1979 College Baseball All-America Team

1979 All-Americans included 5× MLB All-Star Tim Wallach.

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season. From 1947 to 1980, the American Baseball Coaches Association was the only All-American selector recognized by the NCAA. ^[1]

Key

ABCA	American Baseball Coaches Association [2]
	Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
	Unanimous All-American – selected the ABCA

All-Americans

Position	Name	School	ABCA	Other awards and honors
Pitcher	Derek Tatsuno	Hawaii	Y
Pitcher	Jerry Don Gleaton	Texas	Y
Catcher	Herb Orensky	Delaware	Y
First baseman	Tim Wallach	Cal State Fullerton	Y	Golden Spikes Award
Second baseman	Mike Gates	Pepperdine	Y
Shortstop	Randy Ingle	Appalachian State	Y
Third baseman	Murphy Su'a	BYU	Y
Outfielder	Mike Kelley	Mississippi State	Y
Outfielder	Mark Seeger	Northern Arizona	Y
Outfielder	Rob Townley	Long Beach State	Y
Designated hitter	Mark Strucher	Georgia Southern	Y

See also

• Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball

References

1. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
2. "1979 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved June 19, 2025.