1986 College Baseball All-America Team

None August 2023 thumb|1986 All-Americans included five-time MLB All-Star Matt Williams. This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1986 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 Association1986 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams https://www.abca.org/ABCA/ABCA/Awards/All-Americans/NCAA_Division_I/1986.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 NewsHoward is TSN All-America https://www.newspapers.com/image/251024827 Muncie Evening Press July 11, 1986 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 Kevin Brown right-handed pitcher 1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets #003057 Georgia Tech 1 — — Pitcher Richie Lewis Florida State Seminoles 1986 Florida State Seminoles baseball team Florida State 1 — — Pitcher Mike Loynd Florida State Seminoles 1986 Florida State Seminoles baseball team Florida State 2 — Golden Spikes Award Baseball America Pitcher of the Year Pitcher Rick Raether Miami Hurricanes 1986 Miami Hurricanes baseball team Miami (FL) 2 — Pitcher Alex Sanchez pitcher 1986 UCLA Bruins #F2A900 UCLA 1 — — Pitcher Greg Swindell 1986 Texas Longhorns Texas 3 Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year Catcher Doug Duke 1986 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 2 — Catcher Scott Hemond 1986 South Florida Bulls #CFC493 South Florida 1 — — First baseman Rick Bernardo #B0D7FF Maine 1 — — First baseman George Canale 1986 Virginia Tech Hokies #E87722 Virginia Tech 2 — Second baseman Scott Cerny 1986 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos #FEBC11 UC Santa Barbara 1 — — Second baseman Luis Alicea Florida State Seminoles 1986 Florida State Seminoles baseball team Florida State 2 — Shortstop Matt Williams third baseman 1986 UNLV Rebels #CAC8C8 UNLV 3 Third baseman Jeff King baseball 1986 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 2 — The Sporting News Player of the Year First overall pick in the 1986 MLB draft Third baseman Robin Ventura Oklahoma State Cowboys 1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team Oklahoma State 1 — — Baseball America Freshman of the Year Outfielder Todd Azar 1983 Old Dominion Monarchs #A1D0F0 Old Dominion 1 — — Outfielder Casey Close 1986 Michigan Wolverines #FFCB05 Michigan 2 — Baseball America Player of the Year Outfielder Gary Cooper outfielder 1986 BYU Cougars BYU 1 — — Outfielder Thomas Howard baseball 1986 Ball State Cardinals Ball State 3 Outfielder Paul Meyers baseball 1986 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 1 — — Outfielder Rob Richie baseball 1986 Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada 1 — — Designated hitter Kevin Burdick 1986 Oklahoma Sooners #DDCBA4 Oklahoma 1 — — Designated hitter Craig Cooper baseball 1986 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 2 — Utility player Winfred Johnson 1986 East Carolina Pirates #FFC72C East Carolina 1 — — See also List of college baseball awards References Category:College Baseball All-America Teams All-America