1985 College Baseball All-America Team

1985 All-Americans included six-time MLB All-Star Will Clark and eleven-time MLB All-Star Barry Larkin.

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1985 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
	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	Jeff Brantley	Mississippi State	2	Y	Y	—
Pitcher	Mike Cook	South Carolina	2	Y	Y	—
Pitcher	Scott Marrett	Pepperdine	1	—	Y	—
Pitcher	Rick Raether	Miami (FL)	1	—	Y	—
Pitcher	Greg Swindell	Texas	3	Y	Y	Y	Baseball America Pitcher of the Year
Pitcher	Bobby Witt	Oklahoma	1	—	—	Y
Catcher	B. J. Surhoff	North Carolina	3	Y	Y	Y	The Sporting News Player of the Year First overall pick in the 1985 MLB Draft
First baseman	Will Clark	Mississippi State	3	Y	Y	Y	Golden Spikes Award
Second baseman	Billy Bates	Texas	2	Y	Y	—
Second baseman	José Mota	Cal State Fullerton	1	—	—	Y
Shortstop	Barry Larkin	Michigan	3	Y	Y	Y
Third baseman	Lance Blankenship	California	1	—	—	Y
Third baseman	Jeff King	Arkansas	1	—	Y	—
Third baseman	Rob Tomberlin	Western Kentucky	1	Y	—	—
Outfielder	Brad Bierly	Pepperdine	1	—	Y	—
Outfielder	Barry Bonds	Arizona State	1	—	—	Y
Outfielder	Gary Cooper	BYU	1	Y	—	—
Outfielder / DH	Frank Fazzini	Florida State	2	Y	Y	—
Outfielder	Chris Gwynn	San Diego State	1	—	—	Y
Outfielder	Pete Incaviglia	Oklahoma State	3	Y	Y	Y	Baseball America Player of the Year Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year
Outfielder	Rafael Palmeiro	Mississippi State	1	—	—	Y
Outfielder	Mike Watters	Michigan	1	—	Y	—
Designated hitter	Dave Otto	Missouri	1	Y	—	—
Utility player	Jim Fregosi, Jr.	New Mexico	1	Y	—	—

See also

List of college baseball awards

References

1. "1985 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
2. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.