1980 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]

1980 All-Americans included 2x World Series-winning manager Terry Francona.

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

Awarded the Golden Spikes Award 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
Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame

All-Americans

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Position Name School Notes
Pitcher Neal Heaton Miami 23 strikeouts in a single game (March 10, 1981, vs. Indiana State Sycamores, T-3rd in Division I),[3] NL All-Star[4]
Pitcher Steve Krueger Arkansas
Catcher Scotti Madison Vanderbilt
First baseman Keith Hagman New Mexico .551 batting average in a single season (1980) (Division I record (Min. 75 at-bats)),.[3] 460 career batting average (2nd in Division I),[3] 17 triples in a single season (1980) (Division I record)[3]
Second baseman Tim Teufel Clemson
Third baseman Jeff Smith Delaware
Shortstop Dave Pagel Central Michigan
Outfielder Terry Francona Arizona 2x World Series winner as manager of the Boston Red Sox[5]
Outfielder Dan Murphy UNLV
Outfielder Mike Fuentes Florida State
Designated hitter Matt Guldelfinger Kansas

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ a b "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  4. ^ "Neal Heaton". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  5. ^ "Terry Francona". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2012.