1985 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]
The NCAA recognizes two different All-America selectors for the 1985 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 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 |
Pitcher | Greg Swindell (2) ♦ | Texas | BA Pitcher of the Year,[2] 1989 MLB All-Star,[4] 14 career shutouts (Division I record),[5] 19 wins in a single season (1985) (T-3rd in Division I),[5] 204 career strikeouts (T-11th in Division I)[5] | ||
Pitcher | Mike Cook | South Carolina | |||
Pitcher | Jeff Brantley | Mississippi State | 1990 MLB All-Star,[6] 1996 Rolaids Relief Man Award[6] | ||
Pitcher | Pepperdine | — |
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Pitcher | Miami | — |
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Catcher | B.J. Surhoff (2) ♦ | North Carolina | 1989 MLB All-Star,[7] First overall pick in 1985 Major League Baseball Draft[8] | ||
First baseman | Will Clark ♦ | Mississippi State | 6x MLB All-Star,[9] 2x Silver Slugger Award,[9] 1991 Gold Glove Award,[9] 1989 NLCS MVP,.[9] 811 career slugging percentage (11th in Division I),[5] | ||
Second baseman | Bill Bates (2) | Texas | 13 triples in a single season (1985) (T-4th in Division I)[5] | ||
Third baseman | Western Kentucky | — |
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Third baseman | Jeff King | Arkansas | — |
First overall pick in 1986 Major League Baseball Draft[8] | |
Shortstop | Barry Larkin (2) ♦ | Michigan | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Inductee,[10] 1995 NL MVP,[10] 11x MLB All-Star,[10] 8x Silver Slugger Award winner,[10] 3x Gold Glove Award winner,[10] 1993 Roberto Clemente Award,[10] 1994 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award[10] | ||
Outfielder | Florida State | Made BA team as DH,[2] 137 hits in a single season (1985) (T-2nd in Division I),[5] 79 career home runs (5th in Division I),[5] 118 RBI in a single season (1985) (6th in Division I),[5] 109 runs in a single season (1985) (T-6th in Division I)[5] | |||
Outfielder | Pete Incaviglia (2) ♦ | Oklahoma State | BA POY,[2] 100 career home runs (Division I record),[5] 48 home runs in a single season (1985) (Division I record),[5] 285 total bases in a single season (1985) (Division I record),[5] 1.140 slugging percentage in a single season (1985) (Division I record),[5] 143 RBI in a single season (1985) (Division I record),.[5] 915 career slugging percentage (2nd in Division I),[5] 324 career RBI (2nd in Division I)[5] 635 career total bases (9th in Division I),[5] | ||
Outfielder | Gary Cooper | BYU | — |
320 career runs (2nd in Division I),[5] 359 career hits (10th in Division I)[5] | |
Outfielder | Pepperdine | — |
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Outfielder | Michigan | — |
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Designated hitter | Dave Otto | Missouri | — |
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Utility player | New Mexico | — |
See also[]
- Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball
References[]
- ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
- ^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ "Greg Swindell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Jeff Brantley". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "B.J. Surhoff". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ a b "1st Picks Overall in the MLB Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Will Clark". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Barry Larkin". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
Categories:
- College Baseball All-America Teams
- 1985 NCAA Division I baseball season