2016 College Baseball All-America Team

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), Collegiate Baseball (since 1991), and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (since 2001).[1]

Key edit

ABCA American Baseball Coaches Association[2]
BA Baseball America[3]
CB Collegiate Baseball[4]
NCBWA National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association[5]
* Consensus All-American (selected by 3 or more selectors)
Awarded the Golden Spikes Award or Dick Howser Trophy as national Player of the Year
Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame[6]

All-Americans edit

Position Name School ABCA BA CB NCBWA Notes
Starting pitcher Drew Harrington Louisville  Y  Y Atlantic Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year
Starting pitcher Kevin Hill South Alabama  Y Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of Year
Starting pitcher Connor Jones Virginia  Y  Y
Starting pitcher Eric Lauer* Kent State  Y  Y  Y  Y Mid-American Conference Pitcher of the Year
National Pitcher of the Year Award winner[7]
Starting pitcher Joey Lucchesi Southeast Missouri State  Y Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year
Starting pitcher Kade McClure Louisville  Y
Starting pitcher A. J. Puckett* Pepperdine  Y  Y  Y West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year
Starting pitcher Cody Sedlock Illinois  Y
Starting pitcher Logan Shore* Florida  Y  Y  Y  Y Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Year
Starting pitcher Tyler Wilson Rhode Island  Y
Relief pitcher Shaun Anderson Florida  Y
Relief pitcher Zack Burdi Louisville  Y
Relief pitcher Sam Donko Virginia Commonwealth  Y
Relief pitcher Bryan Garcia Miami  Y
Relief pitcher Troy Rallings* Washington  Y  Y  Y  Y Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Year
Catcher Zack Collins* Miami  Y  Y  Y
Catcher Nick Feight UNC Wilmington  Y Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year
Catcher Chris Okey Clemson  Y
First baseman Pete Alonso Florida  Y
First baseman Jameson Fisher Southeastern Louisiana  Y  Y Southland Conference Player of the Year
First baseman Eric Gutierrez Texas Tech  Y
Second baseman Ryne Birk Texas A&M  Y
Second baseman Brian Mims UNC Wilmington  Y  Y
Second baseman Trey York East Tennessee State  Y
Third baseman Will Craig* Wake Forest  Y  Y  Y Baseball America chose Craig as a designated hitter[3]
Third baseman Boomer White Texas A&M  Y Southeastern Conference Player of the Year
Shortstop Sheldon Neuse Oklahoma  Y Brooks Wallace Award winner
Shortstop C. J. Chatham Florida Atlantic  Y  Y Conference USA Player of the Year
Shortstop Taylor Walls Florida State  Y
Outfielder Seth Beer* Clemson  Y  Y  Y Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year,[3]
Dick Howser Trophy winner
Outfielder Alex Call Ball State  Y Mid-American Conference Player of the Year
Outfielder Anfernee Grier Auburn  Y
Outfielder Kyle Lewis* Mercer  Y  Y  Y Southern Conference Player of the Year
Golden Spikes Award winner
Outfielder Connor Owings Coastal Carolina  Y  Y
Outfielder Ryan Scott Arkansas-Little Rock  Y  Y Sun Belt Conference Player of Year
Outfielder Corey Ray Louisville  Y  Y
Utility player Darick Hall Dallas Baptist  Y Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year
Utility player Brendan McKay* Louisville  Y  Y  Y John Olerud Award winner
Designated hitter G. K. Young Coastal Carolina  Y  Y

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  2. ^ "2016 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams - American Baseball Coaches Association". Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "ACC, SEC Powers Headline 2016 All-America Teams - BaseballAmerica.com". June 7, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "2016 NCAA Div. I All-Americans - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "NCBWA > News > 2016 NCBWA All-America Team". Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  6. ^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  7. ^ "Lauer Honored as Pitcher of the Year at HOF's Annual Night of Champions". kentstatesports.com. Kent State Golden Flashes. July 5, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.