INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY BASEBALL PLAYERS

MLB Players Who Played Collegiately at Indiana State University | Baseball Almanac

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

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Indiana State University
"Sycamores"

Major League Baseball Player Alumni

1. Jeff James 1959 - 1959 04-13-1968
2. Danny Lazar 1963 - 1964 06-21-1968
3. Bill Hayes 1979 - 1980 09-30-1980
4. Wallace Johnson 1977 - 1979 09-08-1981
5. Rick Grapenthin 1979 - 1980 05-03-1983
6. Zane Smith 1980 - 1982 09-10-1984
7. Brian Dorsett 1980 - 1983 09-08-1987
8. Tim Barrett 1982 - 1983 07-18-1988
9. Tom Gilles 1981 - 1984 06-07-1990
10. Mike Gardiner 1984 - 1987 09-08-1990
11. Blaise Ilsley 1983 - 1985 04-04-1994
12. David Doster 1990 - 1993 06-16-1996
13. Chuck Smith 1991 - 1991 06-13-2000
14. Clint Barmes 1998 - 2000 09-05-2003
15. Alex Graman 1997 - 1998 04-20-2004
16. Joe Thatcher 2002 - 2004 07-26-2007
17. Mitch Stetter 2002 - 2003 09-01-2007
18. Brian Omogrosso 2003 - 2006 07-03-2012
19. Jake Petricka 2009 - 2010 08-22-2013
20. Ryan Strausborger 2007 - 2010 08-05-2015
21. Colin Rea 2011 - 2011 08-11-2015
22. Nevin Ashley 2004 - 2006 09-09-2015
23. Sean Manaea 2003 - 2006 04-29-2016
24. Andy Young 2015 - 2016 08-01-2020
25. Dakota Bacus 2012 - 2012 08-09-2020
26. Hunter Owen 2014 - 2016 05-05-2021
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The Indiana State University baseball program started in 1896, Jeff James was the first former Sycamore to make it to the Major League level. Names that appear on the chart above in bold print are in the Indiana State University Hall of Fame.

On September 6, 1963, former pitcher Tommy John made his Major League debut and this is of note as he attended Indiana State, but did not play baseball for the Sycamores as he was already a big league hurler.

Did you know that there were twenty-six Indiana State University ballplayers who made it to the majors? Send updates to Baseball Almanac.