# 2008 College Baseball All-America Team

An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.
The NCAA recognizes four different All-America selectors for the 2008 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), Collegiate Baseball (since 1991), and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (since 2001).

## Key

| ABCA | American Baseball Coaches Association |
| BA | Baseball America |
| CB | Collegiate Baseball |
| NCBWA | National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association |
| | Awarded the Golden Spikes Award or Dick Howser Trophy as national Player of the Year |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point |
| ♦ | Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame |

## All-Americans

| Position | Name | School | ABCA | BA | CB | NCBWA | Notes |
| Starting pitcher | Aaron Crow | Missouri | Y | Y | Y | Y | Roger Clemens Award 43 consecutive scoreless innings (T-4th in Division I) |
| Starting pitcher | Brian Matusz (2) | San Diego | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Starting pitcher | Stephen Strasburg | San Diego State | Y | Y | Y | Y | 16.1 K/9 (3rd in Division I), 5.33 H/9 (T-7th in Division I), 23 strikeouts in a single game (March 11, 2008 vs. Utah Utes) (T-3rd in Division I), 1st overall pick in 2010 Major League Baseball Draft |
| Starting pitcher | Scott Gorgen | UC Irvine | Y | — | Y | Y | |
| Starting pitcher | Chris Hernandez | Miami | Y | — | Y | — | Baseball America Freshman of the Year |
| Starting pitcher | Eric Arnett | Indiana | — | — | — | Y | |
| Starting pitcher | Tim Clubb | Missouri State | — | — | Y | — | |
| Starting pitcher | Shooter Hunt | Tulane | — | — | — | Y | |
| Starting pitcher | Rob Musgrave | Wichita State | — | Y | — | — | |
| Relief pitcher | Scott Bittle | Mississippi | — | Y | — | Y | |
| Relief pitcher | Joshua Fields | Georgia | — | — | Y | Y | 41 career saves (T-8th in Division I) |
| Relief pitcher | Andrew Cashner | TCU | Y | — | — | — | |
| Relief pitcher | Tyler Conn | Southern Miss | — | — | — | Y | |
| Catcher | Buster Posey | Florida State | Y | Y | Y | Y | ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY Johnny Bench Award, 2010 NL Rookie of the Year |
| First baseman | Justin Smoak | South Carolina | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Second baseman | Jemile Weeks | Miami | Y | — | Y | Y | |
| Second baseman | Josh Satin | Cal | — | Y | — | — | |
| Third baseman | Brett Wallace (2) | Arizona State | Y | Y | — | Y | |
| Third baseman | Jeremie Tice | College of Charleston | — | — | Y | — | |
| Shortstop | Gordon Beckham | Georgia | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| Outfielder | Sawyer Carroll | Kentucky | — | Y | Y | Y | |
| Outfielder | Chris Shehan | Georgia Southern | Y | Y | — | Y | |
| Outfielder | Brian Van Kirk | Oral Roberts | Y | — | Y | — | |
| Outfielder | Collin Cowgill | Kentucky | — | — | — | Y | |
| Outfielder | Blake Dean | LSU | — | Y | — | — | 27 career sacrifice flies (Division I Record) |
| Outfielder | Tim Fedroff | North Carolina | Y | — | — | — | |
| Outfielder | Bryan Miller | Troy | — | — | Y | — | |
| Designated hitter | Yonder Alonso | Miami | — | Y | Y | Y | |
| Designated hitter | Ben Carlson | Missouri State | Y | — | — | — | |
| Utility player | Ike Davis | Arizona State | Y | Y | Y | Y | |