2016 College Baseball All-America Team

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), Collegiate Baseball (since 1991), and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (since 2001).[1]

Key

ABCA	American Baseball Coaches Association[2]
BA	Baseball America[3]
CB	Collegiate Baseball[4]
NCBWA	National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association[5]
*	Consensus All-American (selected by 3 or more selectors)
	Awarded the Golden Spikes Award or Dick Howser Trophy as national Player of the Year
♦	Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame[6]

All-Americans

Position	Name	School	ABCA	BA	CB	NCBWA	Notes
Starting pitcher	Drew Harrington	Louisville	—	—	Y	Y	Atlantic Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year
Starting pitcher	Kevin Hill	South Alabama	—	—	Y	—	Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of Year
Starting pitcher	Connor Jones	Virginia	Y	—	—	Y
Starting pitcher	Eric Lauer*	Kent State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Mid-American Conference Pitcher of the Year National Pitcher of the Year Award winner[7]
Starting pitcher	Joey Lucchesi	Southeast Missouri State	—	—	Y	—	Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year
Starting pitcher	Kade McClure	Louisville	—	—	—	Y
Starting pitcher	A. J. Puckett*	Pepperdine	Y	Y	Y	—	West Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year
Starting pitcher	Cody Sedlock	Illinois	—	Y	—	—
Starting pitcher	Logan Shore*	Florida	Y	Y	Y	Y	Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Year
Starting pitcher	Tyler Wilson	Rhode Island	Y	—	—	—
Relief pitcher	Shaun Anderson	Florida	—	—	—	Y
Relief pitcher	Zack Burdi	Louisville	—	—	—	Y
Relief pitcher	Sam Donko	Virginia Commonwealth	—	—	—	Y
Relief pitcher	Bryan Garcia	Miami	—	—	—	Y
Relief pitcher	Troy Rallings*	Washington	Y	Y	Y	Y	Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Year
Catcher	Zack Collins*	Miami	Y	Y	—	Y
Catcher	Nick Feight	UNC Wilmington	—	—	Y	—	Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year
Catcher	Chris Okey	Clemson	—	—	—	Y
First baseman	Peter Alonso	Florida	—	—	—	Y
First baseman	Jameson Fisher	Southeastern Louisiana	Y	—	Y	—	Southland Conference Player of the Year
First baseman	Eric Gutierrez	Texas Tech	—	Y	—	—
Second baseman	Ryne Birk	Texas A&M	—	Y	—	—
Second baseman	Brian Mims	UNC Wilmington	Y	—	—	Y
Second baseman	Trey York	East Tennessee State	Y	—	—	—
Third baseman	Will Craig*	Wake Forest	Y	Y	—	Y	Baseball America chose Craig as a designated hitter[3]
Third baseman	Boomer White	Texas A&M	—	Y	—	—	Southeastern Conference Player of the Year
Shortstop	Sheldon Neuse	Oklahoma	—	—	—	Y	Brooks Wallace Award winner
Shortstop	C. J. Chatham	Florida Atlantic	Y	—	Y	—	Conference USA Player of the Year
Shortstop	Taylor Walls	Florida State	—	Y	—	—
Outfielder	Seth Beer*	Clemson	Y	Y	Y	—	Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year,[3] Dick Howser Trophy winner
Outfielder	Alex Call	Ball State	—	—	Y	—	Mid-American Conference Player of the Year
Outfielder	Anfernee Grier	Auburn	—	Y	—	—
Outfielder	Kyle Lewis*	Mercer	Y	Y	Y	—	Southern Conference Player of the Year Golden Spikes Award winner
Outfielder	Connor Owings	Coastal Carolina	Y	—	—	Y
Outfielder	Ryan Scott	Arkansas-Little Rock	Y	—	Y	—	Sun Belt Conference Player of Year
Outfielder	Corey Ray	Louisville	Y	—	—	Y
Utility player	Darick Hall	Dallas Baptist	—	—	Y	—	Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year
Utility player	Brendan McKay*	Louisville	Y	Y	—	Y	John Olerud Award winner
Designated hitter	G. K. Young	Coastal Carolina	Y	—	—	Y

See also

• College baseball awards

References

1. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
2. "2016 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams - American Baseball Coaches Association". Retrieved November 29, 2016.
3. "ACC, SEC Powers Headline 2016 All-America Teams - BaseballAmerica.com". June 7, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
4. "2016 NCAA Div. I All-Americans - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". Retrieved November 29, 2016.
5. "NCBWA > News > 2016 NCBWA All-America Team". Retrieved November 29, 2016.
6. "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
7. "Lauer Honored as Pitcher of the Year at HOF's Annual Night of Champions". kentstatesports.com. Kent State Golden Flashes. July 5, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.