1988 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]

1988 All-Americans included National College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Robin Ventura (left) and two-time MLB All-Star Andy Benes (right).

The NCAA recognizes two different All-America selectors for the 1988 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
PitcherAndy BenesEvansville
Green tickY
Green tickY
BA Pitcher of the Year[2] 2x MLB All-Star (1993, 1996),[4] First overall pick in 1988 Major League Baseball Draft,[4] Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics[5]
PitcherGregg Olson (2)Auburn
Green tickY
Green tickY
PitcherJohn SallesFresno State
Green tickY
PitcherBen McDonaldLSU
Green tickY
44 consecutive scoreless innings pitched (3rd in Division 1),[6] 202 strikeouts in a single season (T-14th in Division I),[6] 1st overall pick in MLB Draft,[7] Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics[5]
PitcherKirk DressendorferTexas
Green tickY
CatcherBert HeffermanClemson
Green tickY
CatcherJim Campanis, Jr.Clemson
Green tickY
First basemanLance ShebelutFresno State
Green tickY
Green tickY
32 home runs in a single season (1988) (T-13th in Division I)[6]
Second basemanMark StandifordWichita State
Green tickY
313 career runs (4th in Division I),[6] 94 career doubles (2nd in Division I),[6] 652 career total bases (6th in Division I),[6] 301 career RBI (8th in Division I), 258 career BB (3rd in Division I)[6]
Second basemanKevin HigginsArizona State
Green tickY
Third basemanRobin Ventura (2)Oklahoma State
Green tickY
Green tickY
NCAA record 58-game hit streak,[8] 302 career RBI (7th in Division I),[6] 107 runs in a single season (1986) (T-9th in Division I),.[6] 792 career slugging percentage (T-14th in Division I),.[6] 428 career batting average (T-17th in Division I),[6] 2x MLB All-Star,[9] 6x Gold Glove Award winner,[9] Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics[5]
ShortstopDave Silvestri (2)Missouri
Green tickY
Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics[5]
ShortstopMonty FarissOklahoma State
Green tickY
92 BB in a single season (1987) (6th in Division I),[6]
OutfielderMike FioreMiami
Green tickY
Green tickY
Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics[5]
OutfielderTom GoodwinFresno State
Green tickY
Green tickY
164 career SB (9th in Division I),[6] Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics[5]
OutfielderBilly MasseWake Forest
Green tickY
Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics[5]
Designated hitterMike Willes (2)BYU
Green tickY
Utility playerJohn OlerudWashington State
Green tickY
Green tickY
Made BA team as DH and P;[2] BA POY,.[2] 434 career batting average (12th in Division I),.[6] 824 career slugging percentage (9th in Division I), 2x MLB All-Star,[10] 3x Gold Glove Award winner[10]

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 9, 2012.
  3. "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  4. "Andy Benes". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  5. "1988 United States Olympic Team Roster". USA Baseball. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  6. "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  7. "Ben McDonald". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  8. AP (June 2, 2010). "Ventura, Wittels talk about streak". ESPN. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  9. "Robin Ventura". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  10. "John Olerud". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
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