|
Caden Grice
Caden Bradley Grice (born June 15, 2002) is an American professional baseball pitcher and first baseman in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. Amateur career Grice grew up in Greer, South Carolina and attended Riverside High School. He was named the South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior. Grice played both designated hitter and first base for Clemson University throughout his freshman season and began pitching as well towards the end of the season. He was named second team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) after batting .317 with 15 home runs and 53 RBIs. After the season, Grice played summer collegiate baseball for the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He batted .244 with 12 home runs and 40 RBIs as a sophomore. Grice returned to the Chatham Anglers in the summer of 2022 and was named a league All-Star. As a junior he awarded the John Olerud Award as the nation's best two-way player after batting .307 with 18 home runs as a batter and going ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("Pitch (baseball), pitches") the Baseball (ball), baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of out (baseball), retiring a batter (baseball), batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a base on balls, walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. The pitcher is often considered the most important player on the defensive side of the game, and as such is situated at the right end of the defensive spectrum. There are many different types of pitchers, such as the starting pitcher, relief pitcher, middle reliever, left-handed specialist, lefty specialist, setup man, and the closing pitcher, closer. Traditionally, the pitcher also bats. Starting in 1973 with the American League and spreading to further leagues throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the hitting duties of the pitcher have generally been given over t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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#Baseball, two-way player of the season. The award is named after former Washington State Cougars baseball, Washington State Cougars All-American pitcher and first baseman John Olerud. Winners See also *List of college baseball awards *Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball *College Baseball Hall of Fame References External links * {{College baseball award navbox College baseball trophies and awards in the United States Awards established in 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |