1981 College Baseball All-America Team

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Bobby Meacham 2010.jpg
1981 All-Americans included Bobby Meacham.

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1981 NCAA Division I baseball season. From 1981 to 1990, there were three generally recognized All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball America , and The Sporting News . In order to be considered a "consensus" All-American, a player must have been selected by at least two of these.

Contents

Key

A
American Baseball Coaches Association [1]
B
Baseball America [2]
T
The Sporting News [3]
Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
Consensus All-American – selected by all three organizations
Consensus All-American – selected by two organizations

All-Americans

PositionNameSchool#ABTOther awards and honors
Pitcher Tony Arnold Texas 2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Pitcher Kendall Carter Arizona State 1Green check.svg
Pitcher Neal Heaton Miami (FL) 3Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Pitcher Mike Moore Oral Roberts 1Green check.svg
First overall pick in the 1981 MLB Draft
Pitcher Frank Viola St. John's 1Green check.svg
Catcher Frank Castro Miami (FL) 1Green check.svg
Catcher Tom Nieto Oral Roberts 2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
First baseman Phil Stephenson Wichita State 3Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Second baseman Bobby Doerrer Southern Illinois 1Green check.svg
Second baseman Byron Horn Eastern Michigan 1Green check.svg
Second baseman Jeff Ronk California 1Green check.svg
Shortstop Dan Davidsmeier USC 1Green check.svg
Shortstop Bobby Meacham San Diego State 2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Third baseman Tim Pyznarski Eastern Illinois 1Green check.svg
Third baseman Mike Sodders Arizona State 2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Outfielder Joe Carter Wichita State 2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Outfielder John Christensen Cal State Fullerton 1Green check.svg
Outfielder Mike Fuentes Florida State 2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Outfielder Mark Gillaspie Mississippi State 1Green check.svg
Outfielder Dave Leeper USC 1Green check.svg
Outfielder Kevin McReynolds Arkansas 1Green check.svg
Outfielder Kevin Romine Arizona State 1Green check.svg
Designated hitter Jeff Ledbetter Florida State 1Green check.svg
Designated hitter Phil Strom Utah 1Green check.svg
Designated hitter Franklin Stubbs Virginia Tech 1Green check.svg

See also

References

  1. "1981 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  2. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  3. "What Happens to College All-America Selections?". SABR. 1982. Retrieved July 11, 2025.