1997 College Baseball All-America Team

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

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]

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
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
1st overall pick in 1997 MLB Draft[4]
PitcherDan ReichertPacific
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
PitcherChris EnochsWest Virginia
Green tickY
Green tickY
PitcherJason GoodingTexas Tech
Green tickY
Green tickY
PitcherJason NavarroTulane
Green tickY
PitcherClay EasonNorth Carolina State
Green tickY
PitcherJim ParqueUCLA
Green tickY
PitcherKyle Peterson (2)Stanford
Green tickY
PitcherAra PetrosianLong Beach State
Green tickY
PitcherJeff Weaver Fresno State
Green tickY
2006 World Series Champion[5]
CatcherGiuseppe ChiaramonteFresno State
Green tickY
Green tickY
CatcherMatthew LeCroyClemson
Green tickY
First basemanLance BerkmanRice
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
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
Green tickY
Green tickY
Second basemanTom SergioNorth Carolina State
Green tickY
Third basemanPat Burrell (2)Miami
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
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
Green tickY
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
Green tickY
Green tickY
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
Green tickY
254 total bases in a single season (1997) (5th in Division I),[6] 2002 World Series Champion[12]
OutfielderJ.D. Drew (2)Florida State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
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
Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderMike MarchianoFordham
Green tickY
Green tickY
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
Green tickY
OutfielderJeremy MorrisFlorida State
Green tickY
36 doubles in a single season (1996) (T-2nd in Division I),[6]
OutfielderBrad WilkersonFlorida
Green tickY
Designated hitterRyan BordernickSouth Carolina
Green tickY
Utility playerTim HudsonAuburn
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
3x MLB All-Star[14]
2010 NL Comeback Player of the Year,[14] 2011 Hutch Award[14]
Utility playerMike FrankSanta Clara
Green tickY
Utility playerMark MaberryTennessee Tech
Green tickY

See also

References

  1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 "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. 1 2 "Pat Burrell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Troy Glaus". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  12. "Adam Kennedy". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  13. 1 2 "J.D. Drew". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  14. 1 2 3 "Tim Hudson". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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