1996 College Baseball All-America Team

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1996 All-Americans included two-time World Series champion Pat Burrell (left) and Unanimous 1996 & 1997 All-American Mark Kotsay (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 three different All-America selectors for the 1996 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), and Collegiate Baseball (since 1991).[2]

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ABCA American Baseball Coaches Association[2]
BA Baseball America[2]
CB Collegiate Baseball[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[edit]

Position Name School ABCA BA CB Notes
Pitcher Kris Benson Clemson
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ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY,[2] 204 strikeouts in a single season (1996) (T-11th in Division I),[4] 1st overall pick in 1996 MLB Draft[5]
Pitcher Seth Greisinger Virginia
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Pitcher Braden Looper Wichita State
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Pitcher Evan Thomas (2) FIU
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220 strikeouts in a single season (1996) (4th in Division I)[4]
Pitcher Eddie Yarnall LSU
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Pitcher R. A. Dickey (2) Tennessee
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Pitcher Robbie Morrison Miami
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Catcher Robert Fick Cal State Northridge
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Catcher A. J. Hinch Stanford
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First baseman Eddy Furniss LSU
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Made BA team as designated hitter,[2] 80 career home runs (4th in Division I),[4] 689 total bases (3rd in Division I),[4] 308 career RBI (6th in Division I)[4]
First baseman Travis Lee San Diego State
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Second baseman Josh Kliner Kansas
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Second baseman Travis Young New Mexico
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Third baseman Pat Burrell Miami
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Made ABCA team as DH,[2] BA Freshman of the Year,[2] 1996 CWS Most Outstanding Player,.[6] 886 career slugging percentage (3rd in Division I),.[4] 442 career batting average (8th in Division I),[4] 1st overall pick in 1998 MLB Draft,[5] 2008 World Series Champion,[7] 2010 World Series Champion[7]
Third baseman Clint Bryant (2) Texas Tech
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Shortstop Josh Klimek Illinois
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Outfielder J. D. Drew Florida State
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Only Division I player with at least 30 HR and 30 SB in a single season (1997),[4] 110 runs in a single season (1997) (T-4th in Division I),[4] 31 HR in a single season (T-16th in Division I),[4] 2008 MLB All-Star,[8] 2007 World Series Champion[8]
Outfielder Mark Kotsay (2) Cal State Fullerton
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Outfielder Chad Green Kentucky
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Outfielder Jeff Guiel Oklahoma State
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Designated hitter Jason Grabowski Connecticut
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Utility player Travis Wyckoff Wichita State
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References[edit]

  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "Pat Burrell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  6. ^ "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Pat Burrell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  8. ^ a b "J. D. Drew". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.