The 2018 MLB All-Star Game rosters are set so we decided to turn back the clocks and revisit the college careers of the All-Stars who were student-athletes at a DI university.
Here are the 19 players who were selected for the 2018 MLB All-Star Game and how they performed in college.
Trevor Bauer, Cleveland Indians
Trevor Bauer won the Golden Spikes Award in 2011.
School: UCLA
Year(s): 2009-11
Stats: 34-8, 2.36 ERA, 15 CG, 460 SO
Awards/Notes: 2011 Golden Spikes Award winner; UCLA's career leader in wins, strikeouts and innings
Charlie Blackmon, Colorado Rockies
Charlie Blackmon was named Georgia Tech's Team MVP in 2008.
School: Georgia Tech
Year(s): 2008
Stats: .396 batting average, 99 hits, 8 HR
Awards/Notes: Team MVP
Alex Bregman, Houston Astros
Former LSU shortstop Alex Bregman was named National Freshman of the Year in 2013.
School: LSU
Year(s): 2013-15
Stats: .337 batting average, 265 hits, 21 HR, 148 RBI, 66 SB
Awards/Notes: 2013 National Freshman of the Year, 2013 National Shortstop of the Year, 2013 Freshman of the Year
Brandon Crawford, San Francisco Giants
Brandon Crawford hit .319 in his career at UCLA.
School: UCLA
Year(s): 2006-08
Stats: .319 batting average, 230 hits, 20 HR, 136 RBI, 29 SB
Awards/Notes: 2006 Freshman All-American, 2007 All-Pac-12, T-2nd in career triples
Jacob deGrom, New York Mets
School: Stetson
Year(s): 2008-10
Stats: 4-5, 4.43 ERA, 56 SO
Awards/Notes: Started the 2010 season as Stetson's closer and shortstop but moved to No. 1 starter role; deGrom's first collegiate home run came off of future MLB All-Star Chris Sale of Florida Gulf Coast
Sean Doolittle, Washington Nationals
Sean Doolittle was the 2006 ACC Player of the Year.
School: Virginia
Year(s): 2005-07
Stats: 22 wins, 2.23 ERA, 243 SO, 167 RBI
Awards/Notes: 2006 ACC Player of the Year, Second Team All-American, Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American, member of USA Baseball National Team
Paul Goldschmidt, Arizona Diamondbacks
School: Texas State
Year(s): 2007-09
Stats: .353 batting average, 208 hits, 36 HR, 179 RBI
Awards/Notes: Among the first All-Americans in program history; Holds school records for career home runs and RBI; two-time Southland Student-Athlete of the Year
Mitch Haniger, Seattle Mariners
Mitch Haniger was the 2012 Big West Player of the Year.
School: Cal Poly
Year(s): 2010-12
Stats: 47 doubles, 26 HR, 137 RBI
Awards/Notes: 2012 Big West Player of the Year, 2012 Second Team All-American, 2010 Big West Freshman Field Player of the Year; 1.000 fielding percentage in 2010
J.A. Happ, Toronto Blue Jays
J.A. Happ was a three-time All-Big Ten selection at Northwestern.
School: Northwestern
Year(s): 2002-04
Stats: 16-11, 2.88 ERA, 251 SO
Awards/Notes: Three-time All-Big Ten First Team
Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge won the 2012 TD Ameritrade Home Run Derby.
School: Fresno State
Year(s): 2011-13
Stats: .345 batting average, 205 hits, 41 doubles, 18 HR, 93 RBI
Awards/Notes: Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American, 2012 TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby winner
Corey Kluber, Cleveland Indians
Corey Kluber was the 2007 A-Sun Pitcher of the Year.
School:Stetson
Year(s): 2005-07
Stats: 20-9, 3.30 ERA, 214 SO
Awards/Notes: 2007 A-Sun Pitcher of the Year
Mitch Moreland, Boston Red Sox
Mitch Moreland was an NCAA Regional All-Tournament selection in 2006.
School: Mississippi State
Year(s): 2005-06
Stats: .332 batting average, .420 on-base percentage, 37 doubles, 17 HR, 91 RBI
Awards/Notes: 2006 NCAA Regional All-Tournament selection
Aaron Nola, Philadelphia Phillies
Aaron Nola was the National Pitcher of the Year in 2014.
School: LSU
Year(s): 2012-14
Stats: 30-6, 2.09 ERA, 7 CG, 345 SO
Awards/Notes: 2014 National Pitcher of the Year; 2013, 2014 SEC Pitcher of the Year
Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants
Buster Posey won the Golden Spikes Award in 2008.
School: Florida State
Year(s): 2006-08
Stats: .398 batting average, 33 HR, 206 RBI
Awards/Notes: ;2008 Golden Spikes Award winner, 2008 Dick Howser Trophy winner
Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox
Chris Sale was named Collegiate Baseball's National Player of the Year in 2010.
School: Florida Gulf Coast
Year(s): 2008-10
Stats: 20-4, 2.52 ERA, 3 CG, 293 SO
Awards/Notes: 2010 Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Year, First Team All-American, 2010 Golden Spikes Award runner-up, Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Year
Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals
School: Missouri
Year(s): 2004-06
Stats: 16-8, 2.40 ERA, 232 SO
Awards/Notes: 2005 Big 12 Pitcher of the Year, twice led the Big 12 in ERA, Missouri's first-ever 1st Round pick
George Springer, Houston Astros
George Springer was the 2011 Big East Player of the Year.
School: UConn
Year(s): 2009-11
Stats: .346 batting average, 242 hits, 46 HR, 196 RBI, 76 SB
Awards/Notes: 2011 Big East Player of the Year, First Team All-American, 2011 Golden Spikes Award semifinalist
Blake Treinen, Oakland Athletics
School: South Dakota State
Year(s): 2010-11
Stats: 7-3, 3.00 ERA, 2 CG, 84 SO
Awards/Notes: First Team All-Summit League
Justin Verlander, Houston Astros
Justin Verlander is the CAA's all-time strikeout leader.
School: Old Dominion
Year(s): 2002-04
Stats: 21-18, 2.57 ERA, 17 CG, 427 SO
Awards/Notes: Freshman All-American, three-time All-Colonial Athletic Association selection, Old Dominion Hall of Fame, Colonial Athletic Association All-Time Strikeout Leader
