1972 College Baseball All-America Team
| 1972 College Baseball All-America Team |
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| College Baseball All-America Team |
| 1972 NCAA University Division baseball season |
| ← 1971 1973 → |
1972 All-Americans included 9× MLB All-Star Fred Lynn.
This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1972 NCAA University Division 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.
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American Baseball Coaches Association[1] |
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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 |
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| Pitcher | Randy Benson | Pfeiffer | 1 | — |  |
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| Pitcher | Dick Ruthven | Fresno State | 2 | |
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| Pitcher | Craig Swan | Arizona State | 1 | |
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| Catcher | Ron Pruitt | Michigan State | 2 | |
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| First baseman | Doug Ault | Texas Tech | 1 | |
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| First baseman | Danny Thomas | Southern Illinois | 1 | — | |
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| Second baseman | Dave Chalk | Texas | 1 | — | |
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| Second baseman | Bobby Jack | Oklahoma | 1 | |
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| Shortstop | Alan Bannister | Arizona State | 2 | |
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| Third baseman | Dave Roberts | Oregon | 2 | |
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First overall pick in the 1972 MLB Draft
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| Outfielder | John Glenn | Arizona | 1 | |
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| Outfielder | Paul Husband | Ole Miss | 1 | |
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| Outfielder | Fred Lynn | USC | 2 | |
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| Outfielder | Willie Norwood | La Verne | 1 | — | |
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| Outfielder | Gene Stohs | Nebraska | 1 | — | |
See also
List of college baseball awards
References
- ^ "1972 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
- ^ "What Happens to College All-America Selections?". SABR. 1982. Retrieved July 11, 2025.