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Nebraska baseball player receives John Olerud Two-Way Player of the year honor

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Nebraska shortstop and closer Spencer Schwellenbach is the recipient of another prestigious award.

On Wednesday, Schwellenbach was name the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year in college baseball. He started every game for the Huskers at shortstop, accepted duties as a pitcher and was the No. 3 batter in the lineup.

Schwellenbach was also named the B1G Player of the Year and is a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award, presented to the best player in college baseball. He helped lead Nebraska to a B1G regular season title.

This year, Schwellenbach maintained a .284 batting average with 43 runs scored, 40 RBIs and 6 home runs. At shortstop, he committed just 4 errors in 186 chances. On the mound, we posted a 3-1 record in 18 appearances, also totaling 10 saves. He held a 0.57 earned run average for the year.

Nebraska reached the NCAA Tournament but was defeated in the final game by Arkansas in the Regionals.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB