2016 College Baseball All-America Team Explained

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), Collegiate Baseball (since 1991), and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (since 2001).^[1]

Key

ABCA	American Baseball Coaches Association^[2]
BA	Baseball America^[3]
CB	Collegiate Baseball^[4]
NCBWA	National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association^[5]
	Consensus All-American (selected by 3 or more selectors)
	Awarded the Golden Spikes Award or Dick Howser Trophy as national Player of the Year
♦	Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame^[6]

All-Americans

Position	Name	School	ABCA	BA	CB	NCBWA	Notes
Starting pitcher		Louisville	—	—			Atlantic Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year
Starting pitcher		South Alabama	—	—		—	Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of Year
Starting pitcher		Virginia		—	—
Starting pitcher		Kent State					Mid-American Conference Pitcher of the Year National Pitcher of the Year Award winner^[7]
Starting pitcher		Southeast Missouri State	—	—		—	Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year
Starting pitcher		Louisville	—	—	—
Starting pitcher		Pepperdine				—	West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year
Starting pitcher		Illinois	—		—	—
Starting pitcher		Florida					Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Year
Starting pitcher		Rhode Island		—	—	—
Relief pitcher		Florida	—	—	—
Relief pitcher		Louisville	—	—	—
Relief pitcher		Virginia Commonwealth	—	—	—
Relief pitcher		Miami	—	—	—
Relief pitcher		Washington					Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Year
Catcher		Miami			—
Catcher		UNC Wilmington	—	—		—	Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year
Catcher		Clemson	—	—	—
First baseman		Florida	—	—	—
First baseman		Southeastern Louisiana		—		—	Southland Conference Player of the Year
First baseman		Texas Tech	—		—	—
		Texas A&M	—		—	—
		UNC Wilmington		—	—
		East Tennessee State		—	—	—
Third baseman		Wake Forest			—		Baseball America chose Craig as a designated hitter
Third baseman		Texas A&M	—		—	—	Southeastern Conference Player of the Year
Shortstop		Oklahoma	—	—	—		Brooks Wallace Award winner
Shortstop		Florida Atlantic		—		—	Conference USA Player of the Year
Shortstop		Florida State	—		—	—
Outfielder		Clemson				—	Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year, Dick Howser Trophy winner
Outfielder		Ball State	—	—		—	Mid-American Conference Player of the Year
Outfielder		Auburn	—		—	—
Outfielder		Mercer				—	Southern Conference Player of the Year Golden Spikes Award winner
Outfielder		Coastal Carolina		—	—
Outfielder		Arkansas-Little Rock		—		—	Sun Belt Conference Player of Year
Outfielder		Louisville		—	—
Utility player		Dallas Baptist	—	—		—	Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year
Utility player		Louisville			—		John Olerud Award winner
		Coastal Carolina		—	—

See also

• College baseball awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: NCAA Baseball Award Winners. NCAA. April 8, 2012.
2. Web site: 2016 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams - American Baseball Coaches Association. November 29, 2016.
3. Web site: ACC, SEC Powers Headline 2016 All-America Teams - BaseballAmerica.com. June 7, 2016. November 29, 2016.
4. Web site: 2016 NCAA Div. I All-Americans - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. November 29, 2016.
5. Web site: NCBWA > News > 2016 NCBWA All-America Team. November 29, 2016.
6. Web site: College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees. College Baseball Hall of Fame. April 12, 2013.
7. Web site: Lauer Honored as Pitcher of the Year at HOF's Annual Night of Champions. kentstatesports.com. Kent State Golden Flashes. July 5, 2016. August 18, 2016.