Iowa State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues

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

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"While there had been numerous 'iron arms' working doubeheader stints in the big leagues up to that time, (Dutch) Levsen is recognized by baseball's Hall of Fame as the last pitcher to record a complete-game doubleheader victory in the big time." - Bob Sudyk in The Hartford Courant (February 1986)

Iowa State College of Agricultural & Mechanical Arts
"Cyclones"

Major League Baseball Player Alumni

1. Clyde Southwick 1905 - 1911 08-22-1911
2. George Clark 1911 - 1911 05-16-1913
3. Dutch Levsen 1917 - 1919 09-28-1923
4. Dick Bertell 1955 - 1957 09-22-1960
5. Jerry McNertney 1956 - 1958 04-16-1964

Iowa State University
"Cyclones"

Major League Baseball Player Alumni

6. Bob Locker 1958 - 1960 04-14-1965
7. Al Closter 1963 - 1964 04-19-1966
8. Jeff Schneider 1971 - 1972 08-12-1981
9. Curt Kaufman 1976 - 1977 09-10-1982
10. Jim Walewander 1981 - 1983 05-31-1987
11. Mike Myers 1988 - 1990 04-25-1995
12. Don Wengert 1989 - 1992 04-30-1995
13. Mike Busch 1987 - 1990 08-30-1995
14. Matt Wagner (Arkansas) 1994 - 1994 06-05-1996
15. Nate Teut 1995 - 1997 05-04-2002
16. Shawn Sedlacek 1997 - 1998 06-18-2002
17. Jeff Duncan (Arizona State) 1997 - 1998 05-20-2003
18. T.J. Bohn (Bellevue) 2001 - 2001 08-22-2006
Iowa State University MLB Players
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The Iowa State University baseball program started in 1892 and Clyde Southwick 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 Iowa State University Hall of Fame.

The Iowa State University official site has many Cyclone "traditions" including their alma mater, their fight song and the history of their team name:

"In 1894, a terrible tornado hit the Iowa town of Grinnell. During the summer and early fall of 1895, a number of 'Cyclones' continued to wreak havoc on the state of Iowa. Hence, when Iowa State's (then called Iowa Agricultural College) football team blew away highly-touted Northwestern that fall, the winners were likened to a cyclone. The name stuck as this group of Cyclones helped propel Iowa State into the world of big-time football."

Source: Traditions Webpage on Iowa State University Site.

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