1978 College Baseball All-America Team
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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 Association[1] |
S |
The Sporting News[2] |
| 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 | S | Other awards and honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitcher | Bill Bordley | USC | 2 |  | | |
| Pitcher | Rod Boxberger | USC | 1 | — | |
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| Pitcher | Greg Norris | North Carolina | 1 | | — | |
| Catcher | Chris Bando | Arizona State | 1 | | — | |
| Catcher | Dave Van Gorder | USC | 1 | — | | |
| First baseman | Ron Johnson | Fresno State | 1 | | — | |
| First baseman | Don Troyan | St. John's | 1 | — | | |
| Second baseman | Bob Horner | Arizona State | 2 | | |
First overall pick in the 1978 MLB draft |
| Shortstop | Hubie Brooks | Arizona State | 2 | | | |
| Shortstop | Greg Cypret | Missouri | 1 | | — | |
| Third baseman | John Marquardt | South Carolina | 1 | | — | |
| Third baseman | Bill Springman | Oral Roberts | 1 | — | | |
| Outfielder | Kirk Gibson | Michigan State | 2 | | | |
| Outfielder | Mark Johnston | South Alabama | 1 | | — | |
| Outfielder | Steve Michael | Arizona State | 1 | — | | |
| Outfielder | Dave Stieb | Southern Illinois | 1 | — | | |
| Outfielder | Mike Stenhouse | Harvard | 1 | | — | |
| Designated hitter | Steve Balboni | Eckerd | 1 | — | | |
| Designated hitter | Tim Lollar | Arkansas | 1 | | — |