The 2017 National Baseball Congress All-American Team represents the official all-tournament roster selected from the 2017 NBC World Series held in Wichita, Kansas. These players were chosen based on their outstanding performance during the 2017 NBC tournament, which brought together elite semi-professional and amateur baseball teams from across the United States. The 2017 All-American selections honor the top talent competing at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium and represent a snapshot of the best players in amateur baseball during this era.
Pitchers
| Blair Henley |
Santa Barbara Foresters (CA) |
7 IP, 7 H |
| Bradley Demco |
Cheney Diamond Dawgs (KS) |
12 IP, 2 Wins, 1 Save, 19 Ks |
| Dalton Shelberg |
San Diego Force (CA) |
17 IP, 8 Ks |
| Ryan Semon |
San Diego Waves (CA) |
7 IP, 1 Save |
| Pete Irvin |
Everett Merchants (WA) |
14 IP, 12 Ks |
Catchers
| Caleb Cox |
Mulvane Patriots (KS) |
.533 AVG, 2 doubles, 3 RBI |
| Dalton Dinkel |
Mulvane Patriots (KS) |
Threw out 4 base runners, 56 putouts, .417 AVG, 5 Runs, 6RBI |
Infielders
| 1B – Jake Levin |
Everett Merchants (WA) |
.438 AVG, .471 OBP%, 4 RBI |
| 2B – Hank LoForte |
Santa Barbara Foresters (CA) |
.533 AVG, 4 Runs, 5 assists per game, 10 – 17 |
| SS – Alex Lyon |
Wellington Heat (KS) |
.455 AVG, 8 Runs, |
| 3B – Adam Brown |
Mulvane Patriots (KS) |
10 RBI, 11 Hits, 3 2B, struck out once in 33 AB |
Outfielders
| Tresten Kennard |
Cheney Diamond Dawgs (KS) |
.448 AVG, 11 RBI, 8 Runs, 2 2B, 2 3B |
| Nik Gonzalez |
Northwest Boom (AZ) |
.538 AVG, .923 SLG%, 3 2B, 1 3B, 7H, 5 Runs |
| Colton Barrington |
Austin Shockers (TX) |
.467 AVG, 7-15, 5 Runs, 4 RBI |
Utility
| Landon Riker |
Seattle Studs (WA) |
5-10, 3 Runs |
| Jacob Boston |
Hays Larks (KS) |
.474 AVG, 4 RBI, 3 Runs, 2 2B |
Designated Hitter
| Brennan Fontenot |
Great Bend Bat Cats (KS) |
.471 AVG, 5 H, .941 SLG% |
Manager – Pat Hon – Cheney Diamond Dawgs (KS)
The 2017 NBC All-American Team roster documents the official all-tournament selections as chosen by official scorers at the National Baseball Congress World Series. Baseball historians and researchers seeking information about 2017 semi-professional baseball, amateur baseball history, NBC tournament statistics, or specific players and teams will find this complete roster essential for documenting baseball history. This team represents the talent competing on a national stage in Wichita, where the NBC tournament has provided opportunities for amateur and semi-professional players to showcase their abilities since 1935. For more information about NBC All-American Teams from other years, visit our complete archive of tournament records and statistics.
