1988 College Baseball All-America Team

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

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1988 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	Jim Abbott	Michigan	1	—	—	Y
Pitcher	Andy Benes	Evansville	2	Y	Y	—	Rotary Smith Award Baseball America Pitcher of the Year Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year First overall pick in the 1988 MLB Draft
Pitcher	Kirk Dressendorfer	Texas	1	—	Y	—	Baseball America Freshman of the Year
Pitcher	Ben McDonald	LSU	1	—	Y	—
Pitcher	Gregg Olson	Auburn	3	Y	Y	Y
Pitcher	John Salles	Fresno State	1	Y	—	—
Catcher	Jim Campanis, Jr.	USC	1	—	Y	—
Catcher	Bert Hefferman	Clemson	1	Y	—	—
Catcher	Brian Johnson	Texas	1	—	—	Y
First baseman	Tino Martinez	Tampa	1	—	—	Y
First baseman	Lance Shebelut	Fresno State	2	Y	Y	—
Second baseman	Ty Griffin	Georgia Tech	1	—	—	Y
Second baseman	Kevin Higgins	Arizona State	1	—	Y	—
Second baseman	Mark Standiford	Wichita State	1	Y	—	—
Shortstop	Monty Fariss	Oklahoma State	2	—	Y	Y
Shortstop	Dave Silvestri	Missouri	1	Y	—	—
Third baseman	Robin Ventura	Oklahoma State	3	Y	Y	Y	Dick Howser Trophy Golden Spikes Award ABCA Player of the Year The Sporting News Player of the Year
Outfielder	Chris Estep	Kentucky	1	—	—	Y
Outfielder	Mike Fiore	Miami (FL)	2	Y	Y	—
Outfielder	Tom Goodwin	Fresno State	2	Y	Y	—
Outfielder	Billy Masse	Wake Forest	3	Y	Y	Y
Outfielder	Ted Wood	New Orleans	1	—	—	Y
Designated hitter	Scott Livingstone	Texas A&M	1	—	—	Y
Designated hitter	Mike Willes	BYU	1	Y	—	—
Utility player	John Olerud	Washington State	2	Y	Y	—	Baseball America Player of the Year

See also

List of college baseball awards

References

1. "1988 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. "On the record". The Commercial Appeal. June 23, 1988. Retrieved August 8, 2025.