John Olerud Award Explained

John Olerud Award
Description:	Best two-way player in college baseball
Presenter:	College Baseball Foundation
Country:	United States
Year:	2010
Holder:	Jac Caglianone, Florida
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

Year	Winner	School	Class	Ref
2010		Florida State		^[1]
2011		Virginia		^[2]
2012		Florida		^[3]
2013		Gonzaga		^[4]
2014		Kentucky		^[5]
2015		Louisville		^[6]
2016	(2)	Louisville		^[7]
2017	(3)	Louisville		^[8]
2018		Stetson		^[9]
2019		Georgia		^[10]
2020	Not presented; season canceled in progress due to COVID-19
2021		Nebraska		^[11]
2022		Air Force		^[12]
2023		Clemson		^[13]
2024		Florida		^[14]

See also

• List of college baseball awards
• Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball
• College Baseball Hall of Fame

External links

• Web site: John Olerud Award. National College Baseball Hall of Fame.

Notes and References

1. Web site: McGee Wins Olerud Award. seminoles.com. July 5, 2010. October 10, 2016.
2. Web site: Hultzen wins Olerud Award . Augusta Free Press . May 29, 2014.
3. Web site: Brian Johnson John Olerud Award: UF's Brian Johnson wins John Olerud Award - Orlando Sentinel . Articles.orlandosentinel.com . July 1, 2012 . May 29, 2014.
4. Web site: O'Brien . Patrick . Marco Gonzales Named John Olerud Two-Way Player Of Year - Spokane, North Idaho News & Weather . Khq.com . May 29, 2014.
5. News: UK’s Reed adds Olerud Award to collection of hardware. Louisville Courier-Journal. June 29, 2014. June 28, 2014.
6. Web site: Brendan McKay named John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year. whas11.com. June 29, 2015. October 10, 2016.
7. Web site: Brendan McKay repeats as John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award winner. collegebaseballhall.org. July 1, 2016. October 10, 2016.
8. Web site: College baseball: Louisville's Brendan McKay wins third straight John Olerud Award. ncaa.com. June 12, 2017. June 12, 2017.
9. Web site: Brady Fredericksen . LCS grad Wilson named John Olerud award winner - Sports - News Chief - Winter Haven, FL . News Chief . 2018-06-15 . 2019-07-26.
10. Web site: Newman . Kyle . Rockies' draft pick Aaron Schunk wins John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award . Denverpost.com . 2019-06-13 . 2019-07-26.
11. Web site: Nebraska's Schwellenbach receives college baseball's top two-way honor.
12. Paul Skenes Honored as John Olerud Two-Way POTY . Air Force Falcons . June 14, 2022 . June 20, 2022.
13. Web site: Clemson baseball: Caden Grice is John Olerud Two-Way Player of Year. The Greenville News. June 13, 2023. June 19, 2023.
14. News: College Baseball Foundation names Jac Caglianone 2024 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award winner . 23 September 2024 . . June 21, 2024 . en.