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 8 April 2012.
  3. "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  4. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  5. "1988 United States Olympic Team Roster". USA Baseball. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  6. "Ben McDonald". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  7. "Eric Wedge". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  8. "Frank Thomas". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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