1987 College Baseball All-America Team Explained

An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.[1]

The NCAA recognizes two different All-America selectors for the 1987 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947) and Baseball America (since 1981).[2]

Key

ABCAAmerican Baseball Coaches Association
BABaseball America
Awarded the Golden Spikes Award or Dick Howser Trophy as national Player of the Year
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point
♦Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame[3]

All-Americans

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PitcherCurt KrippnerTexas
PitcherDerek LilliquistGeorgiaBA Pitcher of the Year
PitcherMike RemlingerDartmouth
PitcherRichie Lewis (2)Florida State520 career strikeouts (3rd in Division I), 202 strikeouts in a single season (1986) (T-14th in Division I)
PitcherAnthony TelfordSan Jose State
PitcherGregg OlsonAuburn1990 MLB All-Star,[4] 1989 AL ROY, Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics[5]
CatcherDarrin FletcherIllinois
CatcherCraig BiggioSeton Hall7x MLB All-Star,[6] 5x Silver Slugger Award winner, 4x Gold Glove Award winner, 1997 Branch Rickey Award, 2005 Hutch Award, 2007 Roberto Clemente Award
First basemanMarteese RobinsonSeton Hall.529 batting average in a single season (1987) (3rd in Division I), 126 hits in a single season (1987) (10th in Division I)
Second basemanTorey LovulloUCLA
Third basemanRobin Ventura (2) ♦Oklahoma State
ShortstopDave SilvestriMissouri
ShortstopMike BenjaminArizona State
OutfielderRiccardo IngramGeorgia Tech
OutfielderTed WoodNew Orleans
OutfielderTim RaleyWichita State305 career runs (5th in Division I), 370 career hits (6th in Division I)
OutfielderBrian CisarikTexas
Designated hitterJim IflandOklahoma State
Designated hitterScott LivingstoneTexas A&M
Utility playerMike WillesBYU

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. B0037HO8MY. 495.
  2. Web site: NCAA Baseball Award Winners. NCAA. April 9, 2012.
  3. Web site: College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees. College Baseball Hall of Fame. 12 April 2012.
  4. Web site: Gregg Olson. Baseball Reference. 10 April 2012.
  5. Web site: 1988 United States Olympic Team Roster. USA Baseball. 10 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20090202134302/http://web.usabaseball.com/events/events.jsp?ymd=20080724&content_id=34633&vkey=event_usab. 2 February 2009. dead.
  6. Web site: Craig Biggio. Baseball Reference. 10 April 2012.
  7. News: AP. Ventura, Wittels talk about streak. 10 April 2012. ESPN. June 2, 2010.
  8. Web site: Division I Record Book. NCAA. 14 April 2012.
  9. Web site: Robin Ventura. Baseball Reference. 10 April 2012.

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