SENIOR (2017): Pitched in 33 games with one start...Tied for the second most pitching appearances in a season in program history...Led the WAC and tied for 15th in NCAA Div. I in appearances...Went 4-3 with a 3.57 ERA...Recorded 26 strikeouts to just two walks and allowed only 34 hits in 35.1 innings pitched...Had a 1.02 WHIP and a .252 opposing batting average...Pitched in three shutouts...Allowed only five extra-base hits and threw only wild pitch...Allowed just three of 29 leadoff hitters to reach base...Had a 1.33 ERA while allowing runs in just two of his first 22 appearances of the year...Had 28 scoreless appearances, allowing a run in just five of his 33 outings...Did not allow a stolen base (only one attempted)...Earned wins in consecutive appearances against Nevada and Minnesota...Started at Fresno State...Had a 3.14 ERA in WAC play...Had a .127 opposing batting average with the bases empty (10-for-79)...Held right-handed batters to 20-of-85 (.234) hitting...Allowed just one hit and no runs over two innings in Sacramento State's WAC Tournament clinching win over CSU Bakersfield...Got two outs on just four pitches in the NCAA Regional game vs. BYU...Had seven assists and one putout with a 1.000 fielding percentage.
JUNIOR (2016): Academic All-WAC...Pitched in 18 games with seven starts...Went 3-5 with a 5.22 ERA in 50.0 innings pitched...Issued just 12 walks...Had six scoreless outings...Allowed two or fewer runs in 15 of 18 appearances...Was 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA in WAC play...Allowed just five hits and two runs with a .200 opposing batting average in 7.0 innings in WAC games...Opponents were just 3-of-8 against him in stolen base attempts...Allowed just four hits and no walks in six shutout innings against Fresno State...Got out of a bases-loaded, no out jam in the resumption of the suspended game at UT Rio Grande Valley and ended up allowing just two hits over three innings to earn the win in the 15-inning game...Threw two scoreless innings in relief in Sacramento State's 5-4 win over No. 5 LSU...Had a season-high three strikeouts against New Mexico and Nevada...Started the first night game in program history at John Smith Field on April 17 vs. Pacific...Had seven assists and six putouts with no errors defensively.
LOWER COLUMBIA COLLEGE: Played two seasons for coach Eddie Smith at Lower Columbia College in Longview, Wash...Two time all-Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) West Division second team selection...Named MVP of the 2015 NWAC Tournament...Won both his starts in the NWAC Tournament with a complete game victory in the conference championship game...Helped team win the 2015 NWAC championship with a 41-10 record...Pitched in 11 games with 10 starts in 2015 and went 6-1 with a 2.77 ERA...Had 42 strikeouts to just 18 walks in 58.1 innings pitched...Was 5-2 with a 3.29 ERA in a team-high 13 starts as a freshman in 2014.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years for coach Cory White at Lynden HS...Led team to Northwest Conference title and sixth place in the state playoffs as a senior, state runner-up as a junior...Named a WIAA all-state pitcher and Whatcom County Player of the year in 2013...Also earned all-Northwest Conference honors and was a Perfect Game West Division Preseason All-American...Was 10-0 with a 0.76 ERA in 74 innings pitched as a senior...Totaled 94 strikeouts to just 17 walks and had 10 complete games, including six shutouts and a no-hitter...Pitched a 3-0 shutout in the Northwest Conference championship game with 13 strikeouts, no walks, and just three hits allowed...In the WIAA all-state playoffs faced six hitters and struck out five of them...Also played football and basketball for one season.
PERSONAL: Parents are John and Leanne Olson...Enjoys fishing, hunting, and golf...Hopes to work in a national park or take over his parent's golf course...Majoring in recreation, parks, and tourism administration.
