1996 College Baseball All-America Team

none August 2023 285 1996 All-Americans included two-time World Series champion Pat Burrell (left) and Unanimous 1996 & 1997 All-American Mark Kotsay (right). Burrell.jpg Kotsay Looks Back.jpg This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1996 NCAA Division I baseball season. From 1994 to 1996, there were four generally recognized All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. In order to be considered a "consensus" All-American, a player must have been selected by at least three of these. Key A American Baseball Coaches Associationhttps://www.abca.org/ABCA/Awards/All-Americans/NCAA_Division_I/1996.aspx 1996 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams ABCA.org July 6, 2025 BBaseball AmericaNCAA Baseball Award Winners http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/2010/awards.pdf NCAA 12 April 2012 CCollegiate Baseball Newspaper N National Collegiate Baseball Writers Associationhttp://www.rotaryhouston.org/releases/smst96.html NCBWA Releases 1996 Smith Super Team rotaryhouston.org dead https://web.archive.org/web/19970210095429/http://www.rotaryhouston.org/releases/smst96.html February 10, 1997 August 8, 2025http://www.rotaryhouston.org/releases/smst96no.html 1996 Smith Super Team rotaryhouston.org dead https://web.archive.org/web/19970210095454/http://www.rotaryhouston.org/releases/smst96no.html February 10, 1997 August 8, 2025 – branded as the Smith Super Team Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame Consensus All-American – selected by all four organizations Consensus All-American – selected by three organizations All-Americans Position Name School # A B C NOther awards and honors Starting pitcher J. D. Arteaga Miami Hurricanes 1996 Miami Hurricanes baseball team Miami (FL) 1 — — — Starting pitcher Kris Benson Clemson Tigers 1996 Clemson Tigers baseball team Clemson 4 Dick Howser Trophy ABCA Player of the Year Baseball America Player of the Year Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year Rotary Smith Award First overall pick in the 1996 MLB draft Starting pitcher Brian Carmody y 1996 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara 1 — — — Starting pitcher Randy Choate Florida State Seminoles 1996 Florida State Seminoles baseball team Florida State 1 — — — Starting pitcher R. A. Dickey 1996 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 2 — — Starting pitcher Seth Greisinger 1996 Virginia Cavaliers #F84C1E Virginia 4 Starting pitcher Evan Thomas baseball #B6862C FIU 4 Starting pitcher Jeff Weaver 1996 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 1 — — — Starting pitcher Eddie Yarnall LSU Tigers 1996 LSU Tigers baseball team LSU 2 — — Relief pitcher Braden Looper 1996 Wichita State Shockers #FFCD00 Wichita State 4 Relief pitcher Robbie Morrison y Miami Hurricanes 1996 Miami Hurricanes baseball team Miami (FL) 1 — — — Catcher Robert Fick 1996 Cal State Northridge Matadors #000000 Cal State Northridge 3 — Catcher A. J. Hinch 1996 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 2 — — Catcher Dax Norris y Alabama 1 — — — First baseman / DH Eddy Furniss LSU Tigers 1996 LSU Tigers baseball team LSU 4 First baseman / Utility Travis Lee 1996 San Diego State Aztecs #C41230 San Diego State 2 — — Golden Spikes Award First baseman Danny Peoples y 1996 Texas Longhorns Texas 1 — — — First baseman Tommy Peterman y 1996 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 1 — — — Second baseman David Eckstein Florida Gators 1996 Florida Gators baseball team Florida 1 — — — Second baseman Josh Kliner y 1996 Kansas Jayhawks Kansas 2 — — Second baseman Travis Young 1996 New Mexico Lobos New Mexico 2 — — Shortstop Kip Harkrider 1996 Texas Longhorns Texas 1 — — — Shortstop Josh Klimek 1996 Illinois Fighting Illini #13294B Illinois 4 Third baseman Casey Blake 1996 Wichita State Shockers #FFCD00 Wichita State 1 — — — Third baseman Clint Bryant y 1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders #E90802 Texas Tech 2 — — Third baseman / DH Pat Burrell Miami Hurricanes 1996 Miami Hurricanes baseball team Miami (FL) 4 College World Series Most Outstanding Player Outfielder J. D. Drew Florida State Seminoles 1996 Florida State Seminoles baseball team Florida State 4 Outfielder Ryan Fry y 1988 Missouri Tigers #F1B82D Missouri 1 — — — Outfielder Chad Green outfielder 1996 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky 3 — Outfielder Jeff Guiel Oklahoma State Cowboys 1996 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team Oklahoma State 2 — — Outfielder Jacque Jones 1996 USC Trojans #FFC72C USC 1 — — — Outfielder Matt Kastelic y 1996 Texas Tech Red Raiders #E90802 Texas Tech 1 — — — Outfielder Mark Kotsay 1996 Cal State Fullerton Titans #FF7900 Cal State Fullerton 4 Designated hitter Jason Grabowski 1996 UConn Huskies UConn 1 — — — Utility player Lance Berkman 1996 Rice Owls Rice 1 — — — Utility player Brad Wilkerson Florida Gators 1996 Florida Gators baseball team Florida 1 — — — Utility player Travis Wyckoff y 1996 Wichita State Shockers #FFCD00 Wichita State 1 — — — See also List of college baseball awards References Category:College Baseball All-America Teams All-America