1988 College Baseball All-America Team

1988 College Baseball
All-America Team
College Baseball All-America Team
1988 NCAA Division I baseball season
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1988 All-Americans included National College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Robin Ventura (left) and two-time MLB All-Star Andy Benes (right).

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1988 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 Andy Benes Evansville Unanimous 2 Y Y


First overall pick in the 1988 MLB Draft
Pitcher Kirk Dressendorfer Texas Consensus 1 — Y
Baseball America Freshman of the Year
Pitcher Ben McDonald LSU Consensus 1 — Y
Pitcher Gregg Olson Auburn Unanimous 2 Y Y
Pitcher John Salles Fresno State Consensus 1 Y —
Catcher Jim Campanis, Jr. USC Consensus 1 — Y
Catcher Bert Hefferman Clemson Consensus 1 Y —
First baseman Lance Shebelut Fresno State Unanimous 2 Y Y
Second baseman Kevin Higgins Arizona State Consensus 1 — Y
Second baseman Mark Standiford Wichita State Consensus 1 Y —
Shortstop Monty Fariss Oklahoma State Consensus 1 — Y
Shortstop Dave Silvestri Missouri Consensus 1 Y —
Third baseman Robin Ventura Oklahoma State Unanimous 2 Y Y

Outfielder Mike Fiore Miami (FL) Unanimous 2 Y Y
Outfielder Tom Goodwin Fresno State Unanimous 2 Y Y
Outfielder Billy Masse Wake Forest Unanimous 2 Y Y
Designated hitter Mike Willes BYU Consensus 1 Y —
Utility player John Olerud Washington State Unanimous 2 Y Y

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "1988 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
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