Chase DeLauter

Chase DeLauter (born October 8, 2001) is an American college baseball outfielder for the James Madison Dukes.

Chase DeLauter
James Madison Dukes baseball – No. 22
Outfielder
Born: (2001-10-08) October 8, 2001
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Career

DeLauter attended Hedgesville High School in Hedgesville, West Virginia, where he played football, basketball, and baseball.[1] In 2018, as a junior, he batted .500 and also pitched to a 1.95 ERA with 64 strikeouts.[2] As a senior in 2019, he went 9-2 with a 0.84 ERA over 66 innings alongside hitting .606 with eight home runs, 52 RBIs, and 21 doubles.[3] He was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of West Virginia.[4][5]

After graduating high school, DeLauter enrolled at James Madison University to play college baseball. As a freshman in 2020, DeLauter earned a starting spot and batted .382 with 26 hits and 14 RBIs over 16 games before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] He earned Freshman All-American honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.[7] He played in the Rockingham County Baseball League for the Broadway Bruins that summer where he batted .527 with 18 home runs and 45 RBIs over thirty games.[8] In 2021, as a redshirt freshman, he slashed .386/.500/.723 with six home runs, 21 RBIs, and a 1.231 OPS over 26 games.[9] He missed two games during the season due to injury.[10] Following the season's end, he played for the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[11] He earned the Robert A. McNeese Outstanding Pro Prospect Award after batting .298 with nine home runs over 34 games.[12][13]

References
  1. Gingrich, Joshua (September 29, 2021). "JMU baseball's Chase DeLauter attracts national attention ahead of 2022 MLB Draft". The Breeze.
  2. Kozlowski, Rick (June 10, 2018). "Prep baseball: Hedgesville's Chase DeLauter named state Player of the Year". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
  3. Ryan, Rick (June 9, 2019). "Prep baseball: St. Albans' Jake Carr, Hedgesville's Chase DeLauter share state player of year honors". Charleston Gazette-Mail.
  4. Kozlowksi, Rick (May 24, 2019). "DeLauter awakens to learn he won Gatorade POY". The Journal.
  5. "Prep baseball: Hedgeville's DeLauter named Gatorade Player of Year". Charleston Gazette-Mail. May 23, 2019.
  6. Brocato, Joe (March 25, 2020). "Promising freshman season for Hedgesville's Chase DeLauter at JMU cut short". West Virginia MetroNews.
  7. Kozlowski, Rick (June 5, 2020). "Ex-Hedgesville standout DeLauter earns freshmen All-American honors". The Journal.
  8. Eck, T. J. (August 28, 2020). "DeLauter's sensational summer in the Valley". WHSV-TV.
  9. Driver, David (June 29, 2020). "DeLauter Adjusts To Life On The Cape". Daily News-Record.
  10. Madia, Greg (June 17, 2021). "Spring Brought Challenges For Ikenberry, Dukes". Daily News-Record.
  11. Kozlowski, Rick (July 6, 2021). "Hedgesville graduate impresses in Cape Cod League". The Journal.
  12. "2021 Cape League Awards". www.capecodbaseball.org. August 8, 2021.
  13. "DeLauter Named Cape's Top Prospect". Daily News-Record. August 15, 2021.
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