2018 College Baseball All-Americans

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Florida, the top-ranked team going into the NCAA Tournament, also leads all schools with three first-team All-Americans. The Gators’ trio includes righthander Brady Singer, the College Player of the Year.

Oregon State leads all teams with four honorees across all three All-America teams. Florida and Clemson have three each, tied for the second most. Six schools—Arizona State, California, Southern Mississippi, Stetson, Tennessee Tech and Texas Tech—had two players honored. In all, 35 schools are represented on the All-America teams.

Six players from the Preseason All-America first team also made the postseason first team: catcher Joey Bart, outfielder Seth Beer, starting pitchers Logan Gilbert, Casey Mize and Singer and reliever Michael Byrne. Third baseman Jonathan India was on the third team. In all, 15 players who scouts voted as Preseason All-Americans erened spots on the postseason teams.

Mize, Byrne and Nick Madrigal all repeat as All-Americans this season. Madrigal was a first-team honoree last year, while Mize and Byrne were on the third team.

C Joey Bart
School: Georgia Tech

The skinny: After being slowed by injury last year, Bart bounced back in a big way. He led the Atlantic Coast Conference in hitting (.359), ranked second in on-base percentage (.471) and slugging percentage (.632), while also earning ACC defensive player of the year honors. He threw out 34 percent of would-be base stealers.

1B Bren Spillane
School: Illinois

The skinny: Spillane had a spectacular season for the Illini and finished the regular season leading the Big Ten Conference in all three triple crown categories. He slugged .903 and became the first player in the country to finish a season with a slugging percentage of more than .900 since 2009. His 23 home runs rank as the second most in program history.

2B Kody Clemens
School: Texas

The skinny: Clemens’ standout season led Texas to its first Big 12 Conference title since 2011. Clemens, the yougnest son of Roger Clemens, hit some dramatic homers, including three on the final weekend of the regular season when the Longhorns clinched the championship. He led the league in home runs (19) and slugging percentage (.687). 

3B Jonathan India
School: Florida

The skinny: India was a highly regarded prospect coming out of high school and was a regular in the lineup the first two years of his career. He this season had a breakout campaign and became one of the focal points of the Gators’ offense. He led the Southeastern Conference in on-base percentage (.506) and slugging (.730) during the regular season.

SS Terrin Vavra
School: Minnesota

The skinny: The Golden Gophers ran away with the Big Ten Conference title and Vavra played a big role in thier success. He ranked second in the Big Ten in batting (.385), led Minnesota with 10 home runs and played solid defense up the middle, playing his way up draft boards along the way. 

OF Seth Beer
School: Clemson

The skinny: Beer in 2016 exploded on the college baseball scene when he won Freshman of the Year honors. He’s continued slugging for the last three years and this season led the ACC with 20 home runs, a career high, while also drawing more than 50 walks for the third consecutive year.

OF Trevor Larnach
School: Oregon State

The skinny: Larnach has long had big raw power but hadn’t tapped into it early in his college career. That all changed this season, as the junior broke out for a team-high 17 home runs. Larnach’s emergence as a middle-of-the-order power threat helped the Beavers earn a top-eight seed in the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row. 

OF Bryant Packard
School: East Carolina

The skinny: Packard led the American Athletic Conference in all three triple-slash statistics during the regular season, hitting .418/.475/.714. He helped lead the Pirates to the conference tornament title and a hosting bid in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009. Packard also set a program record with a 32-game hitting streak.

DH Andrew Vaughn
School: California

The skinny: Vaughn has done nothing but hit since arriving in Berkeley. The sophomore this season led the Pac-12 Conference in hitting (.402), on-base percentage (.531) and slugging percentage (.819) and finished the regular season second in home runs (23) and RBI (63), leaving the first baseman just shy of winning the triple crown.

UTL Brooks Wilson
School: Stetson

The skinny: Wilson had primarily been a starting pitcher the first three years of his college career before this season taking over as closer and also moving into the lineup. The new role suited the senior well and he went into the NCAA Tournament leading the country in saves (20), while also ranking second on the team in hitting (.287)..

SP Logan Gilbert
School: Stetson

The skinny: Gilbert is the latest high-end pitcher to come through Stetson, joining the likes of Corey Kluber and Jacob deGrom. Gilbert this spring won Atlantic Sun Conference pitcher of the year honors for the second straight season and entered the NCAA Tournament with the second most strikeouts (143) in the country.

SP Casey Mize
School: Auburn

The skinny: Mize emerged as the top prospect in this year’s draft class thanks to his devestating stuff and pinpoint control. He led the Southeastern Conference with 140 strikeouts in 102 innings during the regular season and posted a 14.00 strikeout-to-walk rate. Mize threw a no-hitter against Northeastern, the first in program history since 2002.

SP Nick Sandlin
School: Southern Mississippi

The skinny: After two years as Southern Miss’ bullpen ace, Sandlin moved to the front of the rotation for the Golden Eagles. He excelled in his new role and went 9-0, 1.13 during the regular season. Sandlin threw three shutouts and his season ranks as one of the best on the mound in Southern Miss history.

SP Brady Singer
School: Florida

The skinny: Singer came to Florida as an unsigned second round pick in the 2015 draft. He has lived up to those lofty expectations, this year earning College Player of the Year honors after helping to lead Florida to its second straight SEC title. Singer led the SEC in wins (10), ERA (2.25) and opponents batting average (.186).

RP Michael Byrne
School: Florida

The skinny: Byrne surprisingly emerged as Florida’s closer and went on to earn All-America honors. He repeated that feat this year as he became the Gators’ all-time saves leader and anchored the bullpen. He isn’t overpowering, but he pounds the strike zone and understands what he has to do to be successful in high-leverage moments.

RP Jack Little
School: Stanford

The skinny: Little was seldom used as a freshman but this season flourished as Stanford’s closer in his sophomore year. The righthander anchored the Cardinal’s bullpen and earned 15 saves. He allowed just five runs (three earned) in 41 innings in the regular season to help Stanford win its first Pac-12 title since 2004..

First Team

	Year	AVG	OBP	SLG	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
C Joey Bart, Georgia Tech	Jr.	.359	.471	.632	220	55	79	16	38	41	56	3
1B Bren Spillane, Illinois	Jr.	.389	.498	.903	175	57	68	23	60	36	57	16
2B Kody Clemens, Texas	Jr.	.344	.437	.703	209	53	72	19	61	34	37	4
3B Jonathan India, Florida	Jr.	.362	.502	.723	188	57	68	17	42	47	47	11
SS Terrin Vavra, Minnesota	Jr.	.405	.477	.620	163	43	66	7	42	23	13	6
OF Seth Beer, Clemson	Jr.	.316	.471	.656	209	60	66	20	52	52	31	1
OF Trevor Larnach, Oregon State	Jr.	.324	.447	.637	204	52	66	17	64	40	50	3
OF Bryant Packard, East Carolina	So.	.403	.460	.680	206	47	83	14	50	19	42	5
DH Andrew Vaughn, California	So.	.402	.531	.819	199	59	80	23	63	44	18	4
UTL Brooks Wilson, Stetson	Sr.	.287	.399	.437	167	28	48	3	26	31	39	8
	Year	W	L	ERA	G	CG	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	AVG
SP Logan Gilbert, Stetson	Jr.	10	1	2.52	14	0	0	100	60	20	143	.171
SP Casey Mize, Auburn	Jr.	9	5	3.07	15	0	0	103	73	10	140	.209
SP Nick Sandlin, Southern Mississippi	Jr.	9	0	1.13	14	0	0	95	51	15	134	.166
SP Brady Singer, Florida	Jr.	10	1	2.25	13	1	0	88	59	18	92	.186
RP Michael Byrne, Florida	Jr.	2	1	1.99	29	0	13	45	33	4	46	.200
RP Jack LIttle, Stanford	So.	3	0	0.66	23	0	15	41	24	7	54	.170
UTL Brooks Wilson, Stetson	Sr.	6	0	2.13	31	0	20	55	40	19	68	.197

 

Second Team

	Year	AVG	OBP	SLG	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
C Adley Rutschman, Oregon State	So.	.391	.494	.594	197	44	77	6	63	44	30	1
1B Spencer Torkelson, Arizona State	Fr.	.320	.440	.473	206	59	66	25	53	38	44	4
2B Nick Dunn, Maryland	Jr.	.330	.419	.561	212	39	70	10	39	32	19	3
3B Josh Jung, Texas Tech	So.	.381	.484	.650	226	63	86	11	73	33	29	4
SS Cadyn Grenier, Oregon State	Jr.	.335	.420	.477	218	57	73	4	42	27	43	8
OF Devlin Granberg, Dallas Baptist	Sr.	.426	.531	.651	235	65	100	11	65	50	41	23
OF Grant Little, Texas Tech	So.	.378	.477	.675	209	58	79	12	67	37	30	9
OF Steele Walker, Oklahoma	Jr.	.326	.441	.606	216	48	76	13	53	31	48	7
DH Alec Bohm, Wichita State	Jr.	.339	.436	.625	224	57	76	16	55	39	28	9
UTL Tanner Dodson, California	Jr.	.328	.389	.407	189	35	62	1	23	15	30	12
	Year	W	L	ERA	G	CG	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	AVG
SP Kyle Brnovich, Elon	So.	8	2	1.71	15	1	0	105	57	36	147	.159
SP Colton Eastman, Cal State Fullerton	Jr.	9	3	2.26	15	1	0	104	73	26	108	.208
SP Blaine Knight, Arkansas	Jr.	10	0	2.78	15	0	0	87	76	21	86	.234
SP John Rooney, Hofstra	Jr.	8	2	1.23	13	3	0	95	51	27	108	.166
RP Parker Caracci, Mississippi	R-So.	4	2	1.86	25	0	10	44	38	10	68	.246
RP Ryley Gilliam, Clemson	Jr.	2	3	0.99	24	0	11	36	19	22	53	.153
UTL Tanner Dodson, California	Jr.	2	1	2.48	19	0	11	40	36	7	35	.235

 

Third Team

	Year	AVG	OBP	SLG	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
C Cal Raleigh, Florida State	Jr.	.330	.455	.593	221	44	73	13	54	51	40	2
1B Chase Chambers, Tennessee Tech	Sr.	.400	.498	.652	230	71	92	15	76	41	24	0
2B Nick Madrigal, Oregon State	Jr.	.395	.459	.563	119	29	47	2	27	12	5	9
3B Luke Reynolds, Southern Mississippi	R-Jr.	.400	.562	.727	205	69	82	15	60	63	52	8
SS Logan Davidson, Clemson	So.	.298	.411	.562	235	57	70	15	45	39	62	10
OF Gage Canning, Arizona State	Jr.	.369	.426	.648	236	47	87	9	45	24	54	8
OF Keegan McGovern, Georgia	Sr.	.325	.440	.630	200	63	65	15	44	36	42	7
OF Andrew Moritz, UNC Greensboro	Jr.	.428	.492	.637	215	57	92	6	61	28	27	12
DH Kevin Strohschein, Tennessee Tech	Jr.	.406	.463	.713	251	65	102	18	65	27	33	1
UTL Jack Labosky, Duke	Sr.	.238	.391	.405	138	31	44	7	38	32	62	10
	Year	W	L	ERA	G	CG	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	AVG
SP Mason Feole, Connecticut	So.	9	1	2.50	15	0	0	94	75	47	114	.230
SP Joey Murray, Kent State	Jr.	9	1	1.71	15	1	0	95	47	38	139	.146
SP Andre Pallante, UC Irvine	So.	10	1	1.60	15	0	0	101	77	30	115	.220
SP Adam Wolf, Louisville	Jr.	7	2	2.26	15	0	0	96	73	26	105	.209
RP Robert Broom, Mercer	Jr.	10	4	1.70	31	0	2	74	57	24	111	.209
RP Durbin Feltman, Texas Christian	Jr.	0	1	0.74	19	0	6	24	12	6	43	.156
UTL Jack Labosky, Duke	Sr.	2	0	0.84	21	0	9	32	23	4	24	.211