University of Northern Colorado, CO

Greeley, CO

8 MLB Alumni

MLB Players Who Attended University of Northern Colorado

University of Northern Colorado, CO — MLB Players Who Attended University of Northern Colorado
Player Name Debut Year Final Year G AB H HR AVG
Virgil Jester 1952 1953 21 19 4 - 0.211
Ron Herbel 1963 1971 332 206 6 - 0.029
Cisco Carlos 1967 1970 73 62 4 - 0.065
Joe Strain 1979 1981 169 520 130 1 0.250
Mike Madden 1983 1986 71 37 3 - 0.081
Tom Runnells 1985 1986 40 46 8 - 0.174
Mike Trujillo 1985 1989 83 - - - -
Greg Riddoch None None - - - - -

University of Northern Colorado in the major leagues

8 players on this page went from University of Northern Colorado to the majors. The first of them to reach the majors was Virgil Jester in 1952; the most recent debut belongs to Mike Trujillo, in 1985. Ron Herbel played the most games of any alumnus, 332. Mike Trujillo and Greg Riddoch show dashes in the batting columns because the table lists hitting only. The 1980s were the busiest decade for debuts from University of Northern Colorado. Nearby on the site: Colorado College, Colorado School of Mines, and Colorado State University, also in CO. Only schools where a player's college baseball is documented in the Lahman database appear here.