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2008 College Baseball All-America Team

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2008 All-Americans included 2010 NL Rookie of the Year Buster Posey (left) and Roger Clemens Award winner Aaron Crow (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 2008 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

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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 or Dick Howser Trophy 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

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Position Name School ABCA BA CB NCBWA Notes
Starting pitcher Aaron Crow Missouri
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Roger Clemens Award[2] 43 consecutive scoreless innings (T-4th in Division I)[4]
Starting pitcher Brian Matusz (2) San Diego
Green tickY
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Starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg San Diego State
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16.1 K/9 (3rd in Division I),[4] 5.33 H/9 (T-7th in Division I),[4] 23 strikeouts in a single game (March 11, 2008 vs. Utah Utes) (T-3rd in Division I),[4] 1st overall pick in 2010 Major League Baseball Draft[5]
Starting pitcher Scott Gorgen UC Irvine
Green tickY
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Starting pitcher Chris Hernandez Miami
Green tickY
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Baseball America Freshman of the Year[2]
Starting pitcher Eric Arnett Indiana
Green tickY
Starting pitcher Tim Clubb Missouri State
Green tickY
Starting pitcher Shooter Hunt Tulane
Green tickY
Starting pitcher Rob Musgrave Wichita State
Green tickY
Relief pitcher Scott Bittle Mississippi
Green tickY
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Relief pitcher Joshua Fields Georgia
Green tickY
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41 career saves (T-8th in Division I)[4]
Relief pitcher Andrew Cashner TCU
Green tickY
Relief pitcher Tyler Conn Southern Miss
Green tickY
Catcher Buster Posey Florida State
Green tickY
Green tickY
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ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY[2]
Johnny Bench Award,[2] 2010 NL Rookie of the Year[6]
First baseman Justin Smoak South Carolina
Green tickY
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Second baseman Jemile Weeks Miami
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Second baseman Josh Satin Cal
Green tickY
Third baseman Brett Wallace (2) Arizona State
Green tickY
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Third baseman Jeremie Tice College of Charleston
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Shortstop Gordon Beckham Georgia
Green tickY
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Outfielder Sawyer Carroll Kentucky
Green tickY
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Outfielder Chris Shehan Georgia Southern
Green tickY
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Outfielder Brian Van Kirk Oral Roberts
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Outfielder Collin Cowgill Kentucky
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Outfielder Blake Dean LSU
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27 career sacrifice flies (Division I Record)[4]
Outfielder Tim Fedroff North Carolina
Green tickY
Outfielder Bryan Miller Troy
Green tickY
Designated hitter Yonder Alonso Miami
Green tickY
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Designated hitter Ben Carlson Missouri State
Green tickY
Utility player Ike Davis Arizona State
Green tickY
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  5. ^ "1st Picks Overall in the MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  6. ^ "Buster Posey". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.