The John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award (known colloquially as the John Olerud Award) is a college baseball award given to the best two-way player of the season. The award is named after former Washington State Cougars All-American pitcher and first baseman John Olerud. The current holder of the award is Caden Grice of the Clemson Tigers.
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| Awarded for | Best two-way player in college baseball |
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| Country | United States |
| Presented by | College Baseball Foundation |
| History | |
| First award | 2010 |
| Most recent | Caden Grice, Clemson |
| Website | John Olerud Award |
Winners edit
| ‡ | Denotes player also won the Golden Spikes Award and/or Dick Howser Trophy in the same year |
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| Year | Winner | School | Class | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Mike McGee | Florida State | Junior | [1] |
| 2011 | Danny Hultzen | Virginia | Junior | [2] |
| 2012 | Brian Johnson | Florida | Junior | [3] |
| 2013 | Marco Gonzales | Gonzaga | Junior | [4] |
| 2014 | A. J. Reed‡ | Kentucky | Junior | [5] |
| 2015 | Brendan McKay | Louisville | Freshman | [6] |
| 2016 | Brendan McKay (2) | Louisville | Sophomore | [7] |
| 2017 | Brendan McKay‡ (3) | Louisville | Junior | [8] |
| 2018 | Brooks Wilson | Stetson | Senior | [9] |
| 2019 | Aaron Schunk | Georgia | Junior | [10] |
| 2020 | Not presented; season canceled in progress due to COVID-19 | |||
| 2021 | Spencer Schwellenbach | Nebraska | Junior | [11] |
| 2022 | Paul Skenes | Air Force | Sophomore | [12] |
| 2023 | Caden Grice | Clemson | Junior | [13] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "McGee Wins Olerud Award". seminoles.com. July 5, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^ "Hultzen wins Olerud Award". Augusta Free Press. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
- ^ "Brian Johnson John Olerud Award: UF's Brian Johnson wins John Olerud Award - Orlando Sentinel". Articles.orlandosentinel.com. July 1, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
- ^ O'Brien, Patrick. "Marco Gonzales Named John Olerud Two-Way Player Of Year - Spokane, North Idaho News & Weather". Khq.com. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
- ^ "UK's Reed adds Olerud Award to collection of hardware". Louisville Courier-Journal. June 28, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ "Brendan McKay named John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year". whas11.com. June 29, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^ "Brendan McKay repeats as John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award winner". collegebaseballhall.org. July 1, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^ "College baseball: Louisville's Brendan McKay wins third straight John Olerud Award". ncaa.com. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ^ Brady Fredericksen (June 15, 2018). "LCS grad Wilson named John Olerud award winner - Sports - News Chief - Winter Haven, FL". News Chief. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ Newman, Kyle (June 13, 2019). "Rockies' draft pick Aaron Schunk wins John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award". Denverpost.com. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
- ^ "Nebraska's Schwellenbach receives college baseball's top two-way honor".
- ^ "Paul Skenes Honored as John Olerud Two-Way POTY" (Press release). Air Force Falcons. June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Clemson baseball: Caden Grice is John Olerud Two-Way Player of Year". The Greenville News. June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.