1988 College Baseball All-America Team

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1988 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^[3]
	Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
	Consensus All-American – selected by all three organizations
	Consensus All-American – selected by two organizations

Position	Name	School	#	A	B	S	Other awards and honors
Pitcher	Jim Abbott	Michigan	1	—	—	Y
Pitcher	Andy Benes	Evansville	2	Y	Y	—	Rotary Smith Award Baseball America Pitcher of the Year Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year First overall pick in the 1988 MLB Draft
Pitcher	Kirk Dressendorfer	Texas	1	—	Y	—	Baseball America Freshman of the Year
Pitcher	Ben McDonald	LSU	1	—	Y	—
Pitcher	Gregg Olson	Auburn	3	Y	Y	Y
Pitcher	John Salles	Fresno State	1	Y	—	—
Catcher	Jim Campanis, Jr.	USC	1	—	Y	—
Catcher	Bert Hefferman	Clemson	1	Y	—	—
Catcher	Brian Johnson	Texas	1	—	—	Y
First baseman	Tino Martinez	Tampa	1	—	—	Y
First baseman	Lance Shebelut	Fresno State	2	Y	Y	—
Second baseman	Ty Griffin	Georgia Tech	1	—	—	Y
Second baseman	Kevin Higgins	Arizona State	1	—	Y	—
Second baseman	Mark Standiford	Wichita State	1	Y	—	—
Shortstop	Monty Fariss	Oklahoma State	2	—	Y	Y
Shortstop	Dave Silvestri	Missouri	1	Y	—	—
Third baseman	Robin Ventura	Oklahoma State	3	Y	Y	Y	Dick Howser Trophy Golden Spikes Award ABCA Player of the Year The Sporting News Player of the Year
Outfielder	Chris Estep	Kentucky	1	—	—	Y
Outfielder	Mike Fiore	Miami (FL)	2	Y	Y	—
Outfielder	Tom Goodwin	Fresno State	2	Y	Y	—
Outfielder	Billy Masse	Wake Forest	3	Y	Y	Y
Outfielder	Ted Wood	New Orleans	1	—	—	Y
Designated hitter	Scott Livingstone	Texas A&M	1	—	—	Y
Designated hitter	Mike Willes	BYU	1	Y	—	—
Utility player	John Olerud	Washington State	2	Y	Y	—	Baseball America Player of the Year

^ "1988 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
^ "On the record". The Commercial Appeal. June 23, 1988. Retrieved August 8, 2025.