1989 College Baseball All-America Team

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Frank Thomas, Future Hall-of-Famer.jpg
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1989 All-Americans included two-time AL MVP Frank Thomas (left) and 2007 AL Manager of the Year Eric Wedge (right).

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1989 NCAA Division I baseball season. From 1981 to 1990, there were two generally recognized All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association and Baseball America . [1]

Contents

Key

A
American Baseball Coaches Association [2]
B
Baseball America [1]
Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
Unanimous All-American – selected by both organizations
Consensus All-American – selected by one organization

All-Americans

PositionNameSchoolStatus#ABOther awards and honors
Pitcher Kyle Abbott Long Beach State Consensus1Green check.svg
Pitcher Brian Barnes Clemson Unanimous2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Pitcher Kirk Dressendorfer Texas Consensus1Green check.svg
Pitcher Scott Erickson Arizona Consensus1Green check.svg
Pitcher Alex Fernandez Miami (FL) Consensus1Green check.svg
Pitcher Ben McDonald LSU Unanimous2Green check.svgGreen check.svg



First overall pick in the 1989 MLB Draft
Catcher Eric Wedge Wichita State Consensus1Green check.svg
Catcher Alan Zinter Arizona Consensus1Green check.svg
First baseman Frank Thomas Auburn Unanimous2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Second baseman Mitch Hannahs Indiana State Consensus1Green check.svg
Second baseman Terry Taylor Texas A&M Consensus1Green check.svg
Shortstop Eddie Zosky Fresno State Unanimous2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Third baseman John Byington Texas A&M Unanimous2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Outfielder Troy Eklund Arkansas Consensus1Green check.svg
Outfielder Tom Goodwin Fresno State Unanimous2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Outfielder Rick Hirtensteiner Pepperdine Consensus1Green check.svg
Outfielder Dan Peltier Notre Dame Unanimous2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Designated hitter Scott Bryant Texas Unanimous2Green check.svgGreen check.svg

Utility player Pete Young Mississippi State Consensus1Green check.svg

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  2. "1989 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA.org. Retrieved June 28, 2025.