University of La Verne Baseball Players Who Made it to a Major League Baseball Team

University of La Verne Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive chart of every University of La Verne alumnus who played baseball at the University of La Verne AND made it to the Major League level.

"A manager uses a relief pitcher like a six shooter, he fires until it's empty then takes the gun and throws it at the villain." - Dan Quisenberry (La Verne College baseball player in 1974 & 1975)

La Verne College "Leopards" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Ewell Blackwell	1941 - 1941	04-21-1942
Steve Barber^(Arizona)	1968 - 1969	04-09-1970
John Verhoeven	1974 - 1974	07-06-1976
Willie Norwood	1969 - 1972	04-21-1977
Jim Lentine^{(Arizona State)}	1975 - 1975	09-03-1978
Dan Graham	1975 - 1975	06-08-1979
Dan Quisenberry	1974 - 1975	07-08-1979
University of La Verne "Leopards" Major League Baseball Player Alumnus
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
Dave Rucker^(UCLA)	1978 - 1978	04-21-1981
George Hinshaw	1978 - 1980	09-19-1982
Name [Click for M.L. Stats]	Dates Played	Debut / Box
University of La Verne M.L.B. Player Alumnus

The University of La Verne's baseball program started in 1940 and Ewell Blackwell was their first player to make it to the Major League level. Names that appear on the chart above in bold print are in the University of LaVerne Hall of Fame.

The La Verne Leos wear green & orange (chosen to reflect the many orange groves that were located in La Verne, California), play home games at Ben Hines Field and have won national championships in 1972 (NAIA) and 1995 (NCAA).

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