1996 College Baseball All-America Team

1996 All-Americans included two-time World Series champion Pat Burrell (left) and Unanimous 1996 & 1997 All-American Mark Kotsay (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 1996 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
PitcherKris BensonClemson
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ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY,[2] 204 strikeouts in a single season (1996) (T-11th in Division I),[4] 1st overall pick in 1996 MLB Draft[5]
PitcherSeth GreisingerVirginia
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
PitcherBraden LooperWichita State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
PitcherEvan Thomas (2)FIU
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
220 strikeouts in a single season (1996) (4th in Division I)[4]
PitcherEddie YarnallLSU
Green tickY
Green tickY
PitcherR.A. Dickey (2)Tennessee
Green tickY
PitcherRobbie MorrisonMiami
Green tickY
CatcherRobert FickCal State Northridge
Green tickY
Green tickY
CatcherA.J. HinchStanford
Green tickY
First basemanEddy FurnissLSU
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Made BA team as designated hitter,[2] 80 career home runs (4th in Division I),[4] 689 total bases (3rd in Division I),[4] 308 career RBI (6th in Division I)[4]
First basemanTravis LeeSan Diego State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Second basemanJosh KlinerKansas
Green tickY
Green tickY
Second basemanTravis YoungNew Mexico
Green tickY
Third basemanPat BurrellMiami
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Made ABCA team as DH,[2] BA Freshman of the Year,[2] 1996 CWS Most Outstanding Player,.[6] 886 career slugging percentage (3rd in Division I),.[4] 442 career batting average (8th in Division I),[4] 1st overall pick in 1998 MLB Draft,[5] 2008 World Series Champion,[7] 2010 World Series Champion[7]
Third basemanClint Bryant (2)Texas Tech
Green tickY
ShortstopJosh KlimekIllinois
Green tickY
Green tickY
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OutfielderJ.D. DrewFlorida State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Only Division I player with at least 30 HR and 30 SB in a single season (1997),[4] 110 runs in a single season (1997) (T-4th in Division I),[4] 31 HR in a single season (T-16th in Division I),[4] 2008 MLB All-Star,[8] 2007 World Series Champion[8]
OutfielderMark Kotsay (2)Cal State Fullerton
Green tickY
Green tickY
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OutfielderChad GreenKentucky
Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderJeff GuielOklahoma State
Green tickY
Designated hitterJason GrabowskiConnecticut
Green tickY
Utility playerTravis WyckoffWichita State
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 8 9 10 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Pat Burrell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  6. "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  7. 1 2 "Pat Burrell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  8. 1 2 "J.D. Drew". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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