1978 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]

1978 All-Americans included 1988 NL MVP Kirk Gibson.

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

Key

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

Position Name School Notes
PitcherGreg NorrisNorth Carolina
PitcherBill BordleyUSC
CatcherChris BandoArizona State
First basemanRon JohnsonFresno State
Second basemanBob Horner (2) ♦Arizona State1977 College World Series Most Outstanding Player,[3] NL All-Star,[4] 1978 NL Rookie of the Year, First overall pick in 1978 Major League Baseball Draft[5]
Third basemanJohn MarquardtSouth Carolina
ShortstopHubie BrooksArizona State126 hits in a single season (1978) (T-9th in Division I),[6] 2x MLB All-Star,[7] 2x Silver Slugger Award winner[7]
ShortstopGreg CypretMissouri
OutfielderMark JohnstonSouth Alabama
OutfielderKirk GibsonMichigan State1988 NL MVP,[8] 1988 Silver Slugger Award,[8] 1984 ALCS MVP[8]
OutfielderMike StenhouseHarvard
Designated hitterTim LollarArkansas

See also

References

  1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  4. "Bob Horner". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  5. "1st Picks Overall in the MLB Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  6. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  7. "Hubie Brooks". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  8. "Kirk Gibson". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
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