2007 College Baseball All-America Team

2007 All-Americans included 2008 Olympics Bronze Medalist Matt LaPorta (left) and 2x All-Star David Price (right).

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]

The NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for the 2007 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

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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

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Position Name School ABCA BA CB NCBWA Notes
Starting pitcher David Price Vanderbilt
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
ABCA & BA POY, Collegiate Baseball Co-POY[2]
Roger Clemens Award,[2] 1st overall pick in 2007 MLB Draft, 2x MLB All-Star (2010-2011)[4]
Starting pitcher Adam Mills Charlotte
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Starting pitcher Jacob Thompson Virginia
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Starting pitcher Bryan Henry Florida State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Starting pitcher Preston Guilmet Arizona
Green tickY
Starting pitcher Anthony Shawler Old Dominion
Green tickY
Starting pitcher Brian Matusz San Diego
Green tickY
Relief pitcher Casey Weathers Vanderbilt
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Relief pitcher Andrew Carignan North Carolina
Green tickY
Relief pitcher Luke Prihoda Sam Houston State
Green tickY
Catcher Ed Easley Mississippi State
Green tickY
Johnny Bench Award[2]
Catcher Sean Coughlin Kentucky
Green tickY
Catcher Matt Wieters (2) Georgia Tech
Green tickY
First baseman Brett Wallace Arizona State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
First baseman Matt LaPorta (2) Florida
Green tickY
Green tickY
Made BA team as DH,[2] 74 career home runs (9th in Division I),[5] Bronze Medal at 2008 Olympics[6]
Second baseman Tony Thomas, Jr. Florida State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Collegiate Baseball Co-POY
Third baseman Pedro Alvarez (2) Vanderbilt
Green tickY
Green tickY
Third baseman Brandon Waring Wofford
Green tickY
Green tickY
Shortstop Todd Frazier Rutgers
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Outfielder Kyle Russell Texas
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Outfielder Robbie Widlansky Florida Atlantic
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Outfielder Dominic de la Osa Vanderbilt
Green tickY
Green tickY
Outfielder Kellen Kulbacki (2) James Madison
Green tickY
Green tickY
2006 Collegiate Baseball POY[2]
Outfielder Grant Desme Cal Poly
Green tickY
Designated hitter Kiel Roling Arizona State
Green tickY
Designated hitter Steven Hill Stephen F. Austin
Green tickY
Designated hitter Bobby Verbick Sam Houston State
Green tickY
Utility player Joe Savery Rice
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY
Green tickY

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "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. ^ "David Price". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  5. ^ "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  6. ^ "Team USA takes bronze with 8-4 win". USA Baseball. 23 August 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2012.