Baseball's Brian Johnson Named To John Olerud Watch List
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 | Baseball
University of Florida freshman left-hander/designated hitter Brian Johnson was named to the 25-player Watch List for the annual John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award, it was announced by the College Baseball Foundation.
A native of Cocoa Beach, Fla., Johnson made the listing of the 25 top two-way players in college baseball, one of four players in the Southeastern Conference to make the list (Jake Smith, Alabama; Brett Eibner, Arkansas; Braden Kapteyn, Kentucky). The award will be presented at the annual college baseball awards show on July 2 in Lubbock, Texas, as part of a week-long schedule of festivities sponsored by the College Baseball Foundation, including the induction ceremony for the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.
A two-time SEC Freshman of the Week recipient, Johnson is 4-2 with a 3.74 earned run average and has registered 38 strikeouts in 53.0 innings on the mound. At the plate, he has a .385 (15-for-39) batting average with 10 RBI, including grand slams against defending national champion LSU and Alabama. In league play, Johnson has a 3-1 mark with a 3.05 ERA and is hitting .382 (13-for-34) with eight RBI and seven runs.
No. 4 Florida (33-12/17-7 SEC) returns to action at McKethan Stadium on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. by hosting Florida Atlantic (31-17/19-8 Sun Belt).
Olerud Award Watch List
| Name | School | Conference |
| Jake Smith | Alabama | SEC |
| Brett Eibner | Arkansas | SEC |
| Ben Koenigsfeld | Army | Patriot |
| Kolbrin Vitek | Ball State | MAC |
| Brooks Pinckard | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Tyler Pill | Cal State Fullerton | Big West |
| Nick Ramirez | Cal State Fullerton | Big West |
| Josh Conway | Coastal Carolina | Big South |
| Andrew Heck | Duquesne | Atlantic 10 |
| Bo Reeder | East Tennessee State | Atlantic Sun |
| Tom Heithoff | Evansville | Missouri Valley |
| Mike McGee | Florida State | ACC |
| Brian Johnson | FLORIDA | SEC |
| Jerrud Sabourin | Indiana | Big 10 |
| Braden Kapteyn | Kentucky | SEC |
| Justin Robichaux | UL-Lafayette | Sun Belt |
| Justin Guidry | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt |
| Michael Bottoms | Morehead State | OVC |
| David Mills | Notre Dame | Big East |
| Joe Leonard | Pittsburgh | Big East |
| Billy Barber | Richmond | Atlantic 10 |
| Michael Adamson | Southeast Missouri | OVC |
| Chad Oberacker | Tennessee Tech | OVC |
| Danny Hultzen | Virginia | ACC |
| Sam Roberts | VMI | Big South |
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