1978 College Baseball All-America Team |
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College Baseball All-America Team |
1978 NCAA Division I baseball season |
← 1977 1979 → |
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 .
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 |
Position | Name | School | # | A | T | Other awards and honors |
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Pitcher | Bill Bordley | USC | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | |
Pitcher | Rod Boxberger | USC | 1 | — | ![]() | |
Pitcher | Greg Norris | North Carolina | 1 | ![]() | — | |
Catcher | Chris Bando | Arizona State | 1 | ![]() | — | |
Catcher | Dave Van Gorder | USC | 1 | — | ![]() | |
First baseman | Ron Johnson | Fresno State | 1 | ![]() | — | |
First baseman | Don Troyan | St. John's | 1 | — | ![]() | |
Second baseman | Bob Horner | Arizona State | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | First overall pick in the 1978 MLB Draft |
Shortstop | Hubie Brooks | Arizona State | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | |
Shortstop | Greg Cypret | Missouri | 1 | ![]() | — | |
Third baseman | John Marquardt | South Carolina | 1 | ![]() | — | |
Third baseman | Bill Springman | Oral Roberts | 1 | — | ![]() | |
Outfielder | Kirk Gibson | Michigan State | 2 | ![]() | ![]() | |
Outfielder | Mark Johnston | South Alabama | 1 | ![]() | — | |
Outfielder | Steve Michael | Arizona State | 1 | — | ![]() | |
Outfielder | Dave Stieb | Southern Illinois | 1 | — | ![]() | |
Outfielder | Mike Stenhouse | Harvard | 1 | ![]() | — | |
Designated hitter | Steve Balboni | Eckerd | 1 | — | ![]() | |
Designated hitter | Tim Lollar | Arkansas | 1 | ![]() | — |