1989 College Baseball All-America Team

An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.[1]

1989 All-Americans included two-time AL MVP Frank Thomas (left) and 2007 AL Manager of the Year Eric Wedge (right).

The NCAA recognizes two different All-America selectors for the 1989 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947) and Baseball America (since 1981).[2]

Key
ABCA American Baseball Coaches Association[2]
BA Baseball America[2]
Awarded the Golden Spikes Award, Dick Howser Trophy or Rotary Smith Award as national Player of the Year[2]
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point[2]
♦ Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame[3]

All-Americans
Position Name School ABCA BA Notes
PitcherBrian BarnesClemson
Y
Y
513 career strikeouts (4th in Division I)[4]
PitcherBen McDonald (2) ♦LSU
Y
Y
Baseball America POY,[2] 44 consecutive scoreless innings pitched (3rd in Division 1),[4] 202 strikeouts in a single season (T-14th in Division I),[4] Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics,[5] 1st overall pick in MLB Draft[6]
PitcherKirk Dressendorfer (2) ♦Texas
Y
—
PitcherAlex FernandezMiami
—
Y
PitcherScott EricksonArizona
—
Y
PitcherKyle AbbottLong Beach State
—
Y
CatcherEric WedgeWichita State
Y
—
2007 AL Manager of the Year Award[7]
CatcherAlan ZinterArizona
—
Y
First basemanFrank ThomasAuburn
Y
Y
1993 & 1994 AL MVP,[8] 5x MLB All-Star (1993-1997)[8]
4x Silver Slugger Award (1991, 1993, 1994, 2000)[8]
Second basemanMitch HannahsIndiana State
Y
—
Second basemanTerry TaylorTexas A&M
—
Y
Third basemanJohn ByingtonTexas A&M
Y
Y
ShortstopEddie ZoskyFresno State
Y
Y
OutfielderDan PeltierNotre Dame
Y
Y
OutfielderTim WalstromNorthern Colorado
Y
Y
1989 College Defensive player of the year
OutfielderTom Goodwin (2)Fresno State
Y
—
164 career SB (9th in Division I),[4] Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics[5]
OutfielderRick HirtensteinerPepperdine
—
Y
Designated hitterScott BryantTexas
Y
Y
ABCA POY[2]
Utility playerPete YoungMississippi State
Y
—

See also

References
  1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
  3. "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  4. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  5. "1988 United States Olympic Team Roster". USA Baseball. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  6. "Ben McDonald". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  7. "Eric Wedge". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
  8. "Frank Thomas". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
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