Wake Forest University, NC

Winston-Salem, NC

31 MLB Alumni

MLB Players Who Attended Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University, NC — MLB Players Who Attended Wake Forest University
Player Name Debut Year Final Year G AB H HR AVG
Will Wynne 1894 1894 1 3 - - -
Lee Gooch 1915 1917 19 61 18 1 0.295
Larry Woodall 1920 1929 548 1317 353 1 0.268
Vic Sorrell 1928 1937 281 553 77 - 0.139
Junie Barnes 1934 1934 2 - - - -
Doyt Morris 1937 1937 6 13 2 - 0.154
Eddie Yount 1937 1939 6 9 2 - 0.222
John Gaddy 1938 1938 2 6 - - -
Tom Lanning 1938 1938 3 1 1 - 1.000
Morrie Aderholt 1939 1945 106 262 70 3 0.267
Dick Newsome 1941 1943 87 181 39 - 0.215
Ray Scarborough 1942 1953 318 456 85 1 0.186
Tommy Byrne 1943 1957 377 601 143 14 0.238
Charlie Ripple 1944 1946 11 2 1 - 0.500
Elmer Sexauer 1948 1948 2 - - - -
Rip Coleman 1955 1960 95 69 5 - 0.072
Bill Dillman 1967 1970 51 33 5 - 0.152
Craig Robinson 1972 1977 292 718 157 - 0.219
Tommy Gregg 1987 1997 446 880 214 20 0.243
Brick Smith 1987 1988 9 18 2 - 0.111
Erik Hanson 1988 1998 247 39 6 - 0.154
Kevin Jarvis 1994 2006 191 188 30 1 0.160
Mike Buddie 1998 2002 87 6 1 - 0.167
Sean DePaula 1999 2002 29 - - - -
Mike MacDougal 2001 2012 407 - - - -
Dave Bush 2004 2013 221 263 34 - 0.129
Cory Sullivan 2005 2010 476 1127 305 10 0.271
Ryan Braun 2006 2007 35 - - - -
Chris Getz 2008 2014 459 1409 352 3 0.250
Matt Antonelli 2008 2008 21 57 11 1 0.193
Jamie D'Antona 2008 2008 18 17 3 - 0.176

Wake Forest University in the major leagues

31 players on this page went from Wake Forest University to the majors. Will Wynne (1894) and Jamie D'Antona (2008) mark the earliest and latest debuts on the list. The games column peaks with Larry Woodall at 548. For power, Tommy Gregg leads the list with 20 home runs. Among alumni with long careers at the plate, Cory Sullivan has the best average, .271. Junie Barnes, Elmer Sexauer, and Sean DePaula show dashes in the batting columns because the table lists hitting only. The 2000s were the busiest decade for debuts from Wake Forest University. Nearby on the site: Weaver College, Western Carolina University, and Wingate University, also in NC. The school list is built from Lahman's record of where players played college baseball; a player who attended without playing may not appear.