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2007 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]

2007 All-Americans included 2008 Olympics Bronze Medalist Matt LaPorta (left) and 2x All-Star David Price (right).

The NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for the 2007 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 edit

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 edit

Position Name School ABCA BA CB NCBWA Notes
Starting pitcher David Price Vanderbilt
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
 ABCA & BA POY, Collegiate Baseball Co-POY[2]
Roger Clemens Award,[2] 1st overall pick in 2007 MLB Draft, 2x MLB All-Star (2010-2011)[4]
Starting pitcher Adam Mills Charlotte
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
Starting pitcher Jacob Thompson Virginia
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
Starting pitcher Bryan Henry Florida State
 Y
—
 Y
—
Starting pitcher Preston Guilmet Arizona
—
 Y
—
—
Starting pitcher Anthony Shawler Old Dominion
—
—
 Y
—
Starting pitcher Brian Matusz San Diego
—
—
—
 Y
Relief pitcher Casey Weathers Vanderbilt
 Y
 Y
 Y
—
Relief pitcher Andrew Carignan North Carolina
—
—
—
 Y
Relief pitcher Luke Prihoda Sam Houston State
—
—
—
 Y
Catcher Ed Easley Mississippi State
 Y
—
—
—
 Johnny Bench Award[2]
Catcher Sean Coughlin Kentucky
—
—
—
 Y
Catcher Matt Wieters (2) Georgia Tech
—
 Y
—
—
First baseman Brett Wallace Arizona State
—
 Y
 Y
 Y
First baseman Matt LaPorta (2) Florida
 Y
 Y
—
—
 Made BA team as DH,[2] 74 career home runs (9th in Division I),[5] Bronze Medal at 2008 Olympics[6]
Second baseman Tony Thomas, Jr. Florida State
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Collegiate Baseball Co-POY
Third baseman Pedro Alvarez (2) Vanderbilt
—
 Y
—
 Y
Third baseman Brandon Waring Wofford
 Y
—
 Y
—
Shortstop Todd Frazier Rutgers
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
Outfielder Kyle Russell Texas
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
Outfielder Robbie Widlansky Florida Atlantic
 Y
—
 Y
 Y
Outfielder Dominic de la Osa Vanderbilt
 Y
—
 Y
—
Outfielder Kellen Kulbacki (2) James Madison
—
 Y
—
 Y
 2006 Collegiate Baseball POY[2]
Outfielder Grant Desme Cal Poly
—
 Y
—
—
Designated hitter Kiel Roling Arizona State
 Y
—
—
—
Designated hitter Steven Hill Stephen F. Austin
—
—
 Y
—
Designated hitter Bobby Verbick Sam Houston State
—
—
—
 Y
Utility player Joe Savery Rice
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "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. ^ "David Price". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  5. ^ "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  6. ^ "Team USA takes bronze with 8-4 win". USA Baseball. 23 August 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
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