Florida Southern College, FL
Lakeland, FL
12 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended Florida Southern College
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Pryor | 1976 | 1986 | 789 | 1883 | 471 | 14 | 0.250 |
| Ross Baumgarten | 1978 | 1982 | 92 | 12 | 1 | - | 0.083 |
| Andy McGaffigan | 1981 | 1991 | 365 | 126 | 6 | - | 0.048 |
| Ralph Citarella | 1983 | 1987 | 21 | 5 | 1 | - | 0.200 |
| Rob Dibble | 1988 | 1995 | 385 | 25 | 3 | - | 0.120 |
| Carlos Reyes | 1994 | 2003 | 293 | 3 | - | - | - |
| John Hudek | 1994 | 1999 | 194 | 5 | 1 | - | 0.200 |
| James Hurst | 1994 | 1994 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Eddie Gaillard | 1997 | 1999 | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Brett Tomko | 1997 | 2011 | 406 | 456 | 71 | - | 0.156 |
| Lance Niekro | 2003 | 2007 | 195 | 499 | 123 | 17 | 0.246 |
| Matt Joyce | 2008 | 2021 | 1400 | 3718 | 898 | 149 | 0.242 |
Florida Southern College in the major leagues
The table lists 12 major league players who played college baseball at Florida Southern College, in Lakeland, FL. Greg Pryor (1976) and Matt Joyce (2008) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. Matt Joyce played the most games of any alumnus, 1400. The best career average among regular hitters is .250, by Greg Pryor. Rows with no batting line, such as James Hurst and Eddie Gaillard, are players who did not bat in the majors, most of them pitchers. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 1990s than in any other decade. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include Florida State University, Gulf Coast Community College, and Hillsborough Community College. The school list is built from Lahman's record of where players played college baseball; a player who attended without playing may not appear.