2009 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]

2009 All-Americans included 2010 Major League Baseball Draft #1 pick Stephen Strasburg (left) and Seattle Mariners second basemen Dustin Ackley (right).

The NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for the 2009 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 pitcherMike LeakeArizona State
Y
Y
Y
Y
ABCA POY[2]
Starting pitcherA.J. MorrisKansas State
Y
Y
Y
Y
Starting pitcherStephen Strasburg (2)San Diego State
Y
Y
Y
Y
Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball POY,[2] 16.1 K/9 (3rd in Division I),[4] 5.33 H/9 (T-7th in Division I),[4] 23 strikeouts in a single game (March 11, 2008 vs. Utah Utes) (T-3rd in Division I),[4] 1st overall pick in 2009 Major League Baseball Draft[5]
Starting pitcherLouis ColemanLSU
Y
Y
—
—
Starting pitcherEric Arnett (2)Indiana
Y
—
—
Y
Starting pitcherDeck McGuireGeorgia Tech
—
—
Y
Y
Starting pitcherDaniel BibonaUC Irvine
—
—
Y
—
Relief pitcherAddison ReedSan Diego State
Y
—
Y
Y
20 saves (T-5th in Division I)[4]
Relief pitcherKyle BellamyMiami
—
Y
—
Y
Relief pitcherJake HaleOhio State
—
—
—
Y
CatcherCarlos RamirezArizona State
Y
—
—
CatcherTony SanchezBoston College
—
Y
—
—
CatcherChris HendersonGeorge Mason
—
—
Y
—
CatcherJ. T. WiseOklahoma
—
—
—
Y
Johnny Bench Award[2]
First basemanDustin AckleyNorth Carolina
Y
Y
Y
Y
Second basemanDerek McCallumMinnesota
Y
Y
—
Y
Second basemanChris SedonPittsburgh
—
—
Y
—
Third basemanMarc KraussOhio
Y
—
Y
—
Third basemanChris DominguezLouisville
—
Y
Y
—
Third basemanTommy MendoncaFresno State
—
—
—
Y
2008 College World Series Most Outstanding Player[6]
ShortstopJason MarquezNew Mexico State
Y
—
Y
—
ShortstopStephen CardulloFlorida State
—
Y
—
—
ShortstopBen OrloffUC Irvine
—
—
—
Y
86 career sacrifice bunts (Division I record),[4] 34 sacrifice bunts in a single season (2007) (Division I record)[4]
OutfielderBryce BrentzMiddle Tennessee
Y
Y
Y
Y
Made NBCWA team as UT[2]
OutfielderKent MatthesAlabama
Y
Y
Y
Y
OutfielderJason KipnisArizona State
Y
—
Y
Y
OutfielderTyler TownsendFIU
Y
—
Y
Y
Designated hitterKyle RollerEast Carolina
Y
—
—
—
Designated hitterRich PoythressGeorgia
—
Y
—
—
Designated hitterMatt AlexanderAir Force
—
—
—
Y
Utility playerDanny HultzenVirginia
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 April 9, 2012.
  3. "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  4. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  5. "1st Picks Overall in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  6. "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
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