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
Green tickY
Green tickY
513 career strikeouts (4th in Division I)[4]
PitcherBen McDonald (2) ♦LSU
Green tickY
Green tickY
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
Green tickY
PitcherAlex FernandezMiami
Green tickY
PitcherScott EricksonArizona
Green tickY
PitcherKyle AbbottLong Beach State
Green tickY
CatcherEric WedgeWichita State
Green tickY
2007 AL Manager of the Year Award[7]
CatcherAlan ZinterArizona
Green tickY
First basemanFrank ThomasAuburn
Green tickY
Green tickY
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
Green tickY
Second basemanTerry TaylorTexas A&M
Green tickY
Third basemanJohn ByingtonTexas A&M
Green tickY
Green tickY
ShortstopEddie ZoskyFresno State
Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderDan PeltierNotre Dame
Green tickY
Green tickY
OutfielderTim WalstromNorthern Colorado
Green tickY
Green tickY
1989 College Defensive player of the year
OutfielderTom Goodwin (2)Fresno State
Green tickY
164 career SB (9th in Division I),[4] Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics[5]
OutfielderRick HirtensteinerPepperdine
Green tickY
Designated hitterScott BryantTexas
Green tickY
Green tickY
ABCA POY[2]
Utility playerPete YoungMississippi State
Green tickY

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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