1993 College Baseball All-America Team
Honorary sports team
An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each 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 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] In 1950, the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) selected its first All-American baseball team. It has since chosen All-American teams and a player of the year for each division (National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I , Division II , Division III , National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics , junior college and high school ).[2] Collegiate Baseball selects All-American, Freshman All-American and High School All-American teams.[3] Baseball America magazine selects pre-season and post-season All-American teams and College Player of the Year honorees.[4] [5]
Various organizations selected All-American lists of the best players for the 1993 NCAA Division I college baseball season. The ABCA, the magazine Baseball America , and Collegiate Baseball were the NCAA-sanctioned selectors.[6] This list only includes players selected to the post-season All-American first team for each selector. However, many All-American selections choose second, third, etc. teams from the remaining eligible candidates.
Accomplishments
The 1993 All-American class featured three Major League Baseball All-Stars , one Major League Baseball record holder and three World Series champions. As of 2010[update] Jason Varitek remained active. A total of eight players were selected by all three NCAA-sanctioned selectors: pitchers Dan Choi, and Brian Anderson ; catcher Varitek; first baseman Ryan McGuire ; second baseman Todd Walker ; shortstop Mark Loretta ; outfielders Eric Danapilis and Brooks Kieschnick .
Kieschnick was both a 1991 and 1992 selection.[6] He won the 1992 & 1993 Dick Howser Trophy , while Varitek won it in 1994.[7] Varitek was honored by all three selectors in 1992 and 1994 and was player of the year in 1994. Walker, who won the 1993 College World Series Most Outstanding Player ,[8] was selected by all three organizations in 1994. Darren Dreifort repeated as a selection from the 1992 team. He won the 1993 Rotary Smith Award and the 1993 Golden Spikes Award , and Varitek won both awards in 1994.[9] [10] Both Arizona State and Texas A&M had two players included on the team.
Walker led the National League second basemen in fielding percentage and putouts during the 2002 Major League Baseball season .[11] Loretta was selected for the 2004 MLB All-Star Game . During the 2004 season he led the National League in sacrifice flies and led National League second basemen in assists . Loretta was later selected to the 2006 MLB All-Star Game . During the 2000 season he led National League shortstops in fielding percentage. He accumulated over 1700 career hits and won a Silver Slugger in 2004.[12] Varitek is a three-time MLB All-Star (2003 , 2005 & 2008 ), Gold Glove -winner, Silver Slugger-winner and two-time World Series champion (2004 & 2007 ).[13] He has called the pitches for a major league record four no-hitters .[14] Paul Lo Duca had the most All-Star game selections of players in the 1993 All-America class with four (2003 , 2004 , 2005 & 2006 ). In 2002 and 2003, he led National League catchers in putouts, assists and runners caught stealing . However, in 2004 and 2005 he allowed the most stolen bases and in 2003, 2005 and 2006, he committed the most errors among catchers.[15] In 1998, Brian Anderson led the National League with the fewest bases on balls per 9 innings pitched (1.039), but surrendered the most home runs (39).[16] That season, he was a member of the inaugural Arizona Diamondbacks roster . He was also a member of the Diamondbacks' 2001 World Series Championship team along with 1993 All-American Troy Brohawn .[16] [17]
Key
All-Americans
Below are the Division I players selected to the various NCAA-sanctioned lists.[19] The default list order is arranged by the position numbers used by official baseball scorekeepers (i.e., 1 – pitcher , 2 – catcher , etc.).
Position
Name
School
ABCA
BA
CB
Notes
Pitcher
Darren Dreifort (2) ♦
Wichita State
Y
Y
—
Pitcher
Dan Choi
Long Beach State
Y
Y
Y
Pitcher
Brian Anderson
Wright State
Y
Y
Y
2001 World Series champion
Pitcher
Jeff Granger
Texas A&M
Y
Y
—
Pitcher
Scott Christman
Oregon State
Y
—
Y
Pitcher
John Powell
Auburn
—
Y
—
602 career strikeouts (Division I record)[20]
Pitcher
Troy Brohawn
Nebraska
—
—
Y
2001 World Series champion
Pitcher
Thad Chrismon
North Carolina
—
—
Y
41 career saves (8th in Division I),[20] 141 games (3rd in Division I)[20]
Pitcher
Paul Thornton
Georgia Southern
—
—
Y
Catcher
Jason Varitek (2)
Georgia Tech
Y
Y
Y
3× MLB All-Star (2003 , 2005 & 2008 ), Gold Glove , Silver Slugger , and 2× World Series champion (2004 & 2007 )[13] Caught 4 no-hitters [14]
First baseman
Ryan McGuire
UCLA
Y
Y
Y
Second baseman
Todd Walker ♦
LSU
Y
Y
Y
1993 College World Series Most Outstanding Player [8]
Third baseman
Antonio Fernandez
New Mexico
Y
—
—
Third baseman
Antone Williamson
Arizona State
—
Y
—
Third baseman
George Arias
Arizona
—
—
Y
Shortstop
Mark Loretta
Northwestern
Y
Y
Y
2× MLB All-Star (2004 & 2006 ) and Silver Slugger -winner[12]
Outfielder
Eric Danapilis
Notre Dame
Y
Y
Y
Outfielder
Marc Sagmoen
Nebraska
Y
—
Y
.451 career batting average (5th in Division I),.[20] 782 career batting average (20th in Division I)[20]
Outfielder
Brian Thomas
Texas A&M
Y
—
—
Outfielder
Vee Hightower
Vanderbilt
—
—
Y
Outfielder
Pat Watkins
East Carolina
—
Y
—
Utility player
Brooks Kieschnick (3) ♦
Texas
Y
—
Y
Made BA team as OF 1993 POY (ABCA, BA, CB)[6] 1992 & 1993 Dick Howser Trophy [7]
Designated hitter
Paul LoDuca
Arizona State
Y
Y
Y
129 hits in a single season (1993) (T-7th in Division I),[20] 4x MLB All-Star (2003 , 2004 , 2005 & 2006 )
See also
References
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