John Olerud Award

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John Olerud Award
Logo for the John Olerud Award
Awarded forBest two-way player in college baseball
CountryUnited States
Presented byCollege Baseball Foundation
History
First award2010
Most recentEvan Dempsey, Florida Gulf Coast
WebsiteJohn 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

Key
‡ 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 StateJunior [1]
2011 Danny Hultzen VirginiaJunior [2]
2012 Brian Johnson FloridaJunior [3]
2013 Marco Gonzales GonzagaJunior [4]
2014 A. J. Reed‡ KentuckyJunior [5]
2015 Brendan McKay LouisvilleFreshman [6]
2016 Brendan McKay (2) LouisvilleSophomore [7]
2017 Brendan McKay‡ (3) LouisvilleJunior [8]
2018 Brooks Wilson StetsonSenior [9]
2019 Aaron Schunk GeorgiaJunior [10]
2020 Not presented; season canceled in progress due to COVID-19
2021 Spencer Schwellenbach NebraskaJunior [11]
2022 Paul Skenes Air Force Sophomore [12]
2023 Caden Grice Clemson Junior [13]
2024 Jac Caglianone Florida Junior [14]
2025 Evan Dempsey Florida Gulf Coast Sophomore [15]
2026 Evan Dempsey (2) Florida Gulf Coast Junior [16]

See also

References

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  2. "Hultzen wins Olerud Award". Augusta Free Press. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  3. "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.
  4. O'Brien, Patrick. "Marco Gonzales Named John Olerud Two-Way Player Of Year - Spokane, North Idaho News & Weather". Khq.com. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  5. "UK's Reed adds Olerud Award to collection of hardware". Louisville Courier-Journal. June 28, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  6. "Brendan McKay named John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year". whas11.com. June 29, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  7. "Brendan McKay repeats as John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award winner". collegebaseballhall.org. July 1, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
  8. "College baseball: Louisville's Brendan McKay wins third straight John Olerud Award". ncaa.com. June 12, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. "Nebraska's Schwellenbach receives college baseball's top two-way honor".
  12. "Paul Skenes Honored as John Olerud Two-Way POTY" (Press release). Air Force Falcons. June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  13. "Clemson baseball: Caden Grice is John Olerud Two-Way Player of Year". The Greenville News. June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  14. "College Baseball Foundation names Jac Caglianone 2024 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award winner". MLB.com. June 21, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  15. "FGCU star Evan Dempsey named 2025 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year". mlb.com. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  16. "Back-to-Back! Evan Dempsey repeats as John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year". FGCU Athletics. June 13, 2026. Retrieved June 18, 2026.