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1997 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]

1997 All-Americans included six-time MLB All-Star Lance Berkman (left) and 2002 World Series MVP Troy Glaus (right).

The NCAA recognizes three different All-America selectors for the 1997 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), and Collegiate Baseball (since 1991).[2]

Key edit

ABCA American Baseball Coaches Association[2]
BA Baseball America[2]
CB Collegiate Baseball[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 edit

Position Name School ABCA BA CB Notes
Pitcher Matt Anderson Rice
 Y
 Y
 Y
 1st overall pick in 1997 MLB Draft[4]
Pitcher Dan Reichert Pacific
 Y
 Y
 Y
Pitcher Chris Enochs West Virginia
 Y
—
 Y
Pitcher Jason Gooding Texas Tech
 Y
—
 Y
Pitcher Jason Navarro Tulane
 Y
—
—
Pitcher Clay Eason North Carolina State
—
—
 Y
Pitcher Jim Parque UCLA
—
 Y
—
Pitcher Kyle Peterson (2) Stanford
—
 Y
—
Pitcher Ara Petrosian Long Beach State
—
—
 Y
Pitcher Jeff Weaver Fresno State
—
 Y
—
 2006 World Series Champion[5]
Catcher Giuseppe Chiaramonte Fresno State
 Y
—
 Y
Catcher Matthew LeCroy Clemson
—
 Y
—
First baseman Lance Berkman Rice
 Y
 Y
 Y
 41 HR in a single season (1997) (3rd in Division I),[6] 134 RBI in a single season (1997) (2nd in Division I),[6] 263 total bases in a single season (1997) (4th in Division I),[6] 109 runs in a single season (1997) (T-6th in Division I),[6] 1.031 slugging percentage in a single season (1997) (8th in Division I),[6] 6x MLB All-Star,[7] 2011 World Series Champion,[7] 2011 NL Comeback Player of the Year[7]
Second baseman Keith Ginter Texas Tech
 Y
—
 Y
Second baseman Tom Sergio North Carolina State
—
 Y
—
Third baseman Pat Burrell (2) Miami
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Made BA team as DH, 1996 CWS Most Outstanding Player,.[8] 886 career slugging percentage (3rd in Division I),.[6] 442 career batting average (8th in Division I),[6] 1st overall pick in 1998 MLB Draft,[9] 2008 World Series Champion,[10] 2010 World Series Champion[10]
Third baseman Troy Glaus UCLA
—
 Y
—
 34 HR in a single season (1997) (T-7th in Division I),[6] 4x MLB All-Star,[11] 3x Silver Slugger Award winner[11]
2002 World Series Champion,[11] 2002 World Series MVP[11]
Shortstop Brandon Larson LSU
 Y
 Y
—
 40 HR in a single season (1997) (4th in Division I),[6] 118 RBI in a single season (1997) (T-6th in Division I),[6] 250 total bases in a single season (1997) (T-6th in Division I),[6]
Shortstop Adam Kennedy Cal State Northridge
—
—
 Y
 254 total bases in a single season (1997) (5th in Division I),[6] 2002 World Series Champion[12]
Outfielder J. D. Drew (2) Florida State
 Y
 Y
 Y
 ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY,[2] Only Division I player with at least 30 HR and 30 SB in a single season (1997),[6] 110 runs in a single season (1997) (T-4th in Division I),[6] 31 HR in a single season (T-16th in Division I),[6] 2008 MLB All-Star,[13] 2007 World Series Champion[13]
Outfielder Jeff Guiel (2) Oklahoma State
 Y
—
 Y
Outfielder Mike Marchiano Fordham
 Y
—
 Y
 1.034 slugging percentage in a single season (1997) (6th in Division I),.[6] 793 career slugging percentage (13th in Division I)[6]
Outfielder Roberto Vaz Alabama
 Y
—
—
Outfielder Jeremy Morris Florida State
—
 Y
—
 36 doubles in a single season (1996) (T-2nd in Division I),[6]
Outfielder Brad Wilkerson ♦ Florida
—
 Y
—
Designated hitter Ryan Bordernick South Carolina
 Y
—
—
Utility player Tim Hudson Auburn
 Y
 Y
 Y
 3x MLB All-Star[14]
2010 NL Comeback Player of the Year,[14] 2011 Hutch Award[14]
Utility player Mike Frank Santa Clara
—
—
 Y
Utility player Mark Maberry Tennessee Tech
—
—
 Y

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "Matt Anderson". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  5. ^ "Jeff Weaver". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  7. ^ a b c "Lance Berkman". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  8. ^ "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  9. ^ "Pat Burrell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  10. ^ a b "Pat Burrell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  11. ^ a b c d "Troy Glaus". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  12. ^ "Adam Kennedy". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  13. ^ a b "J. D. Drew". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  14. ^ a b c "Tim Hudson". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
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