2006 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]

2006 All-Americans included 2011 World Series MVP David Freese (left) and 2x Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum (right).

The NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for the 2006 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 pitcherEddie DegermanRice
Y
Y
Y
Y
Starting pitcherBrad LincolnHouston
Y
Y
Y
Y
Made BA & CB teams as UT,[2] Made NCBWA team as DH[2]
ABCA POY[2]
Starting pitcherAndrew MillerNorth Carolina
Y
Y
Y
Y
Baseball America POY,[2] Roger Clemens Award,[2] Hit 7 batters in a single game (April 1, 2005 vs. Virginia Cavaliers) (T-Division I record)[4]
Starting pitcherWes RoemerCal State Fullerton
Y
Y
Y
Y
Starting pitcherTim LincecumWashington
—
—
Y
Y
2x Cy Young Award winner, 4x MLB All-Star (2008-2011)[5]
Starting pitcherWade LeBlancAlabama
—
—
Y
—
Starting pitcherNick SchmidtArkansas
—
—
Y
—
Relief pitcherDon CzyzKansas
Y
—
Y
Y
19 saves in a single season (2006) (T-15th in Division I)[4]
Relief pitcherCole St. ClairRice
—
Y
—
Y
CatcherMichael McKenryMiddle Tennessee
Y
—
—
Y
CatcherMatt WietersGeorgia Tech
—
Y
—
—
CatcherMatt McBrideLehigh
—
—
Y
—
First basemanRyan StriebyKentucky
Y
—
Y
—
Made BA team as Designated Hitter[2]
First basemanMark HamiltonTulane
—
Y
—
—
First basemanAndy D'AllesioClemson
—
—
—
Y
Second basemanJim Negrych (2)Pittsburgh
—
Y
—
Y
Second basemanJustin TurnerCal State Fullerton
Y
—
—
—
Second basemanDrew SaylorKent State
—
—
Y
—
Third basemanPedro AlvarezVanderbilt
—
Y
—
—
Baseball America Freshman of the Year[2]
Third basemanRonnie BourquinOhio State
—
—
—
Y
Third basemanDavid FreeseSouth Alabama
Y
—
—
—
2011 World Series MVP, 2011 World Series Champion[6]
2011 NLCS MVP[6]
Third basemanTyler MachOklahoma State
—
—
Y
—
ShortstopTom KingTroy
—
—
Y
Y
35 doubles in a single season (2006) (T-5th in Division I)[4]
ShortstopRyan KhouryUtah
Y
—
—
—
ShortstopBrian FridayRice
—
Y
—
—
OutfielderKellen KulbackiJames Madison
Y
Y
Y
Y
Collegiate Baseball POY[2]
OutfielderCole GillespieOregon State
Y
Y
Y
—
OutfielderJacob DempseyWinthrop
Y
—
—
Y
OutfielderTyler ColvinClemson
—
—
—
Y
OutfielderMike GoetzMilwaukee
Y
—
—
—
.428 career batting average (T-17th in Division I)[4]
OutfielderDrew HolderDallas Baptist
—
—
Y
—
Designated hitterChris CarlsonNew Mexico
Y
—
Y
—

See also

References
  1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. "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. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  5. "Tim Lincecum". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  6. "David Freese". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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