Chase DeLauter #27

Selected in the 1st round (No. 16 overall) of the 2022 MLB Draft by the Cleveland Guardians out of James Madison University... signed with Cleveland on July 30, 2022 and received a $3.75 million bonus, just under the slot value of $3.94 million... became the first player from James Madison University to be selected in the first round of the MLB Draft... did not play for Cleveland in 2022... entered the 2023 season ranked as the No. 82 overall prospect in baseball according to MLB.com.

At James Madison, he had 15 homers in 66 games during his three-year career... hit .382 in 16 games in 2020 in his freshman season and returned in his redshirt freshman season in ’21 to slash .386/.508/.723 in 26 games... hit .437 with a 1.404 OPS in 24 games in 2022 until his season was halted after breaking his foot in April while sliding into second base -- he underwent surgery on April 12, 2022... majored in Sport and Recreation Management... attended Hedgesville High School in Martinsburg, West Virginia where he was a four-year letter winner, was 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 and was in the National Honor Society and on the honor roll... son of Jason and Melissa, he has two brothers, Caden and Jason, and one sister, Rylee

Awards at JMU:

• 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