1997 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]


The NCAA recognizes three different All-America selectors for the 1997 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), and Collegiate Baseball (since 1991).[2]
Key
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
Position | Name | School | ABCA | BA | CB | Notes |
Pitcher | Matt Anderson | Rice | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1st overall pick in 1997 MLB Draft[4] |
Pitcher | Dan Reichert | Pacific | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
Pitcher | Chris Enochs | West Virginia | ![]() | — | ![]() | |
Pitcher | Jason Gooding | Texas Tech | ![]() | — | ![]() | |
Pitcher | Jason Navarro | Tulane | ![]() | — | — | |
Pitcher | Clay Eason | North Carolina State | — | — | ![]() | |
Pitcher | Jim Parque | UCLA | — | ![]() | — | |
Pitcher | Kyle Peterson (2) | Stanford | — | ![]() | — | |
Pitcher | Ara Petrosian | Long Beach State | — | — | ![]() | |
Pitcher | Jeff Weaver | Fresno State | — | ![]() | — | 2006 World Series Champion[5] |
Catcher | Giuseppe Chiaramonte | Fresno State | ![]() | — | ![]() | |
Catcher | Matthew LeCroy | Clemson | — | ![]() | — | |
First baseman | Lance Berkman | Rice | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 41 HR in a single season (1997) (3rd in Division I),[6] 134 RBI in a single season (1997) (2nd in Division I),[6] 263 total bases in a single season (1997) (4th in Division I),[6] 109 runs in a single season (1997) (T-6th in Division I),[6] 1.031 slugging percentage in a single season (1997) (8th in Division I),[6] 6x MLB All-Star,[7] 2011 World Series Champion,[7] 2011 NL Comeback Player of the Year[7] |
Second baseman | Keith Ginter | Texas Tech | ![]() | — | ![]() | |
Second baseman | Tom Sergio | North Carolina State | — | ![]() | — | |
Third baseman | Pat Burrell (2) | Miami | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Made BA team as DH, 1996 CWS Most Outstanding Player,.[8] 886 career slugging percentage (3rd in Division I),.[6] 442 career batting average (8th in Division I),[6] 1st overall pick in 1998 MLB Draft,[9] 2008 World Series Champion,[10] 2010 World Series Champion[10] |
Third baseman | Troy Glaus | UCLA | — | ![]() | — | 34 HR in a single season (1997) (T-7th in Division I),[6] 4x MLB All-Star,[11] 3x Silver Slugger Award winner[11] 2002 World Series Champion,[11] 2002 World Series MVP[11] |
Shortstop | Brandon Larson | LSU | ![]() | ![]() | — | 40 HR in a single season (1997) (4th in Division I),[6] 118 RBI in a single season (1997) (T-6th in Division I),[6] 250 total bases in a single season (1997) (T-6th in Division I),[6] |
Shortstop | Adam Kennedy | Cal State Northridge | — | — | ![]() | 254 total bases in a single season (1997) (5th in Division I),[6] 2002 World Series Champion[12] |
Outfielder | J. D. Drew (2) | Florida State | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY,[2] Only Division I player with at least 30 HR and 30 SB in a single season (1997),[6] 110 runs in a single season (1997) (T-4th in Division I),[6] 31 HR in a single season (T-16th in Division I),[6] 2008 MLB All-Star,[13] 2007 World Series Champion[13] |
Outfielder | Jeff Guiel (2) | Oklahoma State | ![]() | — | ![]() | |
Outfielder | Mike Marchiano | Fordham | ![]() | — | ![]() | 1.034 slugging percentage in a single season (1997) (6th in Division I),.[6] 793 career slugging percentage (13th in Division I)[6] |
Outfielder | Roberto Vaz | Alabama | ![]() | — | — | |
Outfielder | Jeremy Morris | Florida State | — | ![]() | — | 36 doubles in a single season (1996) (T-2nd in Division I),[6] |
Outfielder | Brad Wilkerson ♦ | Florida | — | ![]() | — | |
Designated hitter | Ryan Bordernick | South Carolina | ![]() | — | — | |
Utility player | Tim Hudson | Auburn | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 3x MLB All-Star[14] 2010 NL Comeback Player of the Year,[14] 2011 Hutch Award[14] |
Utility player | Mike Frank | Santa Clara | — | — | ![]() | |
Utility player | Mark Maberry | Tennessee Tech | — | — | ![]() |
References
- The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- "Matt Anderson". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- "Jeff Weaver". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- "Lance Berkman". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- "Pat Burrell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- "Pat Burrell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- "Troy Glaus". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- "Adam Kennedy". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- "J. D. Drew". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- "Tim Hudson". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.