Baseball Player Colleges Trivia Quiz

Answer: Texas

After pitching for San Jacinto College in 1981, Roger Clemens pitched for the Texas Longhorns in 1982 and 1983. Clemens played with former Red Sox shortstop Spike Owen at Texas. After two All-American seasons with Texas, Clemens led the Longhorns to the 1983 College World Series championship. He was chosen in the 12th Round of the 1981 Draft. He played MLB for 24 season (1984-2007).

Answer: Auburn

Frank Thomas played college baseball for the Auburn Tigers from 1986 through 1989. Frank Thomas attended Auburn on a football scholarship. He played tight end for the Tigers. Thomas focused solely on baseball at Auburn after receiving multiple injuries in football. Thomas was chosen by the White Sox in the 1989 MLB Draft and had a nineteen season MLB (1990-2008).

He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014.

Answer: North Carolina

B.J. Surhoff played college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 1983 through 1985. Surhoff was honored as the 1985 Atlantic Coast Conference Male Athlete of the Year. He was the first overall pick in the 1985 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. He played eighteen seasons in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, and Atlanta Braves (1987-2005).

Answer: Southern California

Pitcher Randy Johnson played basketball and baseball at Southern California from 1982 through 1985. Johnson was a college teammate of Mark McGwire. Johnson pitched twenty-two seasons on MLB (1988-2009).

Answer: Mississippi State

Rafael Palmeiro played for the Mississippi State Bulldog under coach Ron Polk. Palmeiro and Bulldog teammate Will Clark were known as "Thunder and Lightning". Palmeiro was drafted in the 1985 MLB Draft by the Chicago Cubs.

Answer: Georgia Tech

Nomar Garciaparra played baseball at Georgia Tech from 1992 through 1994. Garciaparra led Georgia Tech reach the College World Series championship game in 1994. He was named an All American in 1994. He played MLB baseball for fourteen seasons (1996-2009).

Answer: Minnesota

Paul Molitor was a Minnesota Golden Gophers shortstop from 1975 through 1977. He was named All-American after his sophomore year. The Milwaukee Brewers selected Molitor in the first round of the 1977 MLB Draft. Molitor won the World Series MVP in 1993 while playing with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Answer: Northeast Louisiana

Ben Sheets pitched at Northeast Louisiana University from 1997 through 1999. He was drafted in 1999 by the Milwaukee Brewers. He pitched for the United States national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Soon after he was drafted, Northeast Louisiana University changed its name to University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Answer: Florida State

J.D. Drew, as well as his brothers Tim and Steven, grew up in Valdosta, Georgia. All three brothers played in MLB. J.D. Drew played baseball for the Florida State Seminoles from 1995 through 1997. After playing for the Saint Paul Saints of the independent Northern League, J.D. Drew played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox (1998-2011).

Answer: Minnesota

Dave Winfield was a multi-sport athlete at the University of Minnesota from 1969 through 1973. Winfield played on a Big Ten champion basketball team in 1972. Winfield was named All-American and MVP of the College World Series as a baseball pitcher in 1973.

After his collegiate career was over, Winfield was drafted by teams in the NFL, NBA, ABA, and MLB. Winfield chose baseball and signed with the San Diego Padres. Winfield had a twenty-two season Hall-of-Fame MLB career.