1989 College Baseball All-America Team

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

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 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
Pitcher Brian Barnes Clemson
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 513 career strikeouts (4th in Division I)[4]
Pitcher Ben McDonald (2) ♦ LSU
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 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]
Pitcher Kirk Dressendorfer (2) ♦ Texas
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Pitcher Alex Fernandez Miami
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Pitcher Scott Erickson Arizona
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Pitcher Kyle Abbott Long Beach State
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Catcher Eric Wedge Wichita State
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 2007 AL Manager of the Year Award[7]
Catcher Alan Zinter Arizona
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First baseman Frank Thomas Auburn
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 1993 & 1994 AL MVP,[8] 5x MLB All-Star (1993-1997)[8]
4x Silver Slugger Award (1991, 1993, 1994, 2000)[8]
Second baseman Mitch Hannahs Indiana State
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Second baseman Terry Taylor Texas A&M
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Third baseman John Byington Texas A&M
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Shortstop Eddie Zosky Fresno State
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Outfielder Dan Peltier Notre Dame
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Outfielder Northern Colorado
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 1989 College Defensive player of the year
Outfielder Tom Goodwin (2) Fresno State
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 164 career SB (9th in Division I),[4] Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics[5]
Outfielder Rick Hirtensteiner Pepperdine
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Designated hitter Scott Bryant Texas
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 ABCA POY[2]
Utility player Pete Young Mississippi State
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See also[]

  • Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball

References[]

  1. ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "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. ^ a b c d "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  5. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "Frank Thomas". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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