2019 BASEBALL AMERICA
PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM
JANUARY 28, 2019
Contact: Teddy Cahill, (919) 213-7928 [email protected]
Oregon State catcher Adley Rutschman, the top-ranked prospect in the 2019 draft class, and California first baseman Andrew Vaughn, the 2018 Golden Spikes Award winner, highlight the 2019 Baseball America Preseason All-America team.
Baseball America annually polls major league organizations’ scouting departments to vote on the team and asks that they make their selections based on performance, talent and professional potential. In the past, the Preseason All-America team has been a predictor both of the first round of the draft and of team success.
Florida led all teams with four Preseason All-Americans last year and went on to be the No. 1 national seed. Oregon State, the 2018 national champions, had two honorees. In addition, nine members of the 2018 preseason first team became first-round picks last June, including College Player of the Year Brady Singer. In all, 13 players from last year’s Preseason All-America teams were drafted in the first round last year, including the top five picks overall.
Southern Mississippi outfielder/righthander Matt Wallner and Baylor catcher Shea Langeliers are the only two players to this year repeat as Preseason All-Americans. Langeliers was a second-teamer a year ago, while Wallner earned third-team honors.
Rutschman, Texas Tech third baseman Josh Jung and Duke lefthander Graeme Stinson were unanimous first-team selections. Baseball America received votes from 15 major league teams.
Fourteen schools from five conferences are represented on the first team. In all, the 42 players on the three Preseason All-America teams represent 35 schools.
First team C Adley Rutschman, Jr., Oregon State 1B Andrew Vaughn, Jr., California 2B Chase Strumpf, Jr., UCLA 3B Josh Jung, Jr., Texas Tech SS Logan Davidson, Jr., Clemson OF JJ Bleday, Jr., Vanderbilt OF Michael Busch, Jr., North Carolina OF Kyle Stowers, Jr., Stanford SP Tyler Dyson, Jr., Florida SP Nick Lodolo, Jr., Texas Christian SP Graeme Stinson, Jr., Duke SP Zack Thompson, Jr., Kentucky RP Matt Cronin, Jr., Arkansas UTL Matt Wallner, Jr., Southern Mississippi
Second team C Shea Langeliers, Jr., Baylor 1B Spencer Torkelson, So., Arizona State 2B Noah Campbell, So., South Carolina 3B Austin Shenton, Jr., Florida International SS Bryson Stott, Jr., Nevada-Las Vegas OF Dominic Fletcher, Jr., Arkansas OF Kameron Misner, Jr., Missouri OF Bryant Packard, Jr., East Carolina SP Matt Canterino, Jr., Rice SP George Kirby, Jr., Elon SP Erik Miller, Jr., Stanford SP Alek Manoah, Jr., West Virginia RP Jack Little, Jr., Stanford UTL J.T. Ginn, Fr., Mississippi State
Third team C Patrick Bailey, So., North Carolina State 1B Logan Wyatt, Jr., Louisville 2B Michael Massey, Jr., Illinois 3B Nick Quintana, Jr., Arizona SS Will Wilson, Jr., North Carolina State OF Wil Dalton, Jr., Florida OF Heston Kjerstad, So., Arkansas OF Will Robertson, Jr., Creighton SP Kyle Brnovich, Jr., Elon SP Zack Hess, Jr., Louisiana State SP Ryne Nelson, Jr., Oregon SP Ryan Zeferjahn, Jr., Kansas RP Parker Caracci, R-Jr., Mississippi UTL Aaron Schunk, Jr., Georgia