Mansfield Athletics

Probst was a three-year member of the Mansfield University baseball team including the 1992 team that played in the championship game of the 1992 NCAA Division II World Series. 
 
Probst was a 1st Team All-American that season before being drafted in the 17^th round by the Houston Astros. 
 
He played 10 years of professional baseball including his last four years at the AAA level. He still holds several MU hitting records. The Mansfield University fisheries program is a sponsor of his "Outdoors with Alan Probst" nationally syndicated weekly television program.
 
Leading the Mounties to the NCAA Division II National Championship game and second place finish at the DII World Series, Probst was one of the top hitters in DII with a .479 batting average. Following the season, he was named All-PSAC, All-ESAC, All-North Atlantic Regional, and 1^st Team All-American. 
 
Probst batted .450 in 1992 NCAA DII World Series with nine hits, including two doubles and a home run, while driving in seven runs. 
 
The Jersey Shore native remains the PSAC career batting champion with a .454 batting average and slugging percentage of .817. Probst also excelled on defense as the Mountaineers starting catcher, throwing out 17 runners in 1992. He still ranks third in the NCAA DII record book in career batting average .454 and sixth in slugging percentage .817. 
 
In 104 career games, Probst totaled 139 hits, 24 doubles, three triples, and 27 home runs.