1979 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[]
Awarded the Golden Spikes 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 |
♦ | Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame |
All-Americans[]
Position | Name | School | Notes |
Pitcher | Derek Tatsuno ♦ | Hawaii | 22 wins in a single season (1979) (T-Division I Record),[3] 234 strikeouts in a single season (1979) (Division I record),[3] 541 career strikeouts (2nd in Division I)[3] |
Pitcher | Jerry Don Gleaton | Texas | |
Catcher | Delaware | ||
First baseman | Tim Wallach ♦ | Cal State Fullerton | 5x MLB All-Star,[4] 3x Gold Glove Award winner,[4] 2x Silver Slugger Award winner[4] |
Second baseman | Mike Gates | Pepperdine | |
Third baseman | BYU | ||
Shortstop | Appalachian State | ||
Outfielder | Northern Arizona | ||
Outfielder | Mississippi State | ||
Outfielder | Long Beach State | ||
Designated hitter | Georgia Southern |
See also[]
- Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball
References[]
- ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- ^ a b "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ a b c "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ a b c "Tim Wallach". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
Categories:
- College Baseball All-America Teams
- 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season