2004 College Baseball All-America Team

2004 All-Americans included two-time unanimous All-Americans Alex Gordon (left) and Jered Weaver (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 2004 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 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

Position	Name	School	ABCA	BA	CB	NCBWA	Notes
Starting pitcher	J.P. Howell	Texas	Y	Y	Y	Y
Starting pitcher	Nate Moore	Troy		Y			Was the ERA champion for 2004, with a 1.25 ERA through 64 innings pitched.^[4]
Starting pitcher	Jered Weaver (2)	Long Beach State	Y	Y	Y	Y	ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY,^[2] 213 strikeouts in a single season (2004) (6th in Division I)^[5]
Starting pitcher	Philip Humber	Rice	Y	—	Y	Y
Starting pitcher	Wade Townsend	Rice	—	Y	Y	Y
Starting pitcher	Matt Fox	UCF	—	Y	Y	—
Starting pitcher	Justin Hoyman	Florida	Y	—	Y	—
Relief pitcher	Huston Street (2)	Texas	Y	—	—	Y	2002 College World Series Most Outstanding Player,^[6] 41 career saves (T-8th in Division I),^[5] 5.46 career H/9 (10th in Division I), 2005 AL Rookie of the Year^[7]
Relief pitcher	Nate Moore	Texas	—	Y	—	—
Relief pitcher	Austin Tubb	Southern Miss	—	—	Y	Y
Catcher	Kurt Suzuki	Cal State Fullerton	Y	Y	Y	—	Johnny Bench Award^[2]
Catcher	Landon Powell (2)	South Carolina	—	—	—	Y
First baseman	Billy Becher (2)	New Mexico State	—	—	Y	Y	118 RBI in a single season (2003) (6th in Division I),^[5] 32 HR in a single season (2003) (T-9th in Division I),.^[5] 822 career slugging percentage (10th in Division I)^[5]
First baseman	Josh Brady	Texas Tech	Y	—	—	—
First baseman	Mike Ferris	Miami (OH)	—	Y	—	—
Second baseman	Jed Lowrie	Stanford	—	Y	Y	—
Second baseman	Warner Jones	Vanderbilt	Y	Y	—	—	Made Baseball America first team as Designated Hitter
Second baseman	Jarrett Hoffpauir	Southern Miss	—	—	—	Y
Third baseman	Alex Gordon	Nebraska	Y	Y	Y	Y	2011 Gold Glove Award^[8]
Shortstop	Brian Bixler	Eastern Michigan	Y	—	Y	—
Shortstop	Dustin Pedroia (2)	Arizona State	—	Y	—	Y	34 doubles in a single season (2003) (T-7th in Division I),^[5] 2008 AL MVP, 3x MLB All-Star,^[9] 2x Gold Glove Award winner,^[9] 2008 Silver Slugger Award winner,^[9] 2007 AL Rookie of the Year^[9]
Outfielder	Eddy Martinez-Esteve	Florida State	Y	Y	Y	Y	Made ABCA team as Designated Hitter^[2]
Outfielder	Chris Rahl	William & Mary	Y	—	Y	Y
Outfielder	Eric Nielsen	UNLV	Y	—	Y	—
Outfielder	Jon Zeringue	LSU	Y	—	—	Y
Outfielder	Brad Corley	Mississippi State	—	Y	—	—
Outfielder	Marshall Hubbard	North Carolina	Y	—	—	—
Outfielder	Danny Putnam	Stanford	—	Y	—	—
Designated Hitter	Ryan Jones	East Carolina	—	—	Y	Y
Utility player	Dennis Bigley	Oral Roberts	Y	—	—	—
Utility player	Stephen Head	Mississippi	—	Y	—	—
Utility player	P.J. Hiser	Pittsburgh	—	—	Y	—

References

^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
^ "Official 2005 NCAA Baseball Records Book" (PDF). NCAA.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
^ "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
^ "Huston Street". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
^ "Alex Gordon". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Dustin Pedroia". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.

[1] The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.

[NCAA-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "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] "Official 2005 NCAA Baseball Records Book" (PDF). NCAA.

[records-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.

[6] "Most Outstanding Player Award in College World Series". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved April 9, 2012.

[7] "Huston Street". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.

[8] "Alex Gordon". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.

[Pedroia-9] "Dustin Pedroia". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.

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