2006 College Baseball All-America Team

2006 All-Americans included 2011 World Series MVP David Freese (left) and 2x Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum (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 2006 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

ABCA American Baseball Coaches Association[2]
BA Baseball America[2]
CB Collegiate Baseball[2]
NCBWA National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association[2]
Awarded the Golden Spikes Award or Dick Howser Trophy 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 NCBWA Notes
Starting pitcherEddie DegermanRice
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Starting pitcherBrad LincolnHouston
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Made BA & CB teams as UT,[2] Made NCBWA team as DH[2]
ABCA POY[2]
Starting pitcherAndrew MillerNorth Carolina
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Baseball America POY,[2] Roger Clemens Award,[2] Hit 7 batters in a single game (April 1, 2005 vs. Virginia Cavaliers) (T-Division I record)[4]
Starting pitcherWes RoemerCal State Fullerton
Green tickY
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Starting pitcherTim LincecumWashington
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2x Cy Young Award winner, 4x MLB All-Star (2008-2011)[5]
Starting pitcherWade LeBlancAlabama
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Starting pitcherNick SchmidtArkansas
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Relief pitcherDon CzyzKansas
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19 saves in a single season (2006) (T-15th in Division I)[4]
Relief pitcherCole St. ClairRice
Green tickY
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CatcherMichael McKenryMiddle Tennessee
Green tickY
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CatcherMatt WietersGeorgia Tech
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CatcherMatt McBrideLehigh
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First basemanRyan StriebyKentucky
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Made BA team as Designated Hitter[2]
First basemanMark HamiltonTulane
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First basemanAndy D'AllesioClemson
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Second basemanJim Negrych (2)Pittsburgh
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Second basemanJustin TurnerCal State Fullerton
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Second basemanDrew SaylorKent State
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Third basemanPedro AlvarezVanderbilt
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Baseball America Freshman of the Year[2]
Third basemanRonnie BourquinOhio State
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Third basemanDavid FreeseSouth Alabama
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2011 World Series MVP, 2011 World Series Champion[6]
2011 NLCS MVP[6]
Third basemanTyler MachOklahoma State
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ShortstopTom KingTroy
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35 doubles in a single season (2006) (T-5th in Division I)[4]
ShortstopRyan KhouryUtah
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ShortstopBrian FridayRice
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OutfielderKellen KulbackiJames Madison
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Collegiate Baseball POY[2]
OutfielderCole GillespieOregon State
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OutfielderJacob DempseyWinthrop
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OutfielderTyler ColvinClemson
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OutfielderMike GoetzMilwaukee
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.428 career batting average (T-17th in Division I)[4]
OutfielderDrew HolderDallas Baptist
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Designated hitterChris CarlsonNew Mexico
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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 11 12 13 14 15 "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  5. "Tim Lincecum". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  6. 1 2 "David Freese". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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