2008 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]

2008 All-Americans included 2010 NL Rookie of the Year Buster Posey (left) and Roger Clemens Award winner Aaron Crow (right).

The NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for the 2008 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 pitcherAaron CrowMissouri
Y
Y
Y
Y
Roger Clemens Award[2] 43 consecutive scoreless innings (T-4th in Division I)[4]
Starting pitcherBrian Matusz (2)San Diego
Y
Y
Y
Y
Starting pitcherStephen StrasburgSan Diego State
Y
Y
Y
Y
16.1 K/9 (3rd in Division I),[4] 5.33 H/9 (T-7th in Division I),[4] 23 strikeouts in a single game (March 11, 2008 vs. Utah Utes) (T-3rd in Division I),[4] 1st overall pick in 2010 Major League Baseball Draft[5]
Starting pitcherScott GorgenUC Irvine
Y
—
Y
Y
Starting pitcherChris HernandezMiami
Y
—
Y
—
Baseball America Freshman of the Year[2]
Starting pitcherEric ArnettIndiana
—
—
—
Y
Starting pitcherTim ClubbMissouri State
—
—
Y
—
Starting pitcherShooter HuntTulane
—
—
—
Y
Starting pitcherRob MusgraveWichita State
—
Y
—
—
Relief pitcherScott BittleMississippi
—
Y
—
Y
Relief pitcherJoshua FieldsGeorgia
—
—
Y
Y
41 career saves (T-8th in Division I)[4]
Relief pitcherAndrew CashnerTCU
Y
—
—
—
Relief pitcherTyler ConnSouthern Miss
—
—
—
Y
CatcherBuster PoseyFlorida State
Y
Y
Y
Y
ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY[2]
Johnny Bench Award,[2] 2010 NL Rookie of the Year [6]
First basemanJustin SmoakSouth Carolina
Y
Y
Y
Y
Second basemanJemile WeeksMiami
Y
—
Y
Y
Second basemanJosh SatinCal
—
Y
—
—
Third basemanBrett Wallace (2)Arizona State
Y
Y
—
Y
Third basemanJeremie TiceCollege of Charleston
—
—
Y
—
ShortstopGordon BeckhamGeorgia
Y
Y
Y
Y
OutfielderSawyer CarrollKentucky
—
Y
Y
Y
OutfielderChris ShehanGeorgia Southern
Y
Y
—
Y
OutfielderBrian Van KirkOral Roberts
Y
—
Y
—
OutfielderCollin CowgillKentucky
—
—
—
Y
OutfielderBlake DeanLSU
—
Y
—
—
27 career sacrifice flies (Division I Record)[4]
OutfielderTim FedroffNorth Carolina
Y
—
—
—
OutfielderBryan MillerTroy
—
—
Y
—
Designated hitterYonder AlonsoMiami
—
Y
Y
Y
Designated hitterBen CarlsonMissouri State
Y
—
—
—
Utility playerIke DavisArizona State
Y
Y
Y
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. "1st Picks Overall in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  6. "Buster Posey". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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