Virginia Commonwealth University, VA
Richmond, VA
12 MLB Alumni
MLB Players Who Attended Virginia Commonwealth University
| Player Name | Debut Year | Final Year | G | AB | H | HR | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Austin | 1991 | 1993 | 83 | - | - | - | - |
| Jerry Dipoto | 1993 | 2000 | 390 | 22 | 1 | - | 0.045 |
| Jamie Brewington | 1995 | 2000 | 40 | 24 | 5 | - | 0.208 |
| Mark Strittmatter | 1998 | 1998 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Matt Williams | 2000 | 2000 | 11 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Brandon Inge | 2001 | 2013 | 1532 | 5014 | 1166 | 152 | 0.233 |
| Jason Dubois | 2004 | 2005 | 86 | 210 | 49 | 10 | 0.233 |
| Cla Meredith | 2005 | 2010 | 286 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Sean Marshall | 2006 | 2014 | 396 | 101 | 16 | 1 | 0.158 |
| Jon Link | 2010 | 2010 | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Scott Sizemore | 2010 | 2014 | 166 | 533 | 128 | 14 | 0.240 |
| Cody Eppley | 2011 | 2013 | 71 | - | - | - | - |
Virginia Commonwealth University in the major leagues
Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA) has 12 alumni in the major league record. The first of them to reach the majors was Jim Austin in 1991; the most recent debut belongs to Cody Eppley, in 2011. By games played, the longest career belongs to Brandon Inge, with 1532. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Brandon Inge has the best average, .233. Rows with no batting line, such as Jim Austin, Jon Link, and Cody Eppley, are players who did not bat in the majors, most of them pitchers. More of the school's major leaguers debuted in the 2000s than in any other decade. Nearby on the site: Virginia Military Institute, Virginia Normal & Industrial Institute, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, also in VA. The school list is built from Lahman's record of where players played college baseball; a player who attended without playing may not appear.