University of South Florida, FL
Tampa, FL
13 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended University of South Florida
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Welsh | 1981 | 1986 | 122 | 143 | 26 | 1 | 0.182 |
| Tim Hulett | 1983 | 1995 | 720 | 2128 | 529 | 48 | 0.249 |
| Dave Eiland | 1988 | 2000 | 92 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0.091 |
| Tony Fossas | 1988 | 1999 | 567 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Scott Hemond | 1989 | 1995 | 298 | 607 | 132 | 12 | 0.217 |
| Derek Lee | 1993 | 1993 | 15 | 33 | 5 | - | 0.152 |
| Fred Rath | 1998 | 1998 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Jason Dellaero | 1999 | 1999 | 11 | 33 | 3 | - | 0.091 |
| Ross Gload | 2000 | 2011 | 795 | 1673 | 470 | 34 | 0.281 |
| Chris Heintz | 2005 | 2007 | 34 | 82 | 19 | - | 0.232 |
| Jeff Baisley | 2008 | 2008 | 14 | 43 | 11 | - | 0.256 |
| Dan Otero | 2012 | 2019 | 358 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Carlos Tosca | None | None | - | - | - | - | - |
University of South Florida in the major leagues
University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) has 13 alumni in the major league record. Chris Welsh (1981) and Dan Otero (2012) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. The games column peaks with Ross Gload at 795. For power, Tim Hulett leads the list with 48 home runs. The best career average among regular hitters is .281, by Ross Gload. Carlos Tosca show dashes in the batting columns because the table lists hitting only. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 1980s than in any other decade. Other schools in the same state with major league alumni include University of Tampa, University of West Florida, and Valencia 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.