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]
The NCAA recognizes two different All-America selectors for the 1988 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947) and Baseball America [ 2]
Key
All-Americans
Position
Name
School
ABCA
BA
Notes
Pitcher Andy Benes Evansville Y Y BA Pitcher of the Year[ 2] MLB All-Star (1993, 1996),[ 4] 1988 Major League Baseball Draft ,[ 4] Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics [ 5]
Pitcher Gregg Olson (2)Auburn Y Y
Pitcher John Salles Fresno State Y —
Pitcher Ben McDonald ♦LSU —
Y 44 consecutive scoreless innings pitched (3rd in Division 1),[ 6] strikeouts in a single season (T-14th in Division I),[ 6] MLB Draft ,[ 7] Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics [ 5]
Pitcher Kirk Dressendorfer ♦Texas —
Y
Catcher Bert Hefferman Clemson Y —
Catcher Jim Campanis, Jr. Clemson —
Y
First baseman Lance Shebelut Fresno State Y Y 32 home runs in a single season (1988) (T-13th in Division I)[ 6]
Second baseman Mark Standiford Wichita State Y —
313 career runs (4th in Division I),[ 6] [ 6] total bases (6th in Division I),[ 6] RBI (8th in Division I), 258 career BB (3rd in Division I)[ 6]
Second baseman Kevin Higgins Arizona State —
Y
Third baseman Robin Ventura (2)Oklahoma State Y Y NCAA record 58-game hit streak,[ 8] RBI (7th in Division I),[ 6] runs in a single season (1986) (T-9th in Division I),.[ 6] slugging percentage (T-14th in Division I),.[ 6] batting average (T-17th in Division I),[ 6] MLB All-Star ,[ 9] Gold Glove Award winner,[ 9] Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics [ 5]
Shortstop Dave Silvestri (2)Missouri Y —
Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics [ 5]
Shortstop Monty Fariss Oklahoma State —
Y 92 BB in a single season (1987) (6th in Division I),[ 6]
Outfielder Mike Fiore Miami Y Y Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics [ 5]
Outfielder Tom Goodwin Fresno State Y Y 164 career SB (9th in Division I),[ 6] Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics [ 5]
Outfielder Billy Masse Wake Forest —
Y Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics [ 5]
Designated hitter Mike Willes (2)BYU Y —
Utility player John Olerud ♦Washington State Y Y Made BA team as DH and P ;[ 2] [ 2] batting average (12th in Division I),.[ 6] slugging percentage (9th in Division I), 2x MLB All-Star ,[ 10] Gold Glove Award winner[ 10]
See also
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 April 9, 2012 .^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees" . College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012 .^ a b "Andy Benes" . Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2012 .^ a b c d e f g "1988 United States Olympic Team Roster" . USA Baseball. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2012 .^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Division I Record Book" (PDF) . NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012 .^ "Ben McDonald" . Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2012 .^ AP (June 2, 2010). "Ventura, Wittels talk about streak" . ESPN . Retrieved April 10, 2012 . ^ a b "Robin Ventura" . Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2012 .^ a b "John Olerud" . Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2012 .
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