1983 College Baseball All-America Team

1983 All-Americans included four-time MLB All-Star Rafael Palmeiro (left) and future Houston Cougars baseball head coach Rayner Noble (right).

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1982 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

ABCA
American Baseball Coaches Association[2]
BA
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 # ABCA BA Other awards and honors
Pitcher Mike Cherry The Citadel Unanimous 2 Y Y
Pitcher Jim Hickey Texas–Pan American Unanimous 2 Y Y
Pitcher Dennis Livingston Oklahoma State Consensus 1 Y
Pitcher Calvin Schiraldi Texas Unanimous 2 Y Y
Catcher Andy Allanson Richmond Consensus 1 Y
Catcher Terry Bell Old Dominion Consensus 1 Y
First baseman Dave Magadan Alabama Unanimous 2 Y Y
Second baseman Jeff Trout Delaware Unanimous 2 Y Y
Shortstop Jeff Kunkel Rider Consensus 1 Y
Shortstop Bill Merrifield Wake Forest Consensus 1 Y
Third baseman Carey Ross Central Michigan Consensus 1 Y
Third baseman Chris Sabo Michigan Consensus 1 Y
Outfielder Ben Abner Georgia Southern Unanimous 2 Y Y
Outfielder Kerwin Danley San Diego State Consensus 1 Y
Outfielder Shane Mack UCLA Unanimous 2 Y Y
Outfielder Rafael Palmeiro Mississippi State Consensus 1 Y
Baseball America Freshman of the Year
Designated hitter Eric Hardgrave Stanford Consensus 1 Y
Designated hitter Russ Morman Wichita State Consensus 1 Y
Utility player Rayner Noble Houston Consensus 1 Y

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "1983 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved June 22, 2025.