1997 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]

1997 All-Americans included six-time MLB All-Star Lance Berkman (left) and 2002 World Series MVP Troy Glaus (right).

The NCAA recognizes three different All-America selectors for the 1997 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), and Collegiate Baseball (since 1991).[2]

Key
ABCA American Baseball Coaches Association[2]
BA Baseball America[2]
CB Collegiate Baseball[2]
Awarded the Golden Spikes Award, Dick Howser Trophy or Rotary Smith 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[2]
♦ Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame[3]

All-Americans
Position Name School ABCA BA CB Notes
PitcherMatt AndersonRice
Y
Y
Y
1st overall pick in 1997 MLB Draft[4]
PitcherDan ReichertPacific
Y
Y
Y
PitcherChris EnochsWest Virginia
Y
—
Y
PitcherJason GoodingTexas Tech
Y
—
Y
PitcherJason NavarroTulane
Y
—
—
PitcherClay EasonNorth Carolina State
—
—
Y
PitcherJim ParqueUCLA
—
Y
—
PitcherKyle Peterson (2)Stanford
—
Y
—
PitcherAra PetrosianLong Beach State
—
—
Y
PitcherJeff WeaverFresno State
—
Y
—
2006 World Series Champion[5]
CatcherGiuseppe ChiaramonteFresno State
Y
—
Y
CatcherMatthew LeCroyClemson
—
Y
—
First basemanLance BerkmanRice
Y
Y
Y
41 HR in a single season (1997) (3rd in Division I),[6] 134 RBI in a single season (1997) (2nd in Division I),[6] 263 total bases in a single season (1997) (4th in Division I),[6] 109 runs in a single season (1997) (T-6th in Division I),[6] 1.031 slugging percentage in a single season (1997) (8th in Division I),[6] 6x MLB All-Star,[7] 2011 World Series Champion,[7] 2011 NL Comeback Player of the Year[7]
Second basemanKeith GinterTexas Tech
Y
—
Y
Second basemanTom SergioNorth Carolina State
—
Y
—
Third basemanPat Burrell (2)Miami
Y
Y
Y
Made BA team as DH, 1996 CWS Most Outstanding Player,.[8] 886 career slugging percentage (3rd in Division I),.[6] 442 career batting average (8th in Division I),[6] 1st overall pick in 1998 MLB Draft,[9] 2008 World Series Champion,[10] 2010 World Series Champion[10]
Third basemanTroy GlausUCLA
—
Y
—
34 HR in a single season (1997) (T-7th in Division I),[6] 4x MLB All-Star,[11] 3x Silver Slugger Award winner[11]
2002 World Series Champion,[11] 2002 World Series MVP[11]
ShortstopBrandon LarsonLSU
Y
Y
—
40 HR in a single season (1997) (4th in Division I),[6] 118 RBI in a single season (1997) (T-6th in Division I),[6] 250 total bases in a single season (1997) (T-6th in Division I),[6]
ShortstopAdam KennedyCal State Northridge
—
—
Y
254 total bases in a single season (1997) (5th in Division I),[6] 2002 World Series Champion[12]
OutfielderJ. D. Drew (2)Florida State
Y
Y
Y
ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY,[2] Only Division I player with at least 30 HR and 30 SB in a single season (1997),[6] 110 runs in a single season (1997) (T-4th in Division I),[6] 31 HR in a single season (T-16th in Division I),[6] 2008 MLB All-Star,[13] 2007 World Series Champion[13]
OutfielderJeff Guiel (2)Oklahoma State
Y
—
Y
OutfielderMike MarchianoFordham
Y
—
Y
1.034 slugging percentage in a single season (1997) (6th in Division I),.[6] 793 career slugging percentage (13th in Division I)[6]
OutfielderRoberto VazAlabama
Y
—
—
OutfielderJeremy MorrisFlorida State
—
Y
—
36 doubles in a single season (1996) (T-2nd in Division I),[6]
OutfielderBrad Wilkerson ♦Florida
—
Y
—
Designated hitterRyan BordernickSouth Carolina
Y
—
—
Utility playerTim HudsonAuburn
Y
Y
Y
3x MLB All-Star[14]
2010 NL Comeback Player of the Year,[14] 2011 Hutch Award[14]
Utility playerMike FrankSanta Clara
—
—
Y
Utility playerMark MaberryTennessee Tech
—
—
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 8 April 2012.
  3. "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  4. "Matt Anderson". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  5. "Jeff Weaver". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  6. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  7. "Lance Berkman". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  8. "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  9. "Pat Burrell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  10. "Pat Burrell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  11. "Troy Glaus". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  12. "Adam Kennedy". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  13. "J. D. Drew". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  14. "Tim Hudson". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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