1972 College Baseball All-America Team
1972 College Baseball All-America Team |
---|
College Baseball All-America Team |
1972 NCAA University Division baseball season |
← 1971 1973 → |
1972 All-Americans included 9× MLB All-Star Fred Lynn.
This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1972 NCAA University Division 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 | Dick Ruthven | Fresno State | ||
Pitcher | Craig Swan | Arizona State | ||
Catcher | Ron Pruitt | Michigan State | ||
First baseman | Doug Ault | Texas Tech | ||
Second baseman | Rick Gremillion | Florida State | ||
Shortstop | Alan Bannister | Arizona State | ||
Third baseman | Dave Roberts | Oregon | First overall pick in the 1972 MLB Draft
| |
Outfielder | John Glenn | Arizona | ||
Outfielder | Paul Husband | Ole Miss | ||
Outfielder | Fred Lynn | USC |
See also
References
- ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ^ "1972 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved June 19, 2025.