1977 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]

From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.[2]

Key

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

All-Americans

Position	Name	School	Notes
Pitcher	Steve Taylor	Delaware
Pitcher	Randy Martz	South Carolina
Catcher	Dennis Cirbo	Colorado
First baseman	Glenn Goya	Colorado State
Second baseman	Bob Horner ♦	Arizona State	1977 College World Series Most Outstanding Player,[3] NL All-Star,[4] 1978 NL Rookie of the Year, First overall pick in 1978 Major League Baseball Draft[5]
Third baseman	Bob Volk	Oral Roberts
Shortstop	Stack Macko	Baylor
Outfielder	Nat Showalter	Mississippi State
Outfielder	Darrell Brown	Cal State LA
Outfielder	Al Weston	Michigan State
Designated hitter	Larry Patterson	Gonzaga	14 consecutive hits[6]

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 12 April 2012.
3. "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
4. "Bob Horner". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
5. "1st Picks Overall in the MLB Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
6. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.