1995 College Baseball All-America Team

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]

1995 All-Americans included five-time MLB All-Star Todd Helton (left) and current Nebraska Cornhuskers baseball head coach Darin Erstad (right).

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
Y
Y
Y
2003 World Series Champion,[4] 2006 MLB All-Star[4]
PitcherTed SilvaCal State Fullerton
Y
Y
Y
PitcherMatt MorrisSeton Hall
Y
Y
—
2x MLB All-Star[5]
PitcherScott WinchesterClemson
Y
—
Y
PitcherRyan HallaAuburn
Y
—
—
24 games started in a single season (1995) (Division I record)[6]
PitcherJonathan JohnsonFlorida State
—
Y
—
PitcherKyle PetersonStanford
—
Y
—
Baseball America Freshman of the Year[2]
PitcherJamey PriceMississippi
—
—
Y
PitcherJay TessmerMiami
—
—
Y
20 saves in a single season (1995) (T-6th in Division I)[6]
PitcherEvan ThomasFIU
—
—
Y
220 strikeouts in a single season (1996) (4th in Division I)[6]
CatcherA.J. Hinch (2)Stanford
—
Y
Y
Bronze Medal in 1996 Olympics[7]
CatcherShane GundersonMinnesota
Y
—
—
First basemanSteve HackerMissouri State
Y
—
Y
37 home runs in a single season (1995) (5th in Division I)[6]
Second basemanJason TotmanTexas Tech
Y
—
Y
Second basemanMarlon AndersonSouth Alabama
—
Y
—
Third basemanClint BryantTexas Tech
—
Y
Y
Third basemanToby KominekCentral Michigan
Y
—
—
ShortstopGabe AlvarezUSC
Y
—
—
ShortstopMark BellhornAuburn
Y
—
—
2004 World Series Champion[8]
ShortstopJason AdamsWichita State
—
—
Y
OutfielderDarin ErstadNebraska
Y
Y
Y
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
Y
Y
Y
Made BA team as DH; Collegiate Baseball Co-POY
OutfielderJose Cruz, Jr. (2)Rice
Y
Y
—
2003 Gold Glove Award winner[10]
OutfielderGeoff JenkinsUSC
—
Y
Y
2008 World Series Champion,[11] 2003 MLB All-Star[11]
OutfielderShane Monahan (2)Clemson
—
—
Y
137 hits in a single season (1994) (2nd in Division I)
OutfielderMark WulfertNew Mexico
Y
—
—
Designated hitterTodd TatlockIndiana State
Y
—
—
Designated hitterJohn CurlTexas A&M
—
—
Y
Utility playerTodd HeltonTennessee
Y
—
—
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. "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. "Mark Redman". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  5. "Matt Morris". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  6. "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. "Darin Erstad". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  10. "Jose Cruz". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  11. "Geoff Jenkins". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  12. "Todd Helton". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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