1981 College Baseball All-America Team

none August 2023 thumb|upright|1981 All-Americans included Bobby Meacham. This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1981 NCAA Division I baseball season. From 1981 to 1990, there were three generally recognized All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball America, and The Sporting News. In order to be considered a "consensus" All-American, a player must have been selected by at least two of these. Key A American Baseball Coaches Association1981 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams https://www.abca.org/ABCA/ABCA/Awards/All-Americans/NCAA_Division_I/1981.aspx ABCA July 11, 2025 B Baseball AmericaNCAA Baseball Award Winners http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/2010/awards.pdf NCAA 12 April 2012 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 all three organizations Consensus All-American – selected by two organizations All-Americans Position Name School # A B SOther awards and honors Pitcher Tony Arnold baseball Texas 2 — Pitcher Kendall Carter Arizona State Sun Devils 1981 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team Arizona State 1 — — Pitcher Neal Heaton Miami Hurricanes 1981 Miami Hurricanes baseball team Miami (FL) 3 Baseball America Pitcher of the Year Pitcher Mike Moore baseball 1981 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles #DAC792 Oral Roberts 1 — — First overall pick in the 1981 MLB draft Pitcher Frank Viola 1981 St. John's Red Storm St. John's 1 — — Catcher Frank Castro baseball Miami Hurricanes 1981 Miami Hurricanes baseball team Miami (FL) 1 — — Catcher Tom Nieto 1981 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles #DAC792 Oral Roberts 2 — First baseman Phil Stephenson 1981 Wichita State Shockers #FFCD00 Wichita State 3 Second baseman Bobby Doerrer 1981 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 1 — — Second baseman Byron Horn 1981 Eastern Michigan Hurons Eastern Michigan 1 — — Second baseman Jeff Ronk 1981 California Golden Bears #FFC72C California 1 — — Shortstop Dan Davidsmeier 1981 USC Trojans #FFC72C USC 1 — — Shortstop Bobby Meacham 1981 San Diego State Aztecs #C41230 San Diego State 2 — Third baseman Tim Pyznarski 1981 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois 1 — — Third baseman Mike Sodders Arizona State Sun Devils 1981 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team Arizona State 2 — Baseball America Player of the Year Outfielder Joe Carter 1981 Wichita State Shockers #FFCD00 Wichita State 2 — The Sporting News Player of the Year Outfielder John Christensen baseball 1981 Cal State Fullerton Titans #FF7900 Cal State Fullerton 1 — — Outfielder Mike Fuentes baseball 1981 Florida State Seminoles #CEB888 Florida State 2 — Golden Spikes Award Outfielder Mark Gillaspie Mississippi State 1 — — Outfielder Dave Leeper 1981 USC Trojans #FFC72C USC 1 — — Outfielder Kevin McReynolds 1981 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 1 — — Outfielder Kevin Romine Arizona State Sun Devils 1981 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team Arizona State 1 — — Designated hitter Jeff Ledbetter 1982 Florida State Seminoles #CEB888 Florida State 1 — — Designated hitter Phil Strom 1981 Utah Utes Utah 1 — — Designated hitter Franklin Stubbs 1981 Virginia Tech Hokies #E87722 Virginia Tech 1 — — See also List of college baseball awards References Category:College Baseball All-America Teams All-America