1993 College Baseball All-America Team
{{Short description|Honorary sports team}}
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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.{{cite book|title=The Michigan alumnus|publisher=University of Michigan Library|year=2010|asin=B0037HO8MY|page=495}} 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).{{cite web|url=http://www.abca.org/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=18900&ATCLID=1245576 |title=This is the ABCA |access-date=May 20, 2010 |date=September 20, 2007 |publisher=American Baseball Coaches Association |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402022638/http://www.abca.org/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=18900&ATCLID=1245576 |archive-date=April 2, 2010 }} Collegiate Baseball selects All-American, Freshman All-American and High School All-American teams.{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballnews.com/allamericans/index.htm|title=All Americans: Collegiate Baseball Newspaper|access-date=May 20, 2010|publisher=Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Inc|archive-date=July 30, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730123125/http://www.baseballnews.com/allamericans/index.htm|url-status=dead}} Baseball America magazine selects pre-season and post-season All-American teams and College Player of the Year honorees.{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/awards/all-america-teams/|title=College: Awards: All-America Teams|access-date=May 20, 2010|publisher=Baseball America Inc| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100423145315/http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/awards/all-america-teams/| archive-date= April 23, 2010 | url-status= live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/awards/player-of-the-year/|title=College: Awards: Player Of The Year|access-date=May 20, 2010|publisher=Baseball America Inc| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100423145341/http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/college/awards/player-of-the-year/| archive-date= April 23, 2010 | url-status= live}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/baseball_RB/2010/awards.pdf|title=Baseball Award Winners|access-date=May 11, 2010|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association}} 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}} 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. He won the 1992 & 1993 Dick Howser Trophy, while Varitek won it in 1994. 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, 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/rotary_smith_award.shtml|title=Rotary Smith Award|access-date=September 14, 2010|work=Baseball Almanac|archive-date=February 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202004616/http://baseball-almanac.com/awards/rotary_smith_award.shtml|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://web.goldenspikesaward.com/index.html|title=Previous Golden Spikes Award Winners|access-date=September 14, 2010|publisher=USA Golden Spikes Award| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100921031143/http://web.goldenspikesaward.com/index.html| archive-date= September 21, 2010 | url-status= live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/walketo04.shtml|title=Todd Walker|access-date=June 8, 2010|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|archive-date=December 4, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204175607/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/walketo04.shtml|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/loretma01.shtml|title=Mark Loretta|access-date=June 8, 2010|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|archive-date=April 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430114521/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/loretma01.shtml|url-status=live}} 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).{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/varitja01.shtml|title=Jason Varitek|access-date=May 13, 2010|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100511102823/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/varitja01.shtml| archive-date= May 11, 2010 | url-status= live}} He has called the pitches for a major league record four no-hitters.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/sports/baseball/21redsox.html|title=Red Sox' No-Hitter Puts Varitek in Record Books|access-date=May 13, 2010|date=May 21, 2008|work=The New York Times|author=Kaplan, Thomas|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006185653/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/sports/baseball/21redsox.html|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/loducpa01.shtml|title=Paul Lo Duca|access-date=June 8, 2010|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|archive-date=December 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203143307/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/loducpa01.shtml|url-status=live}} 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).{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/anderbr02.shtml|title=Brian Anderson|access-date=June 8, 2010|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|archive-date=November 16, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116121839/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/anderbr02.shtml|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brohatr01.shtml|title=Troy Brohawn|access-date=June 8, 2010|publisher=Sports Reference LLC| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100530094303/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/brohatr01.shtml| archive-date= May 30, 2010 | url-status= live}}
Key
=All-Americans=
Below are the Division I players selected to the various NCAA-sanctioned lists.{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/baseball_RB/2010/awards.pdf|title=Baseball Award Winners|access-date=June 8, 2010|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association}} The default list order is arranged by the position numbers used by official baseball scorekeepers (i.e., {{nowrap|1 – pitcher}}, {{nowrap|2 – catcher}}, etc.).
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Pitcher | style="background-color:#FFE6BD" |{{sortname|Darren|Dreifort}} (2) ♦ | Wichita State | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|—}} | |
Pitcher | {{sortname|Dan|Choi|nolink=1}} | Long Beach State | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | |
Pitcher | {{sortname|Brian|Anderson|Brian Anderson (pitcher)}} | Wright State | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | 2001 World Series champion |
Pitcher | {{sortname|Jeff|Granger}} | Texas A&M | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|—}} | |
Pitcher | {{sortname|Scott|Christman|nolink=1}} | Oregon State | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | |
Pitcher | {{sortname|John|Powell|nolink=1}} | Auburn | {{center|—}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|—}} | 602 career strikeouts (Division I record){{cite web|title=Division I Record Book|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/2012/D1.pdf|publisher=NCAA|access-date=April 14, 2012|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412174951/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/2012/D1.pdf|url-status=live}} |
Pitcher | {{sortname|Troy|Brohawn}} | Nebraska | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | 2001 World Series champion |
Pitcher | {{sortname|Thad|Chrismon|nolink=1}} | North Carolina | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | 41 career saves (8th in Division I), 141 games (3rd in Division I) |
Pitcher | {{sortname|Paul|Thornton|Paul Thornton (baseball)|nolink=1}} | Georgia Southern | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | |
Catcher | {{sortname|Jason|Varitek}} (2) | Georgia Tech | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | 3× MLB All-Star (2003, 2005 & 2008), Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, and 2× World Series champion (2004 & 2007) Caught 4 no-hitters |
First baseman | {{sortname|Ryan|McGuire}} | UCLA | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | |
Second baseman | {{sortname|Todd|Walker}} ♦ | LSU | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | 1993 College World Series Most Outstanding Player{{cite web|url=http://www.cwsomaha.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58034&Itemid=192|title=Most Outstanding Player Award|access-date=September 14, 2010|publisher=CWS Omaha, Inc.|archive-date=May 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522124210/http://www.cwsomaha.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58034&Itemid=192|url-status=dead}} |
Third baseman | {{sortname|Antonio|Fernandez|nolink=1}} | New Mexico | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} | |
Third baseman | {{sortname|Antone|Williamson}} | Arizona State | {{center|—}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|—}} | |
Third baseman | {{sortname|George|Arias}} | Arizona | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | |
Shortstop | {{sortname|Mark|Loretta}} | Northwestern | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | 2× MLB All-Star (2004 & 2006) and Silver Slugger-winner |
Outfielder | {{sortname|Eric|Danapilis|nolink=1}} | Notre Dame | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | |
Outfielder | {{sortname|Marc|Sagmoen}} | Nebraska | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | .451 career batting average (5th in Division I),. 782 career batting average (20th in Division I) |
Outfielder | {{sortname|Brian|Thomas|Brian Thomas (baseball)|nolink=1}} | Texas A&M | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} | |
Outfielder | {{sortname|Vee|Hightower|nolink=1}} | Vanderbilt | {{center|—}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | |
Outfielder | {{sortname|Pat|Watkins|Pat Watkins (baseball)}} | East Carolina | {{center|—}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|—}} | |
Utility player | style="background-color:#FFE6BD" |{{sortname|Brooks|Kieschnick}} (3) ♦ | Texas | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|—}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | Made BA team as OF1993 POY (ABCA, BA, CB) 1992 & 1993 Dick Howser Trophy |
Designated hitter | {{sortname|Paul|LoDuca}} | Arizona State | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | {{center|{{y}}}} | 129 hits in a single season (1993) (T-7th in Division I), 4× MLB All-Star (2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006) |
See also
References
;General
- {{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/baseball_RB/2010/awards.pdf|title=Baseball Award Winners|access-date=June 8, 2010|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association}}
;Inline citations
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{{College Baseball All-America Teams}}
{{1993 College Baseball Consensus All-Americans}}
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