This Week in the NCAA: Former NCAA players starring on baseball’s biggest stage

10/16/2015

Jake Arrieta, Anthony RizzoWhile the NCAA baseball season is still months away, some former collegiate players are having a big impact on the diamond right now.

A total of 160 former NCAA players held roster spots on teams reaching the playoffs this season – including starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel of the Houston Astros, a former Arkansas Razorback, and Chicago Cubs ace Jake Arrieta, once a Horned Frog at TCU.

On the latest installment of This Week in the NCAA, Kevin Kugler has more details on former NCAA student-athletes shining on baseball’s biggest stage.

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On “This Week in the NCAA,” Westwood One’s Kevin Kugler highlights unique stories from around the varied and interesting world of college sports.

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