Louisiana State University's baseball program started in 1893. Roland Howell was the first player to make it to the Major League level. Roland Howell 1910 - 1912 John Mercer 1912 - 1912 Orie Kerlin 1910 - 1915 Jack Wallace 1908 - 1915 Al Baird 1916 - 1916 Sid Womack (Mississippi State) 1917 - 1917 Bama Rowell 1935 - 1937 Al Flair 1935 - 1938 Buddy Blair 1933 - 1936 Connie Ryan 1939 - 1939 Alvin Dark 1943 - 1943 Walker Cress 1938 - 1939 Joe Adcock 1947 - 1947 Dave Madison 1941 - 1943 Red Swanson 1954 - 1954 Mark Freeman 1949 - 1951 Joe Moock 1964 - 1965 Mike Miley 1972 - 1974 Randy Wiles 1970 - 1973 Clay Parker 1982 - 1985 Eric Hetzel 1985 - 1985 Albert Belle 1985 - 1987 Mark Guthrie 1984 - 1987 Ben McDonald 1987 - 1989 Barry Manuel 1986 - 1987 Russ Springer 1987 - 1989 Jeff Reboulet 1985 - 1986 Jack Voigt 1986 - 1987 John O'Donoghue 1988 - 1990 Curtis Leskanic 1989 - 1989 Chad Ogea 1989 - 1991 Jim Bowie 1986 - 1986 Lyle Mouton 1990 - 1991 Mike Sirotka 1990 - 1993 Paul Byrd 1989 - 1991 Keith Osik 1988 - 1990 Andy Sheets (Tulane) 1991 - 1992 Todd Walker 1992 - 1994 Russ Johnson 1992 - 1994 Armando Rios (UNC Charlotte) 1991 - 1993 Ed Yarnall 1994 - 1996 Randy Keisler 1998 - 1998 Brandon Larson 1997 - 1997 Kurt Ainsworth 1998 - 1999 Trey Hodges 1999 - 2000 Brian Tallet 1999 - 2000 Roy Corcoran 2001 - 2001 Todd Linden 2001 - 2001 Brad Hawpe 1998 - 2000 players who attended & played at other colleges: Al Baird who also played at Centenary College of Louisiana, Sid Womack who also played at Mississippi State University, Andy Sheets who also played at Tulane University and Armando Rios who also played at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Ed Yarnall and Roy Corcoran are pitching just down Airline Highway for the Zephyrs. Definitely have to try to catch the Z's one night when Yarnall is pitching.
That's awesome! Thanks for posting the list! Looking it over, it makes my autographed photo of Joe Adcock in his Milwakee Braves uniform THAT much sweeter!!!! I KNEW there must have been a reason why I got that! Seriously though, I saw it at a memorabilia show a few years back, liked the photo (like that era of baseball), and bought it without ever knowing that he was a former Tiger!!! How SWEET is that?!?!
i'll never forget the first time I saw Rios when he was called up with the Giants a couple of years after I saw his 140 lb behind at LSU. a 60 lb gain of muscle isn't normal is it?
he was sent down a couple days ago. not sure why. I suppose for bullpen help. he should be on there though. a couple I need to check on that i think are missing. i lost the link but that was from baseball almanac.
its the 1948 Rookie of the Year, shortstop Alvin Dark, aka The Swamp Fox. the original power hitting shortstop when there was no such thing. no balco here.
