Chase DeLauter | |
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Cleveland Guardians | |
Outfielder | |
Born: Frederick, Maryland, U.S. | October 8, 2001|
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Chase Daniel DeLauter (born October 8,2001) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
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 collegiate summer baseball for the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League where he was named a league all-star and earned the Robert A. McNeese Outstanding Pro Prospect Award after batting .298 with nine home runs over 34 games. [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] DeLauter entered the 2022 season as a top prospect for the upcoming draft. [16] [17] In early April,he broke his foot and missed the remainder of the season. [18] Over 24 games before the injury,he batted .437 with eight home runs and 35 RBIs. [19] Following the season's end,he traveled to San Diego where he participated in the Draft Combine. [20]
The Cleveland Guardians selected DeLauter in the first round with the 16th overall selection of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. [21] He signed with the team for $3.75 million. [22] He did not play for the organization in 2022 due to a broken foot he suffered in the spring.
On January 10,2023,DeLauter underwent surgery to address a fracture in the fifth toe of his left foot,sidelining him for 4-5 months. [23] He made his professional debut in June with the Arizona Complex League Guardians and was later promoted to the Lake County Captains and Akron RubberDucks. [24] Over 57 games,he batted .355 with five home runs and 39 RBIs. [25] After the season,he was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Javelinas. [26]
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Founded in 1970,the James Madison baseball program played at Long Field at Mauck Stadium through the end of the 2009 season. In 2010 they opened play at Eagle Field at Veterans Memorial Park,the school's new baseball and softball complex. The "Diamond Dukes," as the team is known,have compiled a 1092-670-8 all-time record and have made the NCAA tournament nine times,most recently in 2011. The Dukes compete in the Sun Belt Conference. Billy Sample is JMU's most famous baseball alumnus,who played in 862 career major league games with the Texas Rangers,New York Yankees,and Atlanta Braves. In the 2006 season,JMU had the top-two home run hitters in Division I. One of them,Kellen Kulbacki,placed in the top five in all three of the triple crown categories. Kulbacki received the 2006 National Player of the Year award as a sophomore. In 2008,the Dukes won their first CAA Championship defeating Towson University qualifying the team for the 2008 NCAA Division I baseball tournament hosted by North Carolina State University in Raleigh,NC. The Dukes also won the CAA Championship in 2011 defeating Old Dominion University qualifying the team for the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.
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