John Olerud Award

John Olerud Award
Logo for the John Olerud Award
Awarded for	Best two-way player in college baseball
Country	United States
Presented by	College Baseball Foundation
First awarded	2010
Currently held by	Brendan McKay, Louisville
Official 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

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	McGee, MikeMike McGee	Florida State	Junior	[1]
2011	Hultzen, DannyDanny Hultzen	Virginia	Junior	[2]
2012	Johnson, BrianBrian Johnson	Florida	Junior	[3]
2013	Gonzales, MarcoMarco Gonzales	Gonzaga	Junior	[4]
2014	Reed, A. J.A. J. Reed	Kentucky	Junior	[5]
2015	McKay, BrendanBrendan McKay	Louisville	Freshman	[6]
2016	McKay, BrendanBrendan McKay	Louisville	Sophomore	[7]

See also

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

References

1. "McGee Wins Olerud Award". seminoles.com. July 5, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
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.

External links

• "John Olerud Award". National College Baseball Hall of Fame.