John Olerud Award
| John Olerud Award | |
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 Logo for the John Olerud Award | |
| Description | Best two-way player in college baseball |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | College Baseball Foundation |
| First awarded | 2010 |
| Currently held by | Brendan McKay, Louisville |
| 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.
Winners
| ‡ | 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 |
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| 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 | Louisville | Sophomore | [7] |
See also
References
- ^ "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.