2002 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]

2002 All-Americans included 2002 MLB Draft #1 pick Bryan Bullington (left) and MLB All-Star Rickie Weeks (right).

The NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for the 2002 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 pitcherBryan BullingtonBall State
Y
Y
Y
Y
1st overall pick in 2002 MLB Draft[4]
Starting pitcherBrad SullivanHouston
Y
Y
Y
Y
Starting pitcherJeremy GuthrieStanford
Y
Y
Y
—
Starting pitcherJustin SimmonsTexas
Y
—
Y
Y
Starting pitcherTim StaufferRichmond
—
Y
Y
Y
Starting pitcherDave BushWake Forest
Y
—
Y
—
38 career saves (T-12th in Division I),[5] 2003 MLB All-Star[6]
Relief pitcherBlake TaylorSouth Carolina
Y
—
—
Y
21 saves in a single season (2002) (T-4th in Division I)[5]
Relief pitcherRoyce RingSan Diego State
—
Y
—
Y
Relief pitcherJohn TetuanWichita State
—
—
Y
—
CatcherJed MorrisNebraska
Y
—
Y
Y
CatcherTony RichieFlorida State
—
Y
—
—
First basemanYaron PetersSouth Carolina
Y
Y
—
—
First basemanNate GoldGonzaga
—
—
Y
—
33 HR in a single season (2002) (T-9th in Division I)[5]
First basemanVincent SinisiRice
—
—
—
Y
Second basemanRickie WeeksSouthern
Y
Y
Y
Y
Made BA team as Designated hitter,.[2] 465 career batting average (Division I record),.[5] 927 career slugging percentage (Division I record),[5] 31 career triples (2nd in Division I),[5] 2011 MLB All-Star[7]
Second basemanRuss AdamsNorth Carolina
—
Y
—
—
Third basemanJeff Baker (2)Clemson
—
Y
—
Y
Third basemanRyan BarthelemyFlorida State
Y
—
Y
—
ShortstopKhalil GreeneClemson
Y
Y
Y
Y
ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY,[2] 403 career hits (2nd in Division I),[5] 95 career doubles (2nd in Division I),[5] 668 career total bases (4th in Division I),[5] 134 hits in a single season (2002) (T-5th in Division I),[5] 250 total bases in a single season (2002) (T-6th in Division I)[5]
OutfielderSteve StanleyNotre Dame
Y
Y
Y
Y
385 career hits (3rd in Division I)[5]
OutfielderBob MalekMichigan State
Y
Y
Y
—
OutfielderVito ChiaravallotiRichmond
—
—
—
Y
OutfielderSam FuldStanford
Y
Y
—
—
356 career hits (11th in Division I)[5]
OutfielderJoey GomesSanta Clara
—
—
Y
—
OutfielderRyan KenningNew Mexico State
—
—
—
Y
OutfielderJeff LeiseNebraska
Y
—
—
—
Designated hitterDavid TrujilloUNLV
Y
—
—
—
Designated hitterGabe VelozNew Mexico State
—
—
Y
—
Utility playerJesse CrainHouston
—
Y
—
—
Utility playerChris MaplesNorth Carolina
—
—
Y
—
Utility playerJohn McCurdyMaryland
—
—
—
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 April 9, 2012.
  3. "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  4. "Bryan Bullington". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  5. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  6. "Mark Prior". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  7. "Rickie Weeks". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
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