# 1996 College Baseball All-America Team

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.
The NCAA recognizes three different All-America selectors for the 1996 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947), Baseball America (since 1981), and Collegiate Baseball (since 1991).

## Key

| ABCA | American Baseball Coaches Association |
| BA | Baseball America |
| CB | Collegiate Baseball |
| | Awarded the Golden Spikes Award, Dick Howser Trophy or Rotary Smith Award 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 |

## All-Americans

| Position | Name | School | ABCA | BA | CB | Notes |
| Pitcher | Kris Benson | Clemson | Y | Y | Y | ABCA, Baseball America & Collegiate Baseball POY, 204 strikeouts in a single season (1996) (T-11th in Division I), 1st overall pick in 1996 MLB Draft |
| Pitcher | Seth Greisinger | Virginia | Y | Y | Y | |
| Pitcher | Braden Looper | Wichita State | Y | Y | Y | |
| Pitcher | Evan Thomas (2) | FIU | Y | Y | Y | 220 strikeouts in a single season (1996) (4th in Division I) |
| Pitcher | Eddie Yarnall | LSU | Y | Y | — | |
| Pitcher | R. A. Dickey (2) | Tennessee | — | — | Y | |
| Pitcher | Robbie Morrison | Miami | — | — | Y | |
| Catcher | Robert Fick | Cal State Northridge | — | Y | Y | |
| Catcher | A. J. Hinch | Stanford | Y | — | — | |
| First baseman | Eddy Furniss ♦ | LSU | Y | Y | Y | Made BA team as designated hitter, 80 career home runs (4th in Division I), 689 total bases (3rd in Division I), 308 career RBI (6th in Division I) |
| First baseman | Travis Lee | San Diego State | Y | Y | — | |
| Second baseman | Josh Kliner | Kansas | Y | Y | — | |
| Second baseman | Travis Young | New Mexico | — | — | Y | |
| Third baseman | Pat Burrell | Miami | Y | Y | Y | Made ABCA team as DH, BA Freshman of the Year, 1996 CWS Most Outstanding Player,. 886 career slugging percentage (3rd in Division I),. 442 career batting average (8th in Division I), 1st overall pick in 1998 MLB Draft, 2008 World Series Champion, 2010 World Series Champion |
| Third baseman | Clint Bryant (2) | Texas Tech | Y | — | — | |
| Shortstop | Josh Klimek | Illinois | Y | Y | Y | |
| Outfielder | J. D. Drew | Florida State | Y | Y | Y | Only Division I player with at least 30 HR and 30 SB in a single season (1997), 110 runs in a single season (1997) (T-4th in Division I), 31 HR in a single season (T-16th in Division I), 2008 MLB All-Star, 2007 World Series Champion |
| Outfielder | Mark Kotsay (2) | Cal State Fullerton | Y | Y | Y | |
| Outfielder | Chad Green | Kentucky | Y | Y | — | |
| Outfielder | Jeff Guiel | Oklahoma State | Y | — | — | |
| Designated hitter | Jason Grabowski | Connecticut | — | — | Y | |
| Utility player | Travis Wyckoff | Wichita State | — | — | Y | |