1979 College Baseball All-America Team

none August 2023 thumb|upright|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 American Baseball Coaches Association1979 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams https://www.abca.org/ABCA/ABCA/Awards/All-Americans/NCAA_Division_I/1979.aspx ABCA July 11, 2025 S The Sporting Newshttps://sabr.org/journal/article/what-happens-to-college-all-america-selections/ What Happens to College All-America Selections? SABR 1982 July 11, 2025 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 SOther awards and honors Pitcher Jerry Don Gleaton Texas 1 — Pitcher Steve Howe baseball 1979 Michigan Wolverines #FFCB05 Michigan 1 — Pitcher Tim Leary 1979 UCLA Bruins #F2A900 UCLA 1 — Pitcher Derek Tatsuno 1979 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii 1 — Catcher Herb Orensky 1979 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens #FFD200 Delaware 1 — Catcher Marc Sullivan 1979 Florida Gators #003087 Florida 1 — First baseman Tim Wallach Cal State Fullerton Titans 1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team Cal State Fullerton 2 Golden Spikes Award The Sporting News Player of the Year Second baseman Nick Capra 1979 Oklahoma Sooners #DDCBA4 Oklahoma 1 — Second baseman Mike Gates 1979 Pepperdine Waves #EE7624 Pepperdine 1 — Shortstop Randy Ingle 1979 Appalachian State Mountaineers #FFCC00 Appalachian State 1 — Shortstop Fran Mullins 1979 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara 1 — Third baseman Scott Kuvinka 1979 Ohio Bobcats Ohio 1 — Third baseman Murphy Su'a baseball 1979 BYU Cougars BYU 1 — Outfielder Jim Auten 1979 UCLA Bruins #F2A900 UCLA 1 — Outfielder John Delmonte 1979 Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's 1 — Outfielder Mike Kelley outfielder Mississippi State 1 — Outfielder Rick Leach baseball 1979 Michigan Wolverines #FFCB05 Michigan 1 — Outfielder Mark Seeger 1979 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks #FAC01A Northern Arizona 1 — Outfielder Rob Townley 1979 Long Beach State Dirtbags #ECAA00 Long Beach State 1 — Designated hitter Mike Stenhouse 1979 Harvard Crimson Harvard 1 — Designated hitter Mark Strucher 1979 Georgia Southern Eagles #A99260 Georgia Southern 1 — See also List of college baseball awards References Category:College Baseball All-America Teams All-America