State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Collegiate Baseball Co-POY
Third basemanPedro Alvarez (2)Vanderbilt
Green tickY
Green tickY
Third basemanBrandon WaringWofford
Green tickY
Green tickY
ShortstopTodd FrazierRutgers
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderKyle RussellTexas
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderRobbie WidlandskyFlorida Atlantic
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderDominic de la OsaVanderbilt
Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderKellen Kulbacki (2)James Madison
Green tickY
Green tickY
2006 Collegiate Baseball POY[2]
OutfielderGrant DesmeCal Poly
Green tickY
Designated hitterKiel RolingArizona State
Green tickY
Designated hitterSteven HillStephen F. Austin
Green tickY
Designated hitterBobby VerbickSam Houston State
Green tickY
Utility playerJoe SaveryRice
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
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 11 12 "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. "David Price". 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.
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