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 April 8, 2012.
  3. "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  4. "Mark Redman". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  5. "Matt Morris". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  6. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  7. "A. J. Hinch". San Diego Padres. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  8. "Mark Bellhorn". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  9. "Darin Erstad". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  10. "Jose Cruz". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  11. "Geoff Jenkins". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  12. "Todd Helton". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
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