1981 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]

1981 All-Americans included Houston Astros first base coach Bobby Meacham.

The NCAA recognizes two different All-America selectors for the 1981 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947) and Baseball America (since 1981).[2]

Key
ABCA American Baseball Coaches Association[2]
BA Baseball America[2]
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[2]
♦ Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame[3]

All-Americans
Position Name School ABCA BA Notes
PitcherTony ArnoldTexas
Y
Y
21 consecutive wins (8th in Division I)[4]
PitcherNeal Heaton (2) ♦Miami
Y
Y
BA Pitcher of the Year,[2] 1990 NL All-Star,[5] 23 strikeouts vs. Indiana State Sycamores (March 10, 1981)(T-3rd in Division I)[4]
PitcherKendall CarterArizona State
—
Y
47 career wins (T-5th in Division I),[4] 19 wins in a single season (1981) (T-2nd in Division I)[4]
PitcherFrank ViolaSt. John's
—
Y
1988 Cy Young Award,[6] 3x MLB All-Star[6]
CatcherTom NietoOral Roberts
Y
Y
First basemanPhil Stephenson ♦Wichita State
Y
Y
420 career runs (Division I record),[4] 418 career hits (Division I record),[4] 730 total bases (Division I record),[4] 206 career SB (Division I record),[4] 300 career BB (Division I record),[4] 91 career doubles (3rd in Division I),[4] 322 career RBI (3rd in Division I)[4]
Second basemanByron HornEastern Michigan
Y
—
Second basemanJeff RonkCal
—
Y
Third basemanMike SoddersArizona State
Y
Y
BA POY[2]
ShortstopDan DavidsmeierUSC
Y
—
ShortstopBobby MeachamSan Diego State
Y
—
OutfielderMike Fuentes (2)Florida State State
Y
Y
OutfielderJoe Carter ♦Wichita State
—
Y
5x MLB All-Star,[7] 2x Silver Slugger Award winner,[7] 1992 & 1993 World Series Champion,[7] 312 RBI (4th in Division I),[4] 640 career total bases (8th in Division I).[4] 430 career batting average (15th in Division I)[4]
OutfielderJohn ChristensenCal State Fullerton
—
Y
OutfielderMark GillaspieMississippi State
Y
—
OutfielderKevin RomineArizona State
Y
—
Designated hitterPhil StromUtah
Y
—
Designated hitterFranklin StubbsVirginia Tech
—
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 12 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. "Neal Heaton". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  6. "Frank Viola". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  7. "Joe Carter". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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