2002 College Baseball All-America Team

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

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 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
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1st overall pick in 2002 MLB Draft[4]
Starting pitcherBrad SullivanHouston
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Starting pitcherJeremy GuthrieStanford
Green tickY
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Starting pitcherJustin SimmonsTexas
Green tickY
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Starting pitcherTim StaufferRichmond
Green tickY
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Starting pitcherDave BushWake Forest
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38 career saves (T-12th in Division I),[5] 2003 MLB All-Star[6]
Relief pitcherBlake TaylorSouth Carolina
Green tickY
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21 saves in a single season (2002) (T-4th in Division I)[5]
Relief pitcherRoyce RingSan Diego State
Green tickY
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Relief pitcherJohn TetuanWichita State
Green tickY
CatcherJed MorrisNebraska
Green tickY
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CatcherTony RichieFlorida State
Green tickY
First basemanYaron PetersSouth Carolina
Green tickY
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First basemanNate GoldGonzaga
Green tickY
33 HR in a single season (2002) (T-9th in Division I)[5]
First basemanVincent SinisiRice
Green tickY
Second basemanRickie WeeksSouthern
Green tickY
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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
Green tickY
Third basemanJeff Baker (2)Clemson
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Third basemanRyan BarthelemyFlorida State
Green tickY
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ShortstopKhalil GreeneClemson
Green tickY
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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
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385 career hits (3rd in Division I)[5]
OutfielderBob MalekMichigan State
Green tickY
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OutfielderVito ChiaravallotiRichmond
Green tickY
OutfielderSam FuldStanford
Green tickY
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356 career hits (11th in Division I)[5]
OutfielderJoey GomesSanta Clara
Green tickY
OutfielderRyan KenningNew Mexico State
Green tickY
OutfielderJeff LeiseNebraska
Green tickY
Designated hitterDavid TrujilloUNLV
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Designated hitterGabe VelozNew Mexico State
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Utility playerJesse CrainHouston
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Utility playerChris MaplesNorth Carolina
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Utility playerJohn McCurdyMaryland
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See also

References

  1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "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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