2009 College Baseball All-America Team

2009 All-Americans included 2010 Major League Baseball Draft #1 pick Stephen Strasburg (left) and Seattle Mariners second basemen Dustin Ackley (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 four different All-America selectors for the 2009 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), Collegiate Baseball (since 1991), and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (since 2001).^[2]

Key

All-Americans

Position	Name	School	ABCA	BA	CB	NCBWA	Notes
Starting pitcher	Mike Leake	Arizona State	Y	Y	Y	Y	ABCA POY[2]
Starting pitcher	A.J. Morris	Kansas State	Y	Y	Y	Y
Starting pitcher	Stephen Strasburg (2)	San Diego State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball POY,[2] 16.1 K/9 (3rd in Division I),[4] 5.33 H/9 (T-7th in Division I),[4] 23 strikeouts in a single game (March 11, 2008 vs. Utah Utes) (T-3rd in Division I),[4] 1st overall pick in 2010 Major League Baseball Draft[5]
Starting pitcher	Louis Coleman	LSU	Y	Y	—	—
Starting pitcher	Eric Arnett (2)	Indiana	Y	—	—	Y
Starting pitcher	Deck McGuire	Georgia Tech	—	—	Y	Y
Starting pitcher	Daniel Bibona	UC Irvine	—	—	Y	—
Relief pitcher	Addison Reed	San Diego State	Y	—	Y	Y	20 saves (T-5th in Division I)[4]
Relief pitcher	Kyle Bellamy	Miami	—	Y	—	Y
Relief pitcher	Jake Hale	Ohio State	—	—	—	Y
Catcher	Carlos Ramirez	Arizona State	Y	—	—
Catcher	Tony Sanchez	Boston College	—	Y	—	—
Catcher	Chris Henderson	George Mason	—	—	Y	—
Catcher	J. T. Wise	Oklahoma	—	—	—	Y	Johnny Bench Award[2]
First baseman	Dustin Ackley	North Carolina	Y	Y	Y	Y
Second baseman	Derek McCallum	Minnesota	Y	Y	—	Y
Second baseman	Chris Sedon	Pittsburgh	—	—	Y	—
Third baseman	Marc Krauss	Ohio	Y	—	Y	—
Third baseman	Chris Dominguez	Louisville	—	Y	Y	—
Third baseman	Tommy Mendonca	Fresno State	—	—	—	Y	2008 College World Series Most Outstanding Player[6]
Shortstop	Jason Marquez	New Mexico State	Y	—	Y	—
Shortstop	Stephen Cardullo	Florida State	—	Y	—	—
Shortstop	Ben Orloff	UC Irvine	—	—	—	Y	86 career sacrifice bunts (Division I record),[4] 34 sacrifice bunts in a single season (2007) (Division I record)[4]
Outfielder	Bryce Brentz	Middle Tennessee	Y	Y	Y	Y	Made NBCWA team as UT[2]
Outfielder	Kent Matthes	Alabama	Y	Y	Y	Y
Outfielder	Jason Kipnis	Arizona State	Y	—	Y	Y
Outfielder	Tyler Townsend	FIU	Y	—	Y	Y
Designated hitter	Kyle Roller	East Carolina	Y	—	—	—
Designated hitter	Rich Poythress	Georgia	—	Y	—	—
Designated hitter	Matt Alexander	Air Force	—	—	—	Y
Utility player	Danny Hultzen	Virginia	Y	—	—	—

See also

• Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball

References