Sam Houston State University, TX
Huntsville, TX
11 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended Sam Houston State University
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Benge | 1925 | 1938 | 353 | 659 | 124 | - | 0.188 |
| Ken Boswell | 1967 | 1977 | 930 | 2517 | 625 | 31 | 0.248 |
| Fred Beene | 1968 | 1975 | 115 | 9 | - | - | - |
| Phil Hennigan | 1969 | 1973 | 176 | 30 | 3 | - | 0.100 |
| Rick Matula | 1979 | 1981 | 66 | 111 | 11 | - | 0.099 |
| Billy Smith | 1981 | 1981 | 10 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Don Welchel | 1982 | 1983 | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| Glenn Wilson | 1982 | 1993 | 1201 | 4151 | 1098 | 98 | 0.265 |
| Steve Sparks | 1995 | 2004 | 272 | 41 | 5 | - | 0.122 |
| Jordan Tata | 2006 | 2007 | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| Matt Langwell | 2013 | 2013 | 13 | 1 | - | - | - |
Sam Houston State University in the major leagues
11 players on this page went from Sam Houston State University to the majors. Ray Benge (1925) and Matt Langwell (2013) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. Glenn Wilson played the most games of any alumnus, 1201. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Glenn Wilson has the best average, .265. Rows with no batting line, such as Don Welchel and Jordan Tata, are players who did not bat in the majors, most of them pitchers. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 1960s than in any other decade. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include Samuel Huston College, San Antonio College, and San Jacinto College. Only schools where a player's college baseball is documented in the Lahman database appear here.