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.

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1985 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 Association[1]
B
Baseball America[2]
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 S Other awards and honors
Pitcher Jeff Brantley Mississippi State 2Green tickGreen tick—
Pitcher Mike Cook South Carolina 2Green tickGreen tick—
Pitcher Scott Marrett Pepperdine 1—Green tick—
Pitcher Rick Raether Miami (FL) 1—Green tick—
Pitcher Greg Swindell Texas 3Green tickGreen tickGreen tick
Pitcher Bobby Witt Oklahoma 1——Green tick
Catcher B. J. Surhoff North Carolina 3Green tickGreen tickGreen tick
First overall pick in the 1985 MLB draft
First baseman Will Clark Mississippi State 3Green tickGreen tickGreen tick
Second baseman Billy Bates Texas 2Green tickGreen tick—
Second baseman José Mota Cal State Fullerton 1——Green tick
Shortstop Barry Larkin Michigan 3Green tickGreen tickGreen tick
Third baseman Lance Blankenship California 1——Green tick
Third baseman Jeff King Arkansas 1—Green tick—
Third baseman Rob Tomberlin Western Kentucky 1Green tick——
Outfielder Brad Bierly Pepperdine 1—Green tick—
Outfielder Barry Bonds Arizona State 1——Green tick
Outfielder Gary Cooper BYU 1Green tick——
Outfielder / DH Frank Fazzini Florida State 2Green tickGreen tick—
Outfielder Chris Gwynn San Diego State 1——Green tick
Outfielder Pete Incaviglia Oklahoma State 3Green tickGreen tickGreen tick
Outfielder Rafael Palmeiro Mississippi State 1——Green tick
Outfielder Mike Watters Michigan 1—Green tick—
Designated hitter Dave Otto Missouri 1Green tick——
Utility player Jim Fregosi, Jr. New Mexico 1Green tick——

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1985 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.