1984 College Baseball All-America Team

1984 All-Americans included twelve-time MLB All-Star Mark McGwire and National College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee B.J. Surhoff.

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1984 NCAA Division I baseball season. From 1981 to 1990, there were three generally recognized All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball America , and The Sporting News . In order to be considered a "consensus" All-American, a player must have been selected by at least two of these.

Key

A	American Baseball Coaches Association [1]
B	Baseball America [2]
S	The Sporting News [3]
	Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
	Consensus All-American – selected by all three organizations
	Consensus All-American – selected by two organizations

All-Americans

Position	Name	School	#	A	B	S	Other awards and honors
Pitcher	Scott Bankhead	North Carolina	2	Y	Y	—
Pitcher	Mike Dunne	Bradley	1	—	—	Y
Pitcher	Drew Hall	Morehead State	1	—	—	Y
Pitcher	John Hoover	Fresno State	2	Y	Y	—	Baseball America Pitcher of the Year
Pitcher	Todd Simmons	Cal State Fullerton	1	Y	—	—
Pitcher	Greg Swindell	Texas	1	—	Y	—	Baseball America Freshman of the Year
Pitcher	Scott Wright	Cal State Fullerton	1	—	Y	—
Catcher	John Marzano	Temple	2	—	Y	Y
Catcher	B. J. Surhoff	North Carolina	1	Y	—	—
First baseman	Mark McGwire	USC	3	Y	Y	Y	The Sporting News Player of the Year
Second baseman	Billy Bates	Texas	2	Y	—	Y
Second baseman	Bob Ralston	Arizona	1	—	Y	—
Shortstop	Barry Larkin	Michigan	1	Y	—	—
Shortstop / Utility	Cory Snyder	BYU	3	Y	Y	Y
Third baseman	Ken Caminiti	San Jose State	1	—	—	Y
Third baseman	David Denny	Texas	1	—	Y	—
Third baseman	Gene Larkin	Columbia	1	Y	—	—
Outfielder	Alan Cockrell	Tennessee	1	—	—	Y
Outfielder	Chris Gwynn	San Diego State	2	Y	Y	—
Outfielder	Shane Mack	UCLA	2	Y	—	Y
Outfielder	Oddibe McDowell	Arizona State	3	Y	Y	Y	Golden Spikes Award Baseball America Player of the Year Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year
Outfielder	Rafael Palmeiro	Mississippi State	2	Y	Y	—
Designated hitter	Pete Incaviglia	Oklahoma State	2	Y	Y	—
Designated hitter	Will Clark	Mississippi State	1	—	—	Y

See also

List of college baseball awards

References

1. "1984 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
2. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
3. "All-America Team". The Birmingham News. July 5, 1984. Retrieved August 8, 2025.