2003 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]

2003 All-Americans included 2008 AL MVP Dustin Pedroia (left) and 2005 AL Rookie of the Year Huston Street (right).

The NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for the 2003 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, 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 NCBWA Notes
Starting pitcherJeff NiemannRice
Y
Y
Y
Y
Starting pitcherTim Stauffer (2)Richmond
Y
—
Y
Y
Starting pitcherScott LewisOhio State
Y
—
Y
—
Starting pitcherJered WeaverLong Beach State
Y
Y
Y
Y
213 strikeouts in a single season (2004) (6th in Division I)[4]
Starting pitcherDavid MarchbanksSouth Carolina
—
Y
Y
Y
Starting pitcherVern SterryNC State
—
—
Y
—
Relief pitcherRyan WagnerHouston
Y
Y
Y
—
16.8 K/9 in a single season (2003) (Division I record),[4] 4.83 career H/9 (3rd in Division I)[4]
Relief pitcherHuston StreetTexas
Y
—
—
—
2002 College World Series Most Outstanding Player,[5] 41 career saves (T-8th in Division I),[4] 5.46 career H/9 (10th in Division I), 2005 AL Rookie of the Year[6]
Relief pitcherMatt DaltonVirginia Tech
—
—
—
Y
Relief pitcherSteven RegisterAuburn
—
—
—
Y
CatcherRyan GarkoStanford
Y
Y
Y
—
Johnny Bench Award[2]
CatcherLandon PowellSouth Carolina
—
—
—
Y
First basemanMike AubreyTulane
Y
Y
—
—
First basemanBilly BecherNew Mexico State
—
—
Y
Y
118 RBI in a single season (2003) (6th in Division I),[4] 32 HR in a single season (2003) (T-9th in Division I),.[4] 822 career slugging percentage (10th in Division I)[4]
Second basemanRickie Weeks (2)Southern
Y
Y
Y
Y
ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY,.[2] 465 career batting average (Division I record),.[4] 927 career slugging percentage (Division I record),[4] 31 career triples (2nd in Division I),[4] 2011 MLB All-Star[7]
Third basemanJamie D'AntonaWake Forest
Y
—
Y
Y
Third basemanBrian SnyderStetson
—
Y
—
—
ShortstopDustin PedroiaArizona State
Y
—
Y
Y
34 doubles in a single season (2003) (T-7th in Division I),[4] 2008 AL MVP, 3x MLB All-Star,[8] 2x Gold Glove Award winner,[8] 2008 Silver Slugger Award winner,[8] 2007 AL Rookie of the Year[8]
ShortstopAaron HillLSU
—
Y
—
—
2009 MLB All-Star, 2009 Silver Slugger Award[9]
OutfielderDustin MajewskiTexas
Y
Y
—
Y
OutfielderDavid MurphyBaylor
Y
Y
—
Y
OutfielderBrad SnyderBall State
—
Y
Y
—
OutfielderJeremy ClevelandNorth Carolina
Y
—
—
—
OutfielderClint KingSouthern Miss
Y
—
—
Y
OutfielderMichael BrownWilliam & Mary
—
—
—
Y
OutfielderJosh AndersonEastern Kentucky
—
—
Y
—
OutfielderJordan FosterLamar
—
—
Y
—
OutfielderClint KingSouthern Miss
—
—
—
Y
Designated hitterJeremy WestArizona State
Y
—
—
—
Designated hitterRyan GordonUNC Greensboro
—
—
Y
—
Utility playerMitch MaierToledo
Y
Y
—
—
Made BA team as DH[2]
Utility playerScott BeererTexas A&M
—
Y
Y
—
Utility playerBeau HearodAlabama
—
—
—
Y

See also

References
  1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. "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. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  5. "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  6. "Huston Street". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  7. "Rickie Weeks". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  8. "Dustin Pedroia". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  9. "Aaron Hill". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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