1989 College Baseball All-America Team

1989 All-Americans included two-time AL MVP Frank Thomas (left) and 2007 AL Manager of the Year Eric Wedge (right).

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1989 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

A
American Baseball Coaches Association[2]
B
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 # A B Other awards and honors
Pitcher Kyle Abbott Long Beach State Consensus 1 Y
Pitcher Brian Barnes Clemson Unanimous 2 Y Y
Pitcher Kirk Dressendorfer Texas Consensus 1 Y
Pitcher Scott Erickson Arizona Consensus 1 Y
Pitcher Alex Fernandez Miami (FL) Consensus 1 Y
Pitcher Ben McDonald LSU Unanimous 2 Y Y



First overall pick in the 1989 MLB Draft
Catcher Eric Wedge Wichita State Consensus 1 Y
Catcher Alan Zinter Arizona Consensus 1 Y
First baseman Frank Thomas Auburn Unanimous 2 Y Y
Second baseman Mitch Hannahs Indiana State Consensus 1 Y
Second baseman Terry Taylor Texas A&M Consensus 1 Y
Shortstop Eddie Zosky Fresno State Unanimous 2 Y Y
Third baseman John Byington Texas A&M Unanimous 2 Y Y
Outfielder Troy Eklund Arkansas Consensus 1 Y
Outfielder Tom Goodwin Fresno State Unanimous 2 Y Y
Outfielder Rick Hirtensteiner Pepperdine Consensus 1 Y
Outfielder Dan Peltier Notre Dame Unanimous 2 Y Y
Designated hitter Scott Bryant Texas Unanimous 2 Y Y

Utility player Pete Young Mississippi State Consensus 1 Y

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  2. ^ "1989 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA.org. Retrieved June 28, 2025.