1983 College Baseball All-America Team

none August 2023 350 1983 All-Americans included four-time MLB All-Star Rafael Palmeiro (left) and future Houston Cougars baseball head coach Rayner Noble (right). Palmeiro swing2.png Rayner Noble.jpg This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1983 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 Association1983 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams https://www.abca.org/ABCA/ABCA/Awards/All-Americans/NCAA_Division_I/1983.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 News 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 Tim Belcher Mount Vernon Nazarene 1 — — First overall pick in the 1983 MLB draft Pitcher Mike Cherry baseball #002856 The Citadel 2 — Pitcher Ray Hayward 1983 Oklahoma Sooners #DDCBA4 Oklahoma 1 — — Pitcher Jim Hickey baseball, born 1961 1983 Texas–Pan American Broncs #FF6600 Texas–Pan American 2 — Pitcher Dennis Livingston Oklahoma State Cowboys 1983 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team Oklahoma State 1 — — Pitcher Calvin Schiraldi Texas 2 — Baseball America Pitcher of the Year College World Series Most Outstanding Player Catcher Andy Allanson 1983 Richmond Spiders Richmond 1 — — Catcher Terry Bell baseball 1983 Old Dominion Monarchs #A1D0F0 Old Dominion 1 — — Catcher Robbie Wine #000000 Oklahoma State 1 — — The Sporting News Player of the Year First baseman / DH Dave Magadan Alabama 3 Golden Spikes Award Baseball America Player of the Year First baseman / DH Russ Morman 1983 Wichita State Shockers #FFCD00 Wichita State 2 — Second baseman Rich Amaral 1983 UCLA Bruins #F2A900 UCLA 1 — — Second baseman Jeff Trout 1983 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens #FFD200 Delaware 2 — Shortstop Jeff Kunkel 1983 Rider Broncs Rider 2 — Shortstop Bill Merrifield 1983 Wake Forest Demon Deacons #CEB888 Wake Forest 1 — — Third baseman Carey Ross 1983 Central Michigan Chippewas #FFC82E Central Michigan 1 — — Third baseman Chris Sabo Michigan Wolverines 1983 Michigan Wolverines baseball team Michigan 2 — Outfielder Ben Abner 1983 Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern 2 — Outfielder Dave Clark baseball 1983 Jackson State Tigers Jackson State 1 — — Outfielder Kerwin Danley 1983 San Diego State Aztecs #C41230 San Diego State 1 — — Outfielder Stan Jefferson 1983 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats #F2A900 Bethune–Cookman 1 — — Outfielder Shane Mack baseball 1983 UCLA Bruins #F2A900 UCLA 2 — Outfielder Oddibe McDowell Arizona State Sun Devils 1983 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team Arizona State 1 — — Outfielder Rafael Palmeiro 1983 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 1 — — Baseball America Freshman of the Year Designated hitter Eric Hardgrave Stanford 1 — — Utility player Rayner Noble 1983 Houston Cougars Houston 1 — — See also List of college baseball awards References Category:College Baseball All-America Teams All-America