2011 College All-America Team

Compiled by Aaron Fitt and John Manuel
June 15, 2011


Even in a year when new bat standards resulted in diminished offense and stronger pitching numbers across the country, UCLA junior righthander Trevor Bauer stood out. Bauer's mind-boggling strikeout numbers and remarkable consistency made him Baseball America's 2011 College Player of the Year.

Bauer leads a group of four repeat members of BA's College All-America team. Like Bauer, Virginia's Danny Hultzen and Texas' Taylor Jungmann were second-teamers as sophomores who became first-teamers in 2011. Utah's C.J. Cron moved up from the third team to the first team. Hultzen was also a third-teamer as a freshman, making him the lone three-time All-American on the list.

Four members of BA's preseason All-America first team earned postseason first-team honors, as well: Hultzen, Jungmann, LSU's Mikie Mahtook and Hawaii's Kolten Wong. Overall just 12 preseason All-Americans (including Bauer, a second-teamer) landed on the postseason team. In 2010, 18 preseason All-Americans landed on the postseason team.

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C   Mike Zunino, Florida   1B   C.J. Cron, Utah The Southeastern Conference player of the year, Zunino was a beast against elite SEC competition. In conference games, he led the league in slugging (.750), runs (36), RBIs (33) and doubles (14) and ranked second in batting (.422), OBP (.477) and homers (eight).   Cron, the son of former big leaguer Chris Cron, might be college baseball's premier offensive player. Cron led the nation in OPS (1.320) and slugging, and he performed just as well against Utah's rigorous nonconference slate as in the Mountain West.

2B   Kolten Wong, Hawaii   3B   Colin Moran, North Carolina If Cron or Rice's Anthony Rendon isn't the nation's best pure hitter, Wong is. His compact swing is a thing of beauty, and his equally compact frame is both strong and athletic. He also made great strides in his second season at second base, fielding .961.   The ACC's freshman of the year and the lone freshman on our first team, Moran assumed the role of primary run producer in the heart of the lineup for the No. 3 national seed. He hit for power, led the league in RBIs and showed advanced discipline.

SS   Brad Miller, Clemson   OF   Jason Krizan, Dallas Baptist After missing nine games in the first half with a broken finger, Miller returned to the lineup afire. He hit a league-best .395 in ACC games and won conference player of the year honors. Miller overcame the defensive woes of his first two years, fielding .950.   After two standout seasons, Krizan made the leap to elite status as a senior, setting an NCAA record with 39 doubles (and counting, through regionals). He also led the nation in hits and ranked third in RBIs, leading the Patriots to their first super regional.

OF   Mikie Mahtook, Lousiana State   OF   Victor Roache, Georgia Southern After posting a 52-95 walk-strikeout mark in his first two seasons, Mahtook posted a 41-32 BB-K mark as a junior, and his OPS spiked from 1.056 to 1.205. An all-around performer, Mahtook led the SEC in batting (.425) and OBP (.538) in league play.   Roache arrived at Georgia Southern as a talented but raw Michigan product, and he learned to harness his raw power as a sophomore this spring, leading the nation in home runs by six and ranking second in RBIs. He hit five times as many homers as any GSU teammate.

DH   Jake Lowery, James Madison   UT   Danny Hultzen, Virginia Lowery's 91 RBIs are the most by a college player since Buster Posey's 93 in 2008. He also ranked second in the nation in homers and fourth in triples (eight), threw out 43 percent of basestealers and led JMU to a runner-up finish in the Chapel Hill Regional.   Hultzen's increased fastball velocity and superb feel for a three-pitch mix helped him get drafted second overall. His offensive re-emergence also helped lead UVa to a third straight super regional.

SP   Trevor Bauer, UCLA   SP   Sean Gilmartin, Florida State No pitcher was as utterly dominant as Bauer, who finished the season with nine consecutive complete games and a Pac-10-record 203 strikeouts—55 more than second-place Danny Hultzen. He also was tied for the national lead in wins and third in ERA.   Improved command of his fastball, a better slider and a superb changeup helped Gilmartin carve up the ACC. As the only reliable starting pitcher on FSU's staff, he led the Seminoles to their 11th super regional in 13 seasons in the 64-team era.

SP   Taylor Jungmann, Texas   SP   Michael Roth, South Carolina Jungmann was 13-0, 0.95 in the regular season before taking the first home loss of his career in regionals. At 32-7, 1.78 in three years—including two wins in the 2009 College World Series— Jungmann is one of the most accomplished pitchers in school history.   A College World Series hero as a sophomore—when he morphed from lefty specialist to complete-game ace—Roth had just four career starts heading into 2011. He had no trouble anchoring South Carolina's rotation, leading all starting pitchers in the nation in ERA.

RP   Cody Martin, Gonzaga         Martin racked up 15 saves in his first two seasons at Gonzaga, then went 5-7, 6.55 as a starter in 2010. He thrived back in the bullpen as a senior, leading the nation in ERA and batting average against thanks to a quality four-pitch mix.

FIRST TEAM
Pos.	Name	Year	AVG	OBP	SLG	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
C	Mike Zunino, Florida	So.	.371	.442	.668	232	68	86	16	62	28	45	7
1B	C.J. Cron, Utah	Jr.	.434	.517	.803	198	51	86	15	59	31	21	1
2B	Kolten Wong, Hawaii	Jr.	.378	.492	.560	209	48	79	7	53	42	20	23
3B	Colin Moran, North Carolina	Fr.	.335	.443	.552	230	45	77	9	69	45	31	2
SS	Brad Miller, Clemson	Jr.	.395	.498	.559	195	53	77	5	50	40	34	21
OF	Jason Krizan, Dallas Baptist	Sr.	.419	.502	.714	241	63	101	10	81	40	23	13
OF	Mikie Mahtook, Louisiana State	Jr.	.383	.496	.709	196	61	75	14	56	41	32	29
OF	Victor Roache, Georgia Southern	So.	.326	.438	.778	230	58	75	30	84	37	42	3
DH	James Lowery, James Madison	Jr.	.359	.442	.797	251	80	90	24	91	38	47	9
UT	Danny Hultzen, Virginia	Jr.	.336	.423	.483	116	18	39	1	34	16	9	6
Pos.	Name	Year	W	L	ERA	G	CG	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	AVG
SP	Trevor Bauer, UCLA	Jr.	13	2	1.25	16	10	0	137	73	36	203	.154
SP	Sean Gilmartin, Florida State	Jr.	12	1	1.83	17	1	0	113	86	20	122	.208
SP	Taylor Jungmann, Texas	Jr.	13	1	1.40	16	5	0	128	75	29	119	.168
SP	Michael Roth, South Carolina	Jr.	12	3	1.10	17	1	0	115	89	19	93	.214
RP	Cody Martin, Gonzaga	Sr.	2	1	0.86	25	0	12	52	30	19	63	.167
UT	Danny Hultzen, Virginia	Jr.	11	3	1.57	15	0	0	103	69	17	148	.189
SECOND TEAM
Pos.	Name	Year	AVG	OBP	SLG	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
C	Nick Rickles, Stetson	Jr.	.347	.408	.600	245	47	85	12	62	25	10	0
1B	Aaron Westlake, Vanderbilt	Jr.	.349	.466	.616	229	53	80	14	48	43	48	2
2B	Tommy La Stella, Coastal Carolina	Jr.	.398	.476	.680	231	59	92	14	70	32	18	7
3B	Jason Esposito, Vanderbilt	Jr.	.362	.429	.560	243	53	88	8	55	17	37	15
SS	Joe Panik, St. John's	Jr.	.398	.509	.642	226	60	90	10	57	44	24	21
OF	Trever Adams, Creighton	Sr.	.387	.465	.665	230	46	89	14	57	28	41	15
OF	Bryson Myles, Stephen F. Austin	Jr.	.411	.484	.581	241	69	99	8	36	23	36	53
OF	George Springer, Connecticut	Jr.	.350	.458	.624	237	60	83	12	77	36	38	31
DH	Adam Brett Walker, Jacksonville	So.	.411	.486	.685	241	65	99	13	75	34	63	14
UT	Nick Ramirez, Cal State Fullerton	Jr.	.291	.391	.507	213	40	62	9	49	32	42	4
Pos.	Name	Year	W	L	ERA	G	CG	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	AVG
SP	Matt Barnes, Connecticut	Jr.	11	4	1.62	16	3	0	117	71	31	111	.177
SP	Grayson Garvin, Vanderbilt	Jr.	13	1	2.37	16	0	0	102	87	21	89	.228
SP	Sam Gaviglio, Oregon State	Jr.	12	2	1.87	16	4	0	115	82	27	113	.200
SP	Sonny Gray, Vanderbilt	Jr.	11	3	2.01	16	3	0	108	73	39	115	.192
RP	Corey Knebel, Texas	Fr.	3	2	1.25	33	0	17	50	25	12	57	.150
UT	Nick Ramirez, Cal State Fullerton	Jr.	1	1	2.13	22	0	16	25	15	10	33	.167
THIRD TEAM
Pos.	Name	Year	AVG	OBP	SLG	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
C	Tyler Ogle, Oklahoma	Jr.	.343	.464	.552	201	53	69	9	45	34	34	10
1B	Christian Walker, South Carolina	So.	.361	.442	.556	241	57	87	9	58	32	26	3
2B	Dan Paolini, Siena	Sr.	.346	.440	.664	211	48	73	19	67	32	36	13
3B	Matt Leeds, College of Charleston	Jr.	.345	.447	.672	232	66	80	18	80	39	61	8
SS	Chad Zurcher, Memphis	Jr.	.443	.547	.557	203	47	90	0	34	33	14	12
OF	Daniel Aldrich, Coll. of Charleston	Fr.	.347	.399	.739	222	43	77	22	73	18	59	1
OF	James Ramsey, Florida State	Jr.	.364	.444	.593	236	56	86	10	66	31	48	11
OF	Dusty Robinson, Fresno State	Jr.	.310	.410	.662	210	44	65	16	55	16	55	10
DH	Joey DeMichele, Arizona State	So.	.368	.417	.665	182	37	67	9	48	14	26	6
UT	Bo Reeder, East Tennessee State	Jr.	.316	.361	.566	244	59	77	15	60	14	61	3
Pos.	Name	Year	W	L	ERA	G	CG	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	AVG
SP	Greg Gonzalez, Fresno State	Sr.	11	1	1.79	16	2	0	105	76	28	124	.181
SP	Mark Pope, Georgia Tech	Jr.	11	4	1.74	16	5	0	114	91	24	88	.218
SP	Matt Summers, UC Irvine	Jr.	11	2	1.72	16	2	0	110	69	31	96	.180
SP	Michael Wacha, Texas A&M	So.	8	3	2.24	16	2	0	109	100	23	106	.246
RP	Matt Price, South Carolina	Jr.	5	3	2.25	30	0	17	48	34	14	63	.202
UT	Bo Reeder, East Tennessee State	Jr.	0	1	1.95	24	0	18	28	16	12	32	.165