1995 College Baseball All-America Team

1995 All-Americans included five-time MLB All-Star Todd Helton (left) and current Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball head coach Darin Erstad (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 1995 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
PitcherMark RedmanOklahoma
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
2003 World Series Champion,[4] 2006 MLB All-Star[4]
PitcherTed SilvaCal State Fullerton
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
PitcherMatt MorrisSeton Hall
Green tickY
Green tickY
2x MLB All-Star[5]
PitcherScott WinchesterClemson
Green tickY
Green tickY
PitcherRyan HallaAuburn
Green tickY
24 games started in a single season (1995) (Division I record)[6]
PitcherJonathan JohnsonFlorida State
Green tickY
PitcherKyle PetersonStanford
Green tickY
Baseball America Freshman of the Year[2]
PitcherJamey PriceMississippi
Green tickY
PitcherJay TessmerMiami
Green tickY
20 saves in a single season (1995) (T-6th in Division I)[6]
PitcherEvan ThomasFIU
Green tickY
220 strikeouts in a single season (1996) (4th in Division I)[6]
CatcherA.J. Hinch (2)Stanford
Green tickY
Green tickY
Bronze Medal in 1996 Olympics[7]
CatcherShane GundersonMinnesota
Green tickY
First basemanSteve HackerMissouri State
Green tickY
Green tickY
37 home runs in a single season (1995) (5th in Division I)[6]
Second basemanJason TotmanTexas Tech
Green tickY
Green tickY
Second basemanMarlon AndersonSouth Alabama
Green tickY
Third basemanClint Bryant Texas Tech
Green tickY
Green tickY
Third basemanToby KominekCentral Michigan
Green tickY
ShortstopGabe AlvarezUSC
Green tickY
ShortstopMark BellhornAuburn
Green tickY
2004 World Series Champion[8]
ShortstopJason AdamsWichita State
Green tickY
OutfielderDarin ErstadNebraska
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
1st overall pick in 1995 Major League Baseball Draft, 2002 World Series Champion, 2x MLB All-Star,[9] 3x Gold Glove Award winner,[9] 2000 Silver Slugger Award winner[9]
OutfielderMark KotsayCal State Fullerton
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Made BA team as DH; Collegiate Baseball Co-POY
OutfielderJose Cruz, Jr. (2)Rice
Green tickY
Green tickY
2003 Gold Glove Award winner[10]
OutfielderGeoff JenkinsUSC
Green tickY
Green tickY
2008 World Series Champion,[11] 2003 MLB All-Star[11]
OutfielderShane Monahan (2)Clemson
Green tickY
137 hits in a single season (1994) (2nd in Division I)
OutfielderMark WulfertNew Mexico
Green tickY
Designated hitterTodd TatlockIndiana State
Green tickY
Designated hitterJohn CurlTexas A&M
Green tickY
Utility playerTodd HeltonTennessee
Green tickY
Made BA team as 1B,[2] ABCA & BA POY,[2] CB Co-POY,[2] 47 consecutive scoreless innings pitched (2nd in Division I),[6] 4.83 H/9, 5x MLB All-Star,[12] 4x Silver Slugger Award winner,[12] 3x Gold Glove Award winner[12]

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 "Mark Redman". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  5. "Matt Morris". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  7. "A.J. Hinch". San Diego Padres. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  8. "Mark Bellhorn". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  9. 1 2 3 "Darin Erstad". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  10. "Jose Cruz". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  11. 1 2 "Geoff Jenkins". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  12. 1 2 3 "Todd Helton". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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