1971 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]
From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA.[2]
Key[]
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point |
♦ | Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame |
All-Americans[]
Position | Name | School | Notes |
Pitcher | Burt Hooton (3) ♦ | Texas | |
Pitcher | Steve Busby | USC | 2x MLB All-Star[3] |
Pitcher | Princeton | ||
Catcher | Pete Varney | Harvard | |
First baseman | Arizona State | ||
Second baseman | Washington State | ||
Third baseman | Mississippi State | ||
Shortstop | Alan Bannister | Arizona State | 13 triples in a single season (1971) (T-4th in Division I)[4] |
Outfielder | Rob Ellis | Michigan State | |
Outfielder | BYU | ||
Outfielder | f | Texas A&M |
See also[]
- Baseball awards #U.S. college baseball
References[]
- ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ "Steve Busby". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ^ "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
Categories:
- College Baseball All-America Teams
- 1971 NCAA University Division baseball season