1978 College Baseball All-America Team

none August 2023 thumb|upright|1978 All-Americans included 1988 NL MVP Kirk Gibson. This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1978 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 Association1978 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams https://www.abca.org/ABCA/ABCA/Awards/All-Americans/NCAA_Division_I/1978.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 Bill Bordley USC Trojans 1978 USC Trojans baseball team USC 2 Pitcher Rod Boxberger USC Trojans 1978 USC Trojans baseball team USC 1 — College World Series Most Outstanding Player Pitcher Greg Norris North Carolina 1 — Catcher Chris Bando Arizona State Sun Devils 1978 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team Arizona State 1 — Catcher Dave Van Gorder USC Trojans 1978 USC Trojans baseball team USC 1 — First baseman Ron Johnson baseball 1978 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 1 — First baseman Don Troyan 1978 St. John's Red Storm St. John's 1 — Second baseman Bob Horner Arizona State Sun Devils 1978 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team Arizona State 2 Golden Spikes Award The Sporting News Player of the Year First overall pick in the 1978 MLB draft Shortstop Hubie Brooks Arizona State Sun Devils 1978 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team Arizona State 2 Shortstop Greg Cypret 1978 Missouri Tigers #F1B82D Missouri 1 — Third baseman John Marquardt 1978 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 1 — Third baseman Bill Springman 1978 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles #DAC792 Oral Roberts 1 — Outfielder Kirk Gibson 1978 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State 2 Outfielder Mark Johnston baseball 1978 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 1 — Outfielder Steve Michael baseball Arizona State Sun Devils 1978 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team Arizona State 1 — Outfielder Dave Stieb 1977 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 1 — Outfielder Mike Stenhouse 1978 Harvard Crimson Harvard 1 — Designated hitter Steve Balboni 1978 Eckerd Tritons #00205B Eckerd 1 — Designated hitter Tim Lollar 1978 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 1 — See also List of college baseball awards References Category:College Baseball All-America Teams All-America