2002 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]

2002 All-Americans included 2002 MLB Draft #1 pick Bryan Bullington (left) and MLB All-Star Rickie Weeks (right).

The NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for the 2002 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
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, 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 NCBWA Notes
Starting pitcherBryan BullingtonBall State
Y
Y
Y
Y
1st overall pick in 2002 MLB Draft[4]
Starting pitcherBrad SullivanHouston
Y
Y
Y
Y
Starting pitcherJeremy GuthrieStanford
Y
Y
Y
—
Starting pitcherJustin SimmonsTexas
Y
—
Y
Y
Starting pitcherTim StaufferRichmond
—
Y
Y
Y
Starting pitcherDave BushWake Forest
Y
—
Y
—
38 career saves (T-12th in Division I),[5] 2003 MLB All-Star[6]
Relief pitcherBlake TaylorSouth Carolina
Y
—
—
Y
21 saves in a single season (2002) (T-4th in Division I)[5]
Relief pitcherRoyce RingSan Diego State
—
Y
—
Y
Relief pitcherJohn TetuanWichita State
—
—
Y
—
CatcherJed MorrisNebraska
Y
—
Y
Y
CatcherTony RichieFlorida State
—
Y
—
—
First basemanYaron PetersSouth Carolina
Y
Y
—
—
First basemanNate GoldGonzaga
—
—
Y
—
33 HR in a single season (2002) (T-9th in Division I)[5]
First basemanVincent SinisiRice
—
—
—
Y
Second basemanRickie WeeksSouthern
Y
Y
Y
Y
Made BA team as Designated hitter,.[2] 465 career batting average (Division I record),.[5] 927 career slugging percentage (Division I record),[5] 31 career triples (2nd in Division I),[5] 2011 MLB All-Star[7]
Second basemanRuss AdamsNorth Carolina
—
Y
—
—
Third basemanJeff Baker (2)Clemson
—
Y
—
Y
Third basemanRyan BarthelemyFlorida State
Y
—
Y
—
ShortstopKhalil GreeneClemson
Y
Y
Y
Y
ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY,[2] 403 career hits (2nd in Division I),[5] 95 career doubles (2nd in Division I),[5] 668 career total bases (4th in Division I),[5] 134 hits in a single season (2002) (T-5th in Division I),[5] 250 total bases in a single season (2002) (T-6th in Division I)[5]
OutfielderSteve StanleyNotre Dame
Y
Y
Y
Y
385 career hits (3rd in Division I)[5]
OutfielderBob MalekMichigan State
Y
Y
Y
—
OutfielderVito ChiaravallotiRichmond
—
—
—
Y
OutfielderSam FuldStanford
Y
Y
—
—
356 career hits (11th in Division I)[5]
OutfielderJoey GomesSanta Clara
—
—
Y
—
OutfielderRyan KenningNew Mexico State
—
—
—
Y
OutfielderJeff LeiseNebraska
Y
—
—
—
Designated hitterDavid TrujilloUNLV
Y
—
—
—
Designated hitterGabe VelozNew Mexico State
—
—
Y
—
Utility playerJesse CrainHouston
—
Y
—
—
Utility playerChris MaplesNorth Carolina
—
—
Y
—
Utility playerJohn McCurdyMaryland
—
—
—
Y

See also

References
  1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  4. "Bryan Bullington". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  5. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  6. "Mark Prior". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  7. "Rickie Weeks". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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