1985 College Baseball All-America Team
An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.[1]
The NCAA recognizes two different All-America selectors for the 1985 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947) and Baseball America (since 1981).[2]
Key
ABCA | American Baseball Coaches Association[2] |
BA | Baseball America[2] |
Awarded the Golden Spikes Award as national Player of the Year[2] | |
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point[2] |
♦ | Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame[3] |
All-Americans
Position | Name | School | ABCA | BA | Notes |
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Pitcher | Greg Swindell (2) ♦ | Texas | Y | Y | BA Pitcher of the Year,[2] 1989 MLB All-Star,[4] 14 career shutouts (Division I record),[5] 19 wins in a single season (1985) (T-3rd in Division I),[5] 204 career strikeouts (T-11th in Division I)[5] |
Pitcher | Mike Cook | South Carolina | Y | Y | |
Pitcher | Jeff Brantley | Mississippi State | Y | Y | 1990 MLB All-Star,[6] 1996 Rolaids Relief Man Award[6] |
Pitcher | Scott Marrett | Pepperdine | — | Y | |
Pitcher | Rick Raether | Miami | — | Y | |
Catcher | B.J. Surhoff (2) ♦ | North Carolina | Y | Y | 1989 MLB All-Star,[7] First overall pick in 1985 Major League Baseball Draft[8] |
First baseman | Will Clark ♦ | Mississippi State | Y | Y | 6x MLB All-Star,[9] 2x Silver Slugger Award,[9] 1991 Gold Glove Award,[9] 1989 NLCS MVP,[9] 811 career slugging percentage (11th in Division I),[5] Number (22) retired by the San Francisco Giants (2022),[10] |
Second baseman | Bill Bates (2) | Texas | Y | Y | 13 triples in a single season (1985) (T-4th in Division I)[5] |
Third baseman | Bo Tomberlin | Western Kentucky | Y | — | |
Third baseman | Jeff King | Arkansas | — | Y | First overall pick in 1986 Major League Baseball Draft[8] |
Shortstop | Barry Larkin (2) ♦ | Michigan | Y | Y | National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Inductee,[11] 1995 NL MVP,[11] 11x MLB All-Star,[11] 8x Silver Slugger Award winner,[11] 3x Gold Glove Award winner,[11] 1993 Roberto Clemente Award,[11] 1994 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award[11] |
Outfielder | Frank Fazzini | Florida State | Y | Y | Made BA team as DH,[2] 137 hits in a single season (1985) (T-2nd in Division I),[5] 79 career home runs (5th in Division I),[5] 118 RBI in a single season (1985) (6th in Division I),[5] 109 runs in a single season (1985) (T-6th in Division I)[5] |
Outfielder | Pete Incaviglia (2) ♦ | Oklahoma State | Y | Y | BA POY,[2] 100 career home runs (Division I record),[5] 48 home runs in a single season (1985) (Division I record),[5] 285 total bases in a single season (1985) (Division I record),[5] 1.140 slugging percentage in a single season (1985) (Division I record),[5] 143 RBI in a single season (1985) (Division I record),.[5] 915 career slugging percentage (2nd in Division I),[5] 324 career RBI (2nd in Division I)[5] 635 career total bases (9th in Division I),[5] |
Outfielder | Gary Cooper | BYU | Y | — | 320 career runs (2nd in Division I),[5] 359 career hits (10th in Division I)[5] |
Outfielder | Brad Bierly | Pepperdine | — | Y | |
Outfielder | Mike Watters | Michigan | — | Y | |
Designated hitter | Dave Otto | Missouri | Y | — | |
Utility player | Jim Fregosi, Jr. | New Mexico | Y | — |
See also
References
- ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
- ^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
- ^ "Greg Swindell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
- ^ a b "Jeff Brantley". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
- ^ "B.J. Surhoff". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
- ^ a b "1st Picks Overall in the MLB Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Will Clark". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
- ^ "Giants Retired Numbers". Major League Baseball. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Barry Larkin". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
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