1979 College Baseball All-America Team
1979 College Baseball All-America Team |
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College Baseball All-America Team |
1979 NCAA Division I baseball season |
← 1978 1980 → |
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 |
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Pitcher | Derek Tatsuno | Hawaii | ||
Pitcher | Jerry Don Gleaton | Texas | ||
Catcher | Herb Orensky | Delaware | ||
First baseman | Tim Wallach | Cal State Fullerton | ||
Second baseman | Mike Gates | Pepperdine | ||
Shortstop | Randy Ingle | Appalachian State | ||
Third baseman | Murphy Su'a | BYU | ||
Outfielder | Mike Kelley | Mississippi State | ||
Outfielder | Mark Seeger | Northern Arizona | ||
Outfielder | Rob Townley | Long Beach State | ||
Designated hitter | Mark Strucher | Georgia Southern |
See also
References
- ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ^ "1979 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved June 19, 2025.