June 10, 2011

EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern junior Paul Snieder (Honolulu, Hawaii/Punahou) has been named one of 10 national semifinalists for the College Baseball Hall of Fame's John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award. It is the second consecutive season that Snieder has earned the recognition.

At the plate, he paced Northwestern with six home runs, 42 RBI, a .432 on-base percentage and a .523 slugging percentage while earning second-team All-Big Ten honors as a designated hitter. Snieder was second on the team with a .347 batting average and 13 doubles. He hit safely in a team season-best 15 straight games from April 2-29 and was named Big Ten Player of the Week May 16.

Snieder also ranked first among all regular Wildcat pitchers with a 2.88 ERA and five saves. He went 2-2 on the mound and was third on the squad with 21 appearances. Snieder's 17 career saves (12 in 2010) are tied with Greg Ziesemer (1994-96) for the top mark in NU history.

This summer he is competing for the Cotuit Kettleers of the prestigious Cape Cod Baseball League.

The winner of the Olerud Award will be announced in Lubbock, Texas, on July 3 as part of the College Baseball Hall of Fame's Night of Champions.

2011 John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award Semifinalists
Ben Koenigsfeld, Army
Bo Reeder, East Tennessee State
Brian Hernandez, UC Irvine
Brian Johnson, Florida
Cody Fick, Evansville
Danny Hultzen, Virginia
Mike McGee, Florida State
Nick Ramirez, Cal State Fullerton
Paul Snieder, Northwestern
Zack Jones, San Jose State

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