1980 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]

1980 All-Americans included 2x World Series-winning manager Terry Francona.

From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.[2]

Key

Awarded the Golden Spikes 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
Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame

All-Americans

Position Name School Notes
PitcherNeal HeatonMiami23 strikeouts in a single game (March 10, 1981, vs. Indiana State Sycamores, T-3rd in Division I),[3] NL All-Star[4]
PitcherSteve KruegerArkansas
CatcherScotti MadisonVanderbilt
First basemanKeith HagmanNew Mexico.551 batting average in a single season (1980) (Division I record (Min. 75 at-bats)),.[3] 460 career batting average (2nd in Division I),[3] 17 triples in a single season (1980) (Division I record)[3]
Second basemanTim TeufelClemson
Third basemanJeff SmithDelaware
ShortstopDave PagelCentral Michigan
OutfielderTerry FranconaArizona2x World Series winner as manager of the Boston Red Sox[5]
OutfielderDan MurphyUNLV
OutfielderMike FuentesFlorida State
Designated hitterMatt GuldelfingerKansas

See also

References

  1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  4. "Neal Heaton". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  5. "Terry Francona". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
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