1988 College Baseball All-America Team

none August 2023 320 1988 All-Americans included National College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Robin Ventura (left) and two-time MLB All-Star Andy Benes (right). Robin Ventura 2011.jpg Andy Benes (crop).jpg 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 three generally recognized All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball America, and The Sporting News. In order to be considered a "consensus" All-American, a player must have been selected by at least two of these. Key A American Baseball Coaches Association1988 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams https://www.abca.org/ABCA/ABCA/Awards/All-Americans/NCAA_Division_I/1988.aspx ABCA July 11, 2025 B Baseball AmericaNCAA Baseball Award Winners http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/2010/awards.pdf NCAA 12 April 2012 S The Sporting NewsOn the record https://www.newspapers.com/image/773506578 The Commercial Appeal June 23, 1988 August 8, 2025 Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame Consensus All-American – selected by all three organizations Consensus All-American – selected by two organizations All-Americans Position Name School # A B SOther awards and honors Pitcher Jim Abbott 1988 Michigan Wolverines #FFCB05 Michigan 1 — — Pitcher Andy Benes #ED8B00 Evansville 2 — Rotary Smith Award Baseball America Pitcher of the Year Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year First overall pick in the 1988 MLB draft Pitcher Kirk Dressendorfer 1988 Texas Longhorns Texas 1 — — Baseball America Freshman of the Year Pitcher Ben McDonald 1988 LSU Tigers #FDD023 LSU 1 — — Pitcher Gregg Olson 1988 Auburn Tigers #F26522 Auburn 3 Pitcher John Salles Fresno State 1 — — Catcher Jim Campanis, Jr. 1988 USC Trojans #FFC72C USC 1 — — Catcher Bert Hefferman 1988 Clemson Tigers #522D80 Clemson 1 — — Catcher Brian Johnson catcher 1988 Texas Longhorns Texas 1 — — First baseman Tino Martinez 1988 Tampa Spartans #C8102E Tampa 1 — — First baseman Lance Shebelut Fresno State 2 — Second baseman Ty Griffin 1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets #003057 Georgia Tech 1 — — Second baseman Kevin Higgins baseball Arizona State Sun Devils 1988 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team Arizona State 1 — — Second baseman Mark Standiford #FFCD00 Wichita State 1 — — Shortstop Monty Fariss 1988 Oklahoma State Cowboys #000000 Oklahoma State 2 — Shortstop Dave Silvestri 1988 Missouri Tigers #F1B82D Missouri 1 — — Third baseman Robin Ventura 1988 Oklahoma State Cowboys #000000 Oklahoma State 3 Dick Howser Trophy Golden Spikes Award ABCA Player of the Year The Sporting News Player of the Year Outfielder Chris Estep 1988 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky 1 — — Outfielder Mike Fiore baseball, born 1966 Miami Hurricanes 1988 Miami Hurricanes baseball team Miami (FL) 2 — Outfielder Tom Goodwin Fresno State 2 — Outfielder Billy Masse 1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons #CEB888 Wake Forest 3 Outfielder Ted Wood 1988 New Orleans Privateers #A3A9AD New Orleans 1 — — Designated hitter Scott Livingstone 1988 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 1 — — Designated hitter Mike Willes 1988 BYU Cougars BYU 1 — — Utility player John Olerud 1988 Washington State Cougars Washington State 2 — Baseball America Player of the Year See also List of college baseball awards References Category:College Baseball All-America Teams All-America