1979 College Baseball All-America Team

1979 All-Americans included 5x MLB All-Star Tim Wallach.

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]

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
PitcherDerek Tatsuno ♦Hawaii22 wins in a single season (1979) (T-Division I Record),[3] 234 strikeouts in a single season (1979) (Division I record),[3] 541 career strikeouts (2nd in Division I)[3]
PitcherJerry Don GleatonTexas
CatcherHerb OrenskyDelaware
First basemanTim Wallach ♦Cal State Fullerton5x MLB All-Star,[4] 3x Gold Glove Award winner,[4] 2x Silver Slugger Award winner[4]
Second basemanMike GatesPepperdine
Third basemanMurphy Su'aBYU
ShortstopRandy IngleAppalachian State
OutfielderMark SeegerNorthern Arizona
OutfielderMike KelleyMississippi State
OutfielderRob TownleyLong Beach State
Designated hitterMark StrucherGeorgia Southern

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. 1 2 "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 "Tim Wallach". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
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