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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.

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).

Key

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

All-Americans

Position Name School ABCA BA Notes
Pitcher Brian Barnes Clemson Green tickY Green tickY 513 career strikeouts (4th in Division I)
Pitcher Ben McDonald (2) ♦ LSU Green tickY Green tickY Baseball America POY, 44 consecutive scoreless innings pitched (3rd in Division 1), 202 strikeouts in a single season (T-14th in Division I), Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics, 1st overall pick in MLB Draft
Pitcher Kirk Dressendorfer (2) ♦ Texas Green tickY
Pitcher Alex Fernandez Miami Green tickY
Pitcher Scott Erickson Arizona Green tickY
Pitcher Kyle Abbott Long Beach State Green tickY
Catcher Eric Wedge Wichita State Green tickY 2007 AL Manager of the Year Award
Catcher Alan Zinter Arizona Green tickY
First baseman Frank Thomas Auburn Green tickY Green tickY 1993 & 1994 AL MVP, 5x MLB All-Star (1993-1997)
4x Silver Slugger Award (1991, 1993, 1994, 2000)
Second baseman Mitch Hannahs Indiana State Green tickY
Second baseman Terry Taylor Texas A&M Green tickY
Third baseman John Byington Texas A&M Green tickY Green tickY
Shortstop Eddie Zosky Fresno State Green tickY Green tickY
Outfielder Dan Peltier Notre Dame Green tickY Green tickY
Outfielder Tim Walstrom Northern Colorado Green tickY Green tickY 1989 College Defensive player of the year
Outfielder Tom Goodwin (2) Fresno State Green tickY 164 career SB (9th in Division I), Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics
Outfielder Rick Hirtensteiner Pepperdine Green tickY
Designated hitter Scott Bryant Texas Green tickY Green tickY ABCA POY
Utility player Pete Young Mississippi 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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