1998 College Baseball All-America Team

none August 2023 320 1998 All-Americans included 2006 World Series champion Jeff Weaver (left) and National College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee Brad Wilkerson (right). Jeff Weaver, Nashville.jpg Brad Wilkerson.jpg This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season. In 1998, there were six generally recognized All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball America, the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, The Sporting News, and USA Today Baseball Weekly. In order to be considered a "consensus" All-American, a player must have been selected by at least four of these. Key A American Baseball Coaches Associationhttps://www.abca.org/ABCA/Awards/All-Americans/NCAA_Division_I/1998.aspx 1998 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 Newspaperhttp://baseballnews.com/allamericans/currentallamericans.htm Louisville Slugger's All-America Baseball Teams baseballnews.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020916094345/http://baseballnews.com/allamericans/archives/1998/allamericans1998.htm September 16, 2002 May 21, 1998 July 6, 2025 N National Collegiate Baseball Writers Associationhttp://secsports.com/SEC+Baseball+Story/1998/05/30/base_allamerica+teams.html NCBWA announces 1998 All-America teams SECSports.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20000118130709/http://secsports.com/SEC+Baseball+Story/1998/05/30/base_allamerica+teams.html January 18, 2000 May 30, 1998 August 11, 2025 S The Sporting News U USA Today Baseball Weeklyhttp://usatoday.com/sports/baseball/bbw/bbw1522.htm Stat pack: These stars play by the numbers USA Today dead https://web.archive.org/web/20021105041921/http://usatoday.com/sports/baseball/bbw/bbw1522.htm November 5, 2002 August 11, 2025 Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame Consensus All-American – selected by all six organizations Consensus All-American – selected by four organizations All-Americans Position Name School # A B C N S UOther awards and honors Starting pitcher Jeff Austin baseball 1998 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 5 — Baseball America Player of the Year Starting pitcher Chuck Crowder y 1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets #003057 Georgia Tech 1 — — — — — Starting pitcher Seth Etherton USC Trojans 1998 USC Trojans baseball team USC 6 The Sporting News Player of the Year Starting pitcher Mike Fischer y 1998 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 2 — — — — Starting pitcher John Hendricks y 1998 Wake Forest Demon Deacons #CEB888 Wake Forest 1 — — — — — Starting pitcher Jason Jennings 1999 Baylor Bears #FFB81C Baylor 2 — — — — Starting pitcher Ryan Rupe 1998 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 1 — — — — — Starting pitcher Alex Santos baseball, born 1977 Miami Hurricanes 1998 Miami Hurricanes baseball team Miami (FL) 5 — Starting pitcher Jeff Weaver 1998 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 2 — — — — Starting pitcher Shane Wright y 1998 Texas Tech Red Raiders #E90802 Texas Tech 3 — — — Relief pitcher Josh Fogg Florida Gators 1998 Florida Gators baseball team Florida 3 — — — Relief pitcher Jack Krawczyk y USC Trojans 1998 USC Trojans baseball team USC 5 — Catcher Josh Bard 1998 Texas Tech Red Raiders #E90802 Texas Tech 2 — — — — Catcher Brad Cresse #FDD023 LSU 1 — — — — — Catcher Jeremy Salazar y Florida State Seminoles 1998 Florida State Seminoles baseball team Florida State 1 — — — — — Catcher Sammy Serrano baseball 1998 Stetson Hatters Stetson 4 — — First baseman Eddy Furniss #FDD023 LSU 5 — Dick Howser Trophy Second baseman Xavier Nady 1999 California Golden Bears #FFC72C California 1 — — — — — Second baseman Jeff Pickler 1998 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee 6 Shortstop Adam Everett 1998 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 1 — — — — — Shortstop Bobby Hill baseball Miami Hurricanes 1998 Miami Hurricanes baseball team Miami (FL) 1 — — — — — Shortstop Brian Roberts baseball 1998 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina 1 — — — — — Shortstop / DH Damon Thames 1998 Rice Owls Rice 6 ABCA Player of the Year Third baseman Andrew Beinbrink y 1999 Arizona State Sun Devils #7D2248 Arizona State 1 — — — — — Third baseman Pat Burrell Miami Hurricanes 1998 Miami Hurricanes baseball team Miami (FL) 1 — — — — — Golden Spikes Award First overall pick in the 1998 MLB draft Third baseman Paul Day baseball 1998 Long Beach State Dirtbags #ECAA00 Long Beach State 4 — — Third baseman Aubrey Huff Miami Hurricanes 1998 Miami Hurricanes baseball team Miami (FL) 2 — — — — Third baseman Bo Robinson y 1998 Charlotte 49ers Charlotte 1 — — — — — Outfielder Brian Cox y Florida State Seminoles 1998 Florida State Seminoles baseball team Florida State 1 — — — — — Outfielder Bubba Crosby 1998 Rice Owls Rice 4 — — Outfielder Mike Curry y 1998 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 1 — — — — — Outfielder James Matan y 1998 Charlotte 49ers Charlotte 2 — — — — Outfielder Kevin Mench 1998 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens #FFD200 Delaware 5 — Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year Outfielder Jeff Ryan baseball 1998 Wichita State Shockers #FFCD00 Wichita State 5 — Outfielder Eric Valent 1998 UCLA Bruins #F2A900 UCLA 3 — — — Outfielder Brian Wiese y 1998 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 1 — — — — — Designated hitter / 1B Pat Magness 1998 Wichita State Shockers #FFCD00 Wichita State 5 — Utility player Brandon Inge 1998 VCU Rams #FFB300 VCU 1 — — — — — Utility player Brad Wilkerson Florida Gators 1998 Florida Gators baseball team Florida 5 — Rotary Smith Award See also List of college baseball awards References Category:College Baseball All-America Teams All-America