1989 College Baseball All-America Team

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]

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

Position	Name	School	Status	#	A	B	Other awards and honors
Pitcher	Kyle Abbott	Long Beach State	Consensus	1	—	Y
Pitcher	Brian Barnes	Clemson	Unanimous	2	Y	Y
Pitcher	Kirk Dressendorfer	Texas	Consensus	1	Y	—
Pitcher	Scott Erickson	Arizona	Consensus	1	—	Y
Pitcher	Alex Fernandez	Miami (FL)	Consensus	1	—	Y
Pitcher	Ben McDonald	LSU	Unanimous	2	Y	Y	Golden Spikes Award Baseball America Player of the Year Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year Rotary Smith Award First overall pick in the 1989 MLB Draft
Catcher	Eric Wedge	Wichita State	Consensus	1	Y	—
Catcher	Alan Zinter	Arizona	Consensus	1	—	Y
First baseman	Frank Thomas	Auburn	Unanimous	2	Y	Y
Second baseman	Mitch Hannahs	Indiana State	Consensus	1	Y	—
Second baseman	Terry Taylor	Texas A&M	Consensus	1	—	Y
Shortstop	Eddie Zosky	Fresno State	Unanimous	2	Y	Y
Third baseman	John Byington	Texas A&M	Unanimous	2	Y	Y
Outfielder	Troy Eklund	Arkansas	Consensus	1	Y	—
Outfielder	Tom Goodwin	Fresno State	Unanimous	2	Y	Y
Outfielder	Rick Hirtensteiner	Pepperdine	Consensus	1	—	Y
Outfielder	Dan Peltier	Notre Dame	Unanimous	2	Y	Y
Designated hitter	Scott Bryant	Texas	Unanimous	2	Y	Y	Dick Howser Trophy ABCA Player of the Year Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year
Utility player	Pete Young	Mississippi State	Consensus	1	Y	—

See also

• Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball

References

1. "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.