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Jersey Number 22
Chase DeLauter
- Year:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Position:
- Outfield/Left-Handed Pitcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 235
- B/T:
- L/L
- Hometown:
- Martinsburg, W.Va.
- High School:
- Hedgesville
- Major:
- Sport and Recreation Management
Career Highs:
Hits: 4, three times
Runs: 3, six times
RBIs: 8, vs. VMI, 3/1/22
Steals: 4, vs. Elon, 4/2/22
IP: 4.1, at High Point, 3/8/20
Strikeouts: 4, two times
Career Highlights:
Personal:
Hits: 4, three times
Runs: 3, six times
RBIs: 8, vs. VMI, 3/1/22
Steals: 4, vs. Elon, 4/2/22
IP: 4.1, at High Point, 3/8/20
Strikeouts: 4, two times
Career Highlights:
- Drafted in the 16th overall in the first round of the 2022 MLB Draft by the Cleveland Guardians
- Ranked No. 1 on Perfect Game Top 150 College Draft Board
- Ranked No. 3 on Perfect Game Top 300 Draft Board
- Ranked No. 18 on MLB Pipeline's Top Draft Prospects
- Single-season program records - first in on-base percentage, second in slugging percentage, third in batting average
- 2022 Second Team All-CAA
- 2022 Second Team All-State
- 2021 Robert A. McNeese Outstanding Pro Prospect Award (first JMU player to win)
- 2021 D1Baseball Summer Breakout Prospect Award
- 2021 First Team All-CAA
- 2021 CAA All-Rookie Team
- 2021 Second Team All-State
- 2020 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
- 2020 First Team All-State
- Drafted 16th overall in the first round by the Cleveland Guardians in the 2022 MLB Draft - the highest draft pick in program history
- Perfect Game Preseason First Team All-American
- Baseball America Preseason First Team All-American
- Prospects Live Preseason First Team All-American
- D1Baseball Preseason Second Team All-American
- NCBWA Preseason Third Team All-American
- Ranked No. 1 on Perfect Game Top 150 College Draft Board
- Ranked No. 3 on Perfect Game Top 300 Draft Board
- Ranked No. 6 on MLB Pipeline's Top College Draft Prospects
- Ranked No. 8 on MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Draft Prospects
- All-CAA Second Team
- D1Baseball Midseason First Team All-American
- Named to USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Preseason and Midseason Watch Lists
- Played in and started in 24 games
- First in single-season on-base percentage in program history at .576
- Second in single-season slugging percentage in program history at .828
- Third in single-season batting average in program history at .437
- Tied the single game program record for stolen bases with four (vs. Elon (4/2))
- Hit eight RBI's against VMI (3/1), one shy on single game program record
- Drew 28 walks to 21 strikeouts and stole 10 of 11 bases
- Hit a triple, eight doubles and home runs, 31 runs scored and 35 RBI's
- Hit a career-high four hits against VMI (3/1) and Charleston (4/9)
- Strung together a seven-game hit streak from 2/20-3/2 with all seven games being multi-hit games
- Recorded a career-high three runs against VMI (3/1), Winthrop (3/20) and Elon (4/2)
- Hit first career multi-HR game against VMI (4/6)
- Finished the season with nine multi-RBI games and 13 multi-hit games
- Had a streak of 20 consecutive games reaching base safely
- Hit two grand slams in a single season, one of 12 players to do so in JMU history
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2021)
- Preseason All-CAA
- All-CAA First Team
- CAA All-Rookie Team
- All-State Second Team
- CAA Rookie of the Week (4/6, 5/17)
- Played and started in 26Â games.
- Slashed .386/.500/.723, leading the league in batting average and on base percentage and second in slugging percentage.
- Led the team in runs scored, doubles, triples, home runs.
- Had a career-high four hits against William & Mary (5/15).
- Knocked in a career-high four RBI's against VMI (3/11)
- Tied a career-high twice with three runs against William & Mary (5/15) and VCU (5/20).
- Reached base in 25 of 26 games and ended the year reaching base in 24 straight games.
- End the season on a 16-game hitting streak.
- Recorded his first collegiate win after throwing three innings of relief against William & Mary (5/16).
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall '20)
- Dean's List (Fall '20)
- Appeared in and started all 16 games for the Dukes.
- Batted .382 out of the leadoff spot.
- Got his first collegiate hit at NC State (2/14).
- Started the season on a nine-game hit streak and reached base safely in the first 15 games of the season.
- Lead the team with nine multi-hit games.
- Earned Rookie of the Week honors for the week ending on Feb. 24.
- Made four starts on the mounds, collecting 14 strikeouts in 14.2 innings.
- Named a Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
- Earned VaSID First Team honors.
- Four-year letter winner in high school
- Named West Virginia and EPAC Player of the Year in 2018
- Earned First Team All-State honors in 2018
- Earned Second Team All-State honors in 2017
- Earned First Team EPAC in 2017
- Was in the National Honor Society and on honor roll in high school
Personal:
- Son of Jason and Melissa
- Has two brothers, Caden and Jason, and one sister, Rylee
- Is majoring in Sport and Recreation Management
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