1985 College Baseball All-America Team

1985 All-Americans included six-time MLB All-Star Will Clark and eleven-time MLB All-Star Barry Larkin.

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 1985 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947) and Baseball America (since 1981).^[2]

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ABCA	American Baseball Coaches Association^[2]
BA	Baseball America^[2]
	Awarded the Golden Spikes Award as national Player of the Year^[2]
Player (X)	Denotes the number of times the player had been named an All-American at that point^[2]
♦	Inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame^[3]

All-Americans[edit]

Position	Name	School	ABCA	BA	Notes
Pitcher	Greg Swindell (2) ♦	Texas	Y	Y	BA Pitcher of the Year,^[2] 1989 MLB All-Star,^[4] 14 career shutouts (Division I record),^[5] 19 wins in a single season (1985) (T-3rd in Division I),^[5] 204 career strikeouts (T-11th in Division I)^[5]
Pitcher	Mike Cook	South Carolina	Y	Y
Pitcher	Jeff Brantley	Mississippi State	Y	Y	1990 MLB All-Star,^[6] 1996 Rolaids Relief Man Award^[6]
Pitcher	Scott Marrett	Pepperdine	—	Y
Pitcher	Rick Raether	Miami	—	Y
Catcher	B.J. Surhoff (2) ♦	North Carolina	Y	Y	1989 MLB All-Star,^[7] First overall pick in 1985 Major League Baseball Draft^[8]
First baseman	Will Clark ♦	Mississippi State	Y	Y	6x MLB All-Star,^[9] 2x Silver Slugger Award,^[9] 1991 Gold Glove Award,^[9] 1989 NLCS MVP,^[9] 811 career slugging percentage (11th in Division I),^[5] Number (22) retired by the San Francisco Giants (2022),^[10]
Second baseman	Bill Bates (2)	Texas	Y	Y	13 triples in a single season (1985) (T-4th in Division I)^[5]
Third baseman	Bo Tomberlin	Western Kentucky	Y	—
Third baseman	Jeff King	Arkansas	—	Y	First overall pick in 1986 Major League Baseball Draft^[8]
Shortstop	Barry Larkin (2) ♦	Michigan	Y	Y	National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Inductee,^[11] 1995 NL MVP,^[11] 11x MLB All-Star,^[11] 8x Silver Slugger Award winner,^[11] 3x Gold Glove Award winner,^[11] 1993 Roberto Clemente Award,^[11] 1994 Lou Gehrig Memorial Award^[11]
Outfielder	Frank Fazzini	Florida State	Y	Y	Made BA team as DH,^[2] 137 hits in a single season (1985) (T-2nd in Division I),^[5] 79 career home runs (5th in Division I),^[5] 118 RBI in a single season (1985) (6th in Division I),^[5] 109 runs in a single season (1985) (T-6th in Division I)^[5]
Outfielder	Pete Incaviglia (2) ♦	Oklahoma State	Y	Y	BA POY,^[2] 100 career home runs (Division I record),^[5] 48 home runs in a single season (1985) (Division I record),^[5] 285 total bases in a single season (1985) (Division I record),^[5] 1.140 slugging percentage in a single season (1985) (Division I record),^[5] 143 RBI in a single season (1985) (Division I record),.^[5] 915 career slugging percentage (2nd in Division I),^[5] 324 career RBI (2nd in Division I)^[5] 635 career total bases (9th in Division I),^[5]
Outfielder	Gary Cooper	BYU	Y	—	320 career runs (2nd in Division I),^[5] 359 career hits (10th in Division I)^[5]
Outfielder	Brad Bierly	Pepperdine	—	Y
Outfielder	Mike Watters	Michigan	—	Y
Designated hitter	Dave Otto	Missouri	Y	—
Utility player	Jim Fregosi, Jr.	New Mexico	Y	—

References[edit]

^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
^ "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
^ "Greg Swindell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Jeff Brantley". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
^ "B.J. Surhoff". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "1st Picks Overall in the MLB Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Will Clark". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
^ "Giants Retired Numbers". Major League Baseball. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Barry Larkin". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.

[1] The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.

[NCAA-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 9, 2012.

[3] "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.

[4] "Greg Swindell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.

[records-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.

[Brantley-6] "Jeff Brantley". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.

[Surhoff-7] "B.J. Surhoff". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.

[1st_Picks_Overall_in_the_MLB_Draft-8] "1st Picks Overall in the MLB Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2012.

[Clark-9] "Will Clark". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.

[10] "Giants Retired Numbers". Major League Baseball. Retrieved December 9, 2022.

[Larkin-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Barry Larkin". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.

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