John Olerud Award
| John Olerud Award | |
|---|---|
Logo for the John Olerud Award | |
| Given for | Best two-way player in college baseball |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | College Baseball Foundation |
| History | |
| First award | 2010 |
| Most recent | Brooks Wilson, Stetson Hatters |
| Website | John Olerud Award |
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 Brooks Wilson of the Stetson Hatters.
Contents
1 Winners
2 See also
3 References
4 External links
Winners
| Denotes player also won the Golden Spikes Award and/or Dick Howser Trophy in the same year |
Brendan McKay (left) with Frank Thomas receiving the 2015 John Olerud Award
| 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 | Louisville | Junior | [8] |
| 2018 | Brooks Wilson | Stetson | Senior | [9] |
See also
- List of college baseball awards
- Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball
- College Baseball Hall of Fame
References
^ "McGee Wins Olerud Award". seminoles.com. July 5, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "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.
^ http://www.newschief.com/sports/20180615/lcs-grad-wilson-named-john-olerud-award-winner
External links
"John Olerud Award". National College Baseball Hall of Fame.