Dallas Keuchel will start in Game 1 of the World Series.
This year's World Series matchup has been set: the Houston Astros versus the Los Angeles Dodgers. Both teams have numerous players who attended an NCAA school, Division I through Division III, before starting their professional careers.
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Here is a roster breakdown of both the Dodgers and Astros based upon the schools that players attended. The SEC leads all conferences with 11 former student-athletes playing for Houston or L.A., while the ACC and Pac-12 have five each.
Houston Astros
The Astros have 17 players who attended an NCAA school in college, with 10 on their active roster. Dallas Keuchel, a former Arkansas Razorback, will get the start for Houston in Game 1 and former Old Dominion standout Justin Verlander with start Game 2.
Catcher Evan Gattis, whose solo home run in Game 7 of the ALCS against the Yankees proved to be the game-winning run, attended Texas-Permian Basin of the Division II ranks.
| Roster Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | School |
| Brady Rodgers* | P | Arizona State |
| Dallas Keuchel | P | Arkansas |
| Collin McHugh | P | Berry (DIII) |
| J.D. Davis** | 3B | Cal State Fullerton |
| Chris Devenski | P | Cal State Fullerton |
| James Hoyt** | P | Centenary (DIII) |
| Tony Sipp** | P | Clemson |
| George Springer | CF | Connecticut |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | LSU |
| Will Harris | P | LSU |
| Colin Moran** | 3B | North Carolina |
| Mike Fiers | P | Nova Southeastern (DII) |
| Justin Verlander | P | Old Dominion |
| Evan Gattis | C | Texas-Permian Basin (DII) |
| Tony Kemp** | 2B | Vanderbilt |
| Derek Fisher | LF | Virginia |
| Tyler White** | 3B | Western Carolina |
* = 60-day DL
** = Not on active roster
Los Angeles Dodgers
Twenty-two Dodgers players attended an NCAA school, including 16 on their active roster. Former Cal State Fullerton third baseman Justin Turner leads the team in total bases in the postseason with 21, while hitting .387 with 12 RBI in the playoffs.
Tony Cingrani (Rice), Josh Fields (Georgia) and Ross Stripling (Texas A&M) are three of the five Dodger pitchers who have a 0.00 ERA in the 2017 MLB playoffs.
| Roster Breakdown | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | School |
| Austin Barnes | C | Arizona State |
| Andre Ethier | RF | Arizona State |
| Logan Forsythe | 2B | Arkansas |
| Grant Dayton* | P | Auburn |
| Justin Turner | 3B | Cal State Fullerton |
| Brandon Morrow | P | California |
| Kyle Farmer | C | Georgia |
| Josh Fields | P | Georgia |
| Alex Wood | P | Georgia |
| Brock Stewart** | P | Illinois State |
| Yasmani Grandal | C | Miami |
| Rich Hill | P | Michigan |
| Tony Watson | P | Nebraska |
| Tony Cingrani | P | Rice |
| O'Koyea Dickson* | LF | Sonoma State (DII) |
| Adam Liberatore* | P | Tennessee Tech |
| Ross Stripling | P | Texas A&M |
| Rob Segedin** | 3B | Tulane |
| Chase Utley | 2B | UCLA |
| Curtis Granderson | LF | UIC |
| Walker Buehler** | P | Vanderbilt |
| Chris Taylor | LF | Virginia |
* = 60-day DL
** = Not on active roster
