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.
"We're not rookies anymore, and we've got a year under our belts. Every little bit counts as far as experience goes, and hopefully, every year we get a little bit better. This year, we're expecting to play better and for better things to happen." - Clint Barmes
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# | MLB Player Name | Dates Played | Debut | Box |
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 |
# | MLB Player Name | Dates Played | Debut | Box |
ISU MLB Players | Research by Baseball Almanac |
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.