1978 College Baseball All-America Team

1978 All-Americans included 1988 NL MVP Kirk Gibson.

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1978 NCAA Division I baseball season. From 1964 to 1980, there were two generally recognized All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association and The Sporting News .

Key

A	American Baseball Coaches Association [1]
T	The Sporting News [2]
	Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
	Consensus All-American – selected by both organizations
	Consensus All-American – selected by one organization

All-Americans

Position	Name	School	#	A	T	Other awards and honors
Pitcher	Bill Bordley	USC	2	Y	Y
Pitcher	Rod Boxberger	USC	1	—	Y	College World Series Most Outstanding Player
Pitcher	Greg Norris	North Carolina	1	Y	—
Catcher	Chris Bando	Arizona State	1	Y	—
Catcher	Dave Van Gorder	USC	1	—	Y
First baseman	Ron Johnson	Fresno State	1	Y	—
First baseman	Don Troyan	St. John's	1	—	Y
Second baseman	Bob Horner	Arizona State	2	Y	Y	Golden Spikes Award The Sporting News Player of the Year First overall pick in the 1978 MLB Draft
Shortstop	Hubie Brooks	Arizona State	2	Y	Y
Shortstop	Greg Cypret	Missouri	1	Y	—
Third baseman	John Marquardt	South Carolina	1	Y	—
Third baseman	Bill Springman	Oral Roberts	1	—	Y
Outfielder	Kirk Gibson	Michigan State	2	Y	Y
Outfielder	Mark Johnston	South Alabama	1	Y	—
Outfielder	Steve Michael	Arizona State	1	—	Y
Outfielder	Dave Stieb	Southern Illinois	1	—	Y
Outfielder	Mike Stenhouse	Harvard	1	Y	—
Designated hitter	Steve Balboni	Eckerd	1	—	Y
Designated hitter	Tim Lollar	Arkansas	1	Y	—

See also

List of college baseball awards

References

1. "1978 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
2. "What Happens to College All-America Selections?". SABR. 1982. Retrieved July 11, 2025.