1979 College Baseball All-America Team
| 1979 College Baseball All-America Team |
|---|
| 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 1964 to 1980, there were two generally recognized All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association and The Sporting News.
Key
A
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American Baseball Coaches Association[1] |
S
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The Sporting News[2] |
| Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame | |
| Consensus All-American – selected by both organizations | |
| Consensus All-American – selected by one organization |
All-Americans
| Position | Name | School | # | A | S | Other awards and honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | Jerry Don Gleaton | Texas | 1 | — | ||
| Pitcher | Steve Howe | Michigan | 1 | — | ||
| Pitcher | Tim Leary | UCLA | 1 | — | ||
| Pitcher | Derek Tatsuno | Hawaii | 1 | — | ||
| Catcher | Herb Orensky | Delaware | 1 | — | ||
| Catcher | Marc Sullivan | Florida | 1 | — | ||
| First baseman | Tim Wallach | Cal State Fullerton | 2 | | ||
| Second baseman | Nick Capra | Oklahoma | 1 | — | ||
| Second baseman | Mike Gates | Pepperdine | 1 | — | ||
| Shortstop | Randy Ingle | Appalachian State | 1 | — | ||
| Shortstop | Fran Mullins | Santa Clara | 1 | — | ||
| Third baseman | Scott Kuvinka | Ohio | 1 | — | ||
| Third baseman | Murphy Su'a | BYU | 1 | — | ||
| Outfielder | Jim Auten | UCLA | 1 | — | ||
| Outfielder | John Delmonte | Saint Joseph's | 1 | — | ||
| Outfielder | Mike Kelley | Mississippi State | 1 | — | ||
| Outfielder | Rick Leach | Michigan | 1 | — | ||
| Outfielder | Mark Seeger | Northern Arizona | 1 | — | ||
| Outfielder | Rob Townley | Long Beach State | 1 | — | ||
| Designated hitter | Mike Stenhouse | Harvard | 1 | — | ||
| Designated hitter | Mark Strucher | Georgia Southern | 1 | — |
See also
List of college baseball awards
References
- ^ "1979 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ "What Happens to College All-America Selections?". SABR. 1982. Retrieved July 11, 2025.