Delano a Semifinalist For John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award

LUBBOCK, Texas – Mercer's Garett Delano has been named a semifinalist for the 2021 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award, the College Baseball Foundation announced on Monday.

The award is named for former Washington State University standout John Olerud, who achieved success both as a first baseman and left-handed pitcher during the late 1980s. He was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007. The award will be presented by the College Baseball Foundation later this summer.

"There is nobody more deserving of this than Garett," remarked head coach Craig Gibson. "Looking at his numbers, I don't know many two-way players playing as well as him. Being our Friday night starter and hitting in the middle of the order, it's unbelievable what he has achieved so far. He embodies what coaches look for in a two-way player."

Delano, a graduate student from Callahan, Fla., is an infielder and right-handed pitcher for the Bears. He is hitting .339 on the season with eight home runs and 45 RBI. On the mound he has made 13 appearances - 10 starts and 3 appearances in relief. He has a 5-1 record and an ERA of 4.13. Delano has tallied 56 strikeouts to only 14 walks and is holding opponents to a .225 average through 69.2 innings pitched.

"Being named a semifinalist for the John Olerud Award is very exciting," remarked Delano. "This award has been a goal of mine throughout my entire collegiate career, and I'm super blessed to be in the position I'm in. Thank you to the National College Baseball Hall of Fame for the nomination, as well as to my coaches at Mercer for giving me this opportunity."

Following his first start as a Bear against Marshall, he was named the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Week. Against the Thundering Herd, Delano tossed seven innings of two-hit baseball while fanning a career-high 11 batters. In the same game, he went two-for-four at the plate.

In his last start of the season against The Citadel, Delano went a career-high 8.2 innings and fanned four batters while limiting the Bulldogs to only three hits in the game.

For more information on the John Olerud Award, visit the College Baseball Foundation website at www.collegebaseballhall.org.

2021 JOHN OLERUD TWO-WAY PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD SEMIFINALISTS

Name	Class	School	Conference
Alex Barker	Soph.	Monmouth	Metro Atlantic
Justin Campbell	Fr.	Oklahoma State	Big 12
Garett Delano	Sr.	Mercer	Southern
Danny Hosley	Sr.	Norfolk State	Mid-Eastern
Caleb Littlejim	Sr.	Kansas State	Big 12
Parker Messick	Fr.	Florida State	ACC
Dylan Nedved	Jr.	Iowa	Big Ten
Spencer Schwellenbach	Jr.	Nebraska	Big Ten
Andrew Terrell	Jr.	Appalachian State	Sun Belt
Chris Veach	Fr.	Presbyterian	Big South

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Delano a Semifinalist For John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award

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