# 1997 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 three different All-America selectors for the 1997 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), and Collegiate Baseball (since 1991).

## Key

| ABCA | American Baseball Coaches Association |
| BA | Baseball America |
| CB | Collegiate Baseball |
| | Awarded the Golden Spikes Award, Dick Howser Trophy or Rotary Smith Award 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 | Notes |
| Pitcher | Matt Anderson | Rice | Y | Y | Y | 1st overall pick in 1997 MLB Draft |
| Pitcher | Dan Reichert | Pacific | Y | Y | Y | |
| Pitcher | Chris Enochs | West Virginia | Y | — | Y | |
| Pitcher | Jason Gooding | Texas Tech | Y | — | Y | |
| Pitcher | Jason Navarro | Tulane | Y | — | — | |
| Pitcher | Clay Eason | North Carolina State | — | — | Y | |
| Pitcher | Jim Parque | UCLA | — | Y | — | |
| Pitcher | Kyle Peterson (2) | Stanford | — | Y | — | |
| Pitcher | Ara Petrosian | Long Beach State | — | — | Y | |
| Pitcher | Jeff Weaver | Fresno State | — | Y | — | 2006 World Series Champion |
| Catcher | Giuseppe Chiaramonte | Fresno State | Y | — | Y | |
| Catcher | Matthew LeCroy | Clemson | — | Y | — | |
| First baseman | Lance Berkman | Rice | Y | Y | Y | 41 HR in a single season (1997) (3rd in Division I), 134 RBI in a single season (1997) (2nd in Division I), 263 total bases in a single season (1997) (4th in Division I), 109 runs in a single season (1997) (T-6th in Division I), 1.031 slugging percentage in a single season (1997) (8th in Division I), 6x MLB All-Star, 2011 World Series Champion, 2011 NL Comeback Player of the Year |
| Second baseman | Keith Ginter | Texas Tech | Y | — | Y | |
| Second baseman | Tom Sergio | North Carolina State | — | Y | — | |
| Third baseman | Pat Burrell (2) | Miami | Y | Y | Y | Made BA team as DH, 1996 CWS Most Outstanding Player,. 886 career slugging percentage (3rd in Division I),. 442 career batting average (8th in Division I), 1st overall pick in 1998 MLB Draft, 2008 World Series Champion, 2010 World Series Champion |
| Third baseman | Troy Glaus | UCLA | — | Y | — | 34 HR in a single season (1997) (T-7th in Division I), 4x MLB All-Star, 3x Silver Slugger Award winner 2002 World Series Champion, 2002 World Series MVP |
| Shortstop | Brandon Larson | LSU | Y | Y | — | 40 HR in a single season (1997) (4th in Division I), 118 RBI in a single season (1997) (T-6th in Division I), 250 total bases in a single season (1997) (T-6th in Division I), |
| Shortstop | Adam Kennedy | Cal State Northridge | — | — | Y | 254 total bases in a single season (1997) (5th in Division I), 2002 World Series Champion |
| Outfielder | J. D. Drew (2) | Florida State | Y | Y | Y | ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY, Only Division I player with at least 30 HR and 30 SB in a single season (1997), 110 runs in a single season (1997) (T-4th in Division I), 31 HR in a single season (T-16th in Division I), 2008 MLB All-Star, 2007 World Series Champion |
| Outfielder | Jeff Guiel (2) | Oklahoma State | Y | — | Y | |
| Outfielder | Mike Marchiano | Fordham | Y | — | Y | 1.034 slugging percentage in a single season (1997) (6th in Division I),. 793 career slugging percentage (13th in Division I) |
| Outfielder | Roberto Vaz | Alabama | Y | — | — | |
| Outfielder | Jeremy Morris | Florida State | — | Y | — | 36 doubles in a single season (1996) (T-2nd in Division I), |
| Outfielder | Brad Wilkerson ♦ | Florida | — | Y | — | |
| Designated hitter | Ryan Bordernick | South Carolina | Y | — | — | |
| Utility player | Tim Hudson | Auburn | Y | Y | Y | 3x MLB All-Star 2010 NL Comeback Player of the Year, 2011 Hutch Award |
| Utility player | Mike Frank | Santa Clara | — | — | Y | |
| Utility player | Mark Maberry | Tennessee Tech | — | — | Y | |