1998 College Baseball All-America Team

1998 All-Americans included 2006 World Series champion Jeff Weaver (left) and National College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee Brad Wilkerson (right).

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 Association[1]
B
Baseball America[2]
C
Collegiate Baseball Newspaper[3]
N
National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association[4]
S
The Sporting News
U
USA Today Baseball Weekly[5]
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 U Other awards and honors
Starting pitcher Jeff Austin Stanford 5 Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Starting pitcher Chuck Crowder Georgia Tech 1 Green tickY
Starting pitcher Seth Etherton USC 6 Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Starting pitcher Mike Fischer South Alabama 2 Green tickY Green tickY
Starting pitcher John Hendricks Wake Forest 1 Green tickY
Starting pitcher Jason Jennings Baylor 2 Green tickY Green tickY
Starting pitcher Ryan Rupe Texas A&M 1 Green tickY
Starting pitcher Alex Santos Miami (FL) 5 Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Starting pitcher Jeff Weaver Fresno State 2 Green tickY Green tickY
Starting pitcher Shane Wright Texas Tech 3 Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Relief pitcher Josh Fogg Florida 3 Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Relief pitcher Jack Krawczyk USC 5 Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Catcher Josh Bard Texas Tech 2 Green tickY Green tickY
Catcher Brad Cresse LSU 1 Green tickY
Catcher Jeremy Salazar Florida State 1 Green tickY
Catcher Sammy Serrano Stetson 4 Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
First baseman Eddy Furniss LSU 5 Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Second baseman Xavier Nady California 1 Green tickY
Second baseman Jeff Pickler Tennessee 6 Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Shortstop Adam Everett South Carolina 1 Green tickY
Shortstop Bobby Hill Miami (FL) 1 Green tickY
Shortstop Brian Roberts North Carolina 1 Green tickY
Shortstop / DH Damon Thames Rice 6 Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Third baseman Andrew Beinbrink Arizona State 1 Green tickY
Third baseman Pat Burrell Miami (FL) 1 Green tickY
First overall pick in the 1998 MLB Draft
Third baseman Paul Day Long Beach State 4 Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Third baseman Aubrey Huff Miami (FL) 2 Green tickY Green tickY
Third baseman Bo Robinson Charlotte 1 Green tickY
Outfielder Brian Cox Florida State 1 Green tickY
Outfielder Bubba Crosby Rice 4 Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Outfielder Mike Curry South Carolina 1 Green tickY
Outfielder James Matan Charlotte 2 Green tickY Green tickY
Outfielder Kevin Mench Delaware 5 Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Outfielder Jeff Ryan Wichita State 5 Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Outfielder Eric Valent UCLA 3 Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Outfielder Brian Wiese Mississippi State 1 Green tickY
Designated hitter / 1B Pat Magness Wichita State 5 Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY
Utility player Brandon Inge VCU 1 Green tickY
Utility player Brad Wilkerson Florida 5 Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY

See also

List of college baseball awards

References

  1. ^ "1998 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA.org. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  2. ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Louisville Slugger's All-America Baseball Teams". baseballnews.com. May 21, 1998. Archived from the original on September 16, 2002. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "NCBWA announces 1998 All-America teams". SECSports.com. May 30, 1998. Archived from the original on January 18, 2000. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  5. ^ "Stat pack: These stars play by the numbers". USA Today. Archived from the original on November 5, 2002. Retrieved August 11, 2025.