Central Michigan University, MI
Mount Pleasant, MI
14 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended Central Michigan University
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Dobb | 1924 | 1924 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Tom Tresh | 1961 | 1969 | 1192 | 4251 | 1041 | 153 | 0.245 |
| Gary Taylor | 1969 | 1969 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Carmen Fanzone | 1970 | 1974 | 237 | 588 | 132 | 20 | 0.224 |
| Dick Lange | 1972 | 1975 | 78 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Chris Knapp | 1975 | 1980 | 122 | - | - | - | - |
| Dave Machemer | 1978 | 1979 | 29 | 48 | 11 | 1 | 0.229 |
| Dan Rohn | 1983 | 1986 | 54 | 72 | 18 | 1 | 0.250 |
| Curt Young | 1983 | 1993 | 253 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Ray Soff | 1986 | 1987 | 42 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Kevin Tapani | 1989 | 2001 | 361 | 261 | 40 | 2 | 0.153 |
| Shawn Hare | 1991 | 1995 | 64 | 109 | 19 | - | 0.174 |
| Lee Gardner | 2002 | 2008 | 86 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Josh Collmenter | 2011 | 2017 | 214 | 154 | 19 | - | 0.123 |
Central Michigan University in the major leagues
Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI) has 14 alumni in the major league record. The first of them to reach the majors was John Dobb in 1924; the most recent debut belongs to Josh Collmenter, in 2011. Tom Tresh played the most games of any alumnus, 1192. The best career average among regular hitters is .245, by Tom Tresh. John Dobb and Chris Knapp show dashes in the batting columns because the table lists hitting only. The 1970s were the busiest decade for debuts from Central Michigan University. Nearby on the site: Detroit Institute of Technology, Eastern Michigan University, and Ferris Institute, also in MI. Only schools where a player's college baseball is documented in the Lahman database appear here.