1994 College Baseball All-America Team

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The 1994 College Baseball All-America Team included the most highly regarded college baseball players as recognized by various national selectors and its members accumulated numerous collegiate awards. With Nomar Garciaparra, Jason Varitek, and Danny Graves, the team included three future Major League Baseball (MLB) All-Stars. The following is a summary of the collegiate and MLB accomplishments of the players from the team. However, {{Asof|2016|lc=on}}, R. A. Dickey remains an active MLB player.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dicker.01.shtml|title=R. A. Dickey|access-date=October 8, 2010|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|archive-date=June 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626102444/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dicker.01.shtml|url-status=live}} Five players were selected by all three NCAA-sanctioned selectors: pitcher Danny Graves; catcher Varitek; first baseman Tommy Davis; shortstop Garciaparra; and outfielder Payton. Varitek and Todd Walker had both been selected unanimously to the 1993 College Baseball All-America Team, while Antone Williamson is a repeat All-American according to Baseball America. Veritek had also been a unanimous selection to the 1992 College Baseball All-America Team. José Cruz Jr. would repeat as a selection to the 1995 College Baseball All-America Team by all selectors and Shane Monahan would repeat as a selection by Collegiate Baseball. Walker won the 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}} Varitek swept the Dick Howser Trophy, the Rotary Smith Award, and the Golden Spikes 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}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/awards/howser/index.html|title=Dick Howser Trophy|access-date=September 14, 2010|publisher=National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association|archive-date=November 26, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126190144/http://www.sportswriters.net/ncbwa/awards/howser/index.html|url-status=dead}}

Garciaparra is a two-time American League (AL) batting champion, AL Rookie of the Year, six-time All-Star, who led the AL in at bats, hits, doubles, triples, and intentional walks. He led the AL in errors regardless of position in 2002 and in putouts as a shortstop in 1997.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garcino01.shtml|title=Nomar Garciaparra|access-date=October 8, 2010|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|archive-date=April 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412050140/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garcino01.shtml|url-status=live}} Varitek is a three-time All-Star (2003, 2005 and 2008), Gold Glove-winner, Silver Slugger-winner, and two-time World Series champion (2004 and 2007). He 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}} Danny Graves, who is a two-time All-Star (2000 and 2004) and won the 2002 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award, is the only Vietnamese-born player in MLB history.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/graveda01.shtml|title=Danny Graves|access-date=October 8, 2010|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|archive-date=March 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323221313/https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/graveda01.shtml|url-status=live}} Georgia Tech had three selections and Clemson had two.

Several other players made notable marks as professional players. Paul Wilson became the MLB number one overall draft pick in 1994.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?overall_pick=1&draft_type=junreg|title=1st Picks Overall in the MLB June Amateur Draft|access-date=October 30, 2010|work=Baseball-Reference.com|archive-date=June 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614213155/http://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?overall_pick=1&draft_type=junreg|url-status=live}} Walker led the NL second basemen in fielding percentage and putouts during the 2002 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}} Cruz, who won a Gold Glove in 2003 in the NL, led the NL in putouts as a rightfielder (2003) and the AL in putouts as a centerfielder (2000) but also led the AL in errors committed as a rightfielder (2004). He accumulated over 1,100 hits and 200 home runs.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cruzjo02.shtml|title=Jose Cruz|access-date=October 8, 2010|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|archive-date=April 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430114402/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/cruzjo02.shtml|url-status=live}} Payton led the AL outfielders in fielding percentage in both 2005 and 2008 with perfect ratings. He led the NL in putouts as a leftfielder in 2003 and in assists as a centerfielder in 2004, but he also led the NL in errors as a centerfielder in 2000.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/paytoja01.shtml|title=Jay Payton|access-date=October 8, 2010|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|archive-date=January 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126143042/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/paytoja01.shtml|url-status=live}}

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.).

• U.S. college baseball awards

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• {{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}}

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