1996 College Baseball All-America Team

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1996 All-Americans included two-time World Series champion Pat Burrell (left) and Unanimous 1996 & 1997 All-American Mark Kotsay (right).

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season. From 1994 to 1996, there were four generally recognized All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball America , Collegiate Baseball Newspaper , and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. In order to be considered a "consensus" All-American, a player must have been selected by at least three of these.

Contents

Key

A
American Baseball Coaches Association [1]
B
Baseball America [2]
C
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper [2]
N
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association [3] [4] – branded as the Smith Super Team
Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
Consensus All-American – selected by all four organizations
Consensus All-American – selected by three organizations

All-Americans

PositionNameSchool#ABCNOther awards and honors
Starting pitcher J. D. Arteaga Miami (FL) 1Green check.svg
Starting pitcher Kris Benson Clemson 4Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg




First overall pick in the 1996 MLB Draft
Starting pitcher Brian Carmody Santa Clara 1Green check.svg
Starting pitcher Randy Choate Florida State 1Green check.svg
Starting pitcher R. A. Dickey Tennessee 2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Starting pitcher Seth Greisinger Virginia 4Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Starting pitcher Evan Thomas FIU 4Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Starting pitcher Jeff Weaver Fresno State 1Green check.svg
Starting pitcher Eddie Yarnall LSU 2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Relief pitcher Braden Looper Wichita State 4Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Relief pitcher Robbie Morrison Miami (FL) 1Green check.svg
Catcher Robert Fick Cal State Northridge 3Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Catcher A. J. Hinch Stanford 2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Catcher Dax Norris Alabama 1Green check.svg
First baseman / DH Eddy Furniss LSU 4Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
First baseman / Utility Travis Lee San Diego State 2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
First baseman Danny Peoples Texas 1Green check.svg
First baseman Tommy Peterman Georgia Southern 1Green check.svg
Second baseman David Eckstein Florida 1Green check.svg
Second baseman Josh Kliner Kansas 2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Second baseman Travis Young New Mexico 2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Shortstop Kip Harkrider Texas 1Green check.svg
Shortstop Josh Klimek Illinois 4Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Third baseman Casey Blake Wichita State 1Green check.svg
Third baseman Clint Bryant Texas Tech 2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Third baseman / DH Pat Burrell Miami (FL) 4Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Outfielder J. D. Drew Florida State 4Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Outfielder Ryan Fry Missouri 1Green check.svg
Outfielder Chad Green Kentucky 3Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Outfielder Jeff Guiel Oklahoma State 2Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Outfielder Jacque Jones USC 1Green check.svg
Outfielder Matt Kastelic Texas Tech 1Green check.svg
Outfielder Mark Kotsay Cal State Fullerton 4Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Designated hitter Jason Grabowski UConn 1Green check.svg
Utility player Lance Berkman Rice 1Green check.svg
Utility player Brad Wilkerson Florida 1Green check.svg
Utility player Travis Wyckoff Wichita State 1Green check.svg

See also

List of college baseball awards

References

  1. "1996 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA.org. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  3. "NCBWA Relaeses 1996 Smith Super Team". rotaryhouston.org. Archived from the original on February 10, 1997. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  4. "1996 Smith Super Team". rotaryhouston.org. Archived from the original on February 10, 1997. Retrieved August 8, 2025.