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	Jack Hittson	Princeton
Catcher	Pete Varney	Harvard
First baseman	Roger Schmuck	Arizona State
Second baseman	Bobby Waits	Washington State
Third baseman	Phil Still	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	Dave Iorg	BYU
Outfielder	Dave Elmendorf	Texas A&M

See also

• Baseball awards #U.S. college baseball

References

1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
2. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
3. "Steve Busby". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
4. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.