2003 College Baseball All-America Team Explained

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 2003 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

ABCAAmerican Baseball Coaches Association
BABaseball America
CBCollegiate Baseball
NCBWANational Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
Awarded the Golden Spikes Award, Dick Howser Trophy or Rotary Smith Award as national Player of the Year
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point
♦Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame[3]

All-Americans

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Starting pitcherJeff NiemannRice
Starting pitcherTim Stauffer (2)Richmond
Starting pitcherScott LewisOhio State
Starting pitcherJered WeaverLong Beach State213 strikeouts in a single season (2004) (6th in Division I)[4]
Starting pitcherDavid MarchbanksSouth Carolina
Starting pitcherVern SterryNC State
Relief pitcherRyan WagnerHouston16.8 K/9 in a single season (2003) (Division I record), 4.83 career H/9 (3rd in Division I)
Relief pitcherHuston StreetTexas2002 College World Series Most Outstanding Player,[5] 41 career saves (T-8th in Division I), 5.46 career H/9 (10th in Division I), 2005 AL Rookie of the Year[6]
Relief pitcherMatt DaltonVirginia Tech
Relief pitcherSteven RegisterAuburn
CatcherRyan GarkoStanfordJohnny Bench Award
CatcherLandon PowellSouth Carolina
First basemanMike AubreyTulane
First basemanBilly BecherNew Mexico State118 RBI in a single season (2003) (6th in Division I), 32 HR in a single season (2003) (T-9th in Division I),. 822 career slugging percentage (10th in Division I)
Second basemanRickie Weeks (2)SouthernABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY,. 465 career batting average (Division I record),. 927 career slugging percentage (Division I record), 31 career triples (2nd in Division I), 2011 MLB All-Star[7]
Third basemanJamie D'AntonaWake Forest
Third basemanBrian SnyderStetson
ShortstopDustin PedroiaArizona State34 doubles in a single season (2003) (T-7th in Division I), 2008 AL MVP, 3x MLB All-Star, 2x Gold Glove Award winner, 2008 Silver Slugger Award winner, 2007 AL Rookie of the Year[8]
ShortstopAaron HillLSU2009 MLB All-Star, 2009 Silver Slugger Award[9]
OutfielderDustin MajewskiTexas
OutfielderDavid MurphyBaylor
OutfielderBrad SnyderBall State
OutfielderJeremy ClevelandNorth Carolina
OutfielderClint KingSouthern Miss
OutfielderMichael BrownWilliam & Mary
OutfielderJosh AndersonEastern Kentucky
OutfielderJordan FosterLamar
OutfielderClint KingSouthern Miss
Designated hitterJeremy WestArizona State
Designated hitterRyan GordonUNC Greensboro
Utility playerMitch MaierToledoMade BA team as DH
Utility playerScott BeererTexas A&M
Utility playerBeau HearodAlabama

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. B0037HO8MY. 495.
  2. Web site: NCAA Baseball Award Winners. NCAA. 9 April 2012.
  3. Web site: College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees. College Baseball Hall of Fame. 12 April 2012.
  4. Web site: Division I Record Book. NCAA. 14 April 2012.
  5. Web site: Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series. Baseball Almanac. 9 April 2012.
  6. Web site: Huston Street. Baseball Reference. 9 April 2012.
  7. Web site: Rickie Weeks. Baseball Reference. 9 April 2012.
  8. Web site: Dustin Pedroia. Baseball Reference. 9 April 2012.
  9. Web site: Aaron Hill. Baseball Reference. 9 April 2012.

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