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 April 9, 2012.
  3. "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  4. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  5. "1st Picks Overall in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  6. "Buster Posey". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
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