1986 College Baseball All-America Team

1986 All-Americans included five-time MLB All-Star Matt Williams.

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1986 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 Greg Swindell Texas Unanimous 2 Y Y
Pitcher Mike Loynd Florida State Unanimous 2 Y Y
Pitcher Rick Raether Miami (FL) Unanimous 2 Y Y
Pitcher Alex Sanchez Texas Consensus 1 Y
Pitcher Richie Lewis Florida State Consensus 1 Y
Catcher Doug Duke Alabama Unanimous 2 Y Y
First baseman Rick Bernardo Maine Consensus 1 Y
First baseman George Canale Virginia Tech Consensus 1 Y
Second baseman Scott Cerny UC Santa Barbara Consensus 1 Y
Second baseman Luis Alicea Florida State Consensus 1 Y
Shortstop Matt Williams UNLV Unanimous 2 Y Y
Third baseman Jeff King Arkansas Consensus 1 Y
First overall pick in the 1986 MLB Draft
Third baseman Robin Ventura Oklahoma State Consensus 1 Y
Baseball America Freshman of the Year
Outfielder Todd Azar Old Dominion Consensus 1 Y
Outfielder Casey Close Michigan Unanimous 2 Y Y
Outfielder Gary Cooper BYU Consensus 1 Y
Outfielder Thomas Howard Ball State Unanimous 2 Y Y
Designated hitter Kevin Burdick Oklahoma Consensus 1 Y
Designated hitter Craig Cooper Georgia Southern Consensus 1 Y
Utility player Winfred Johnson East Carolina Consensus 1 Y

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "1986 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved June 25, 2025.