2025 (JUNIOR)
Season: Made 11 starts on the mound…Tallied 25 strikeouts in 28.1 innings…Had four outings going 1+ inning and allowing 1 or less run…In Big Ten games, made eight starts with 18 strikeouts in 22 innings.
Game-by-Game: vs. St. Bonaventure (3/18): Threw a scoreless inning and recorded one strikeout. at Minnesota (4/6): Fired three scoreless innings and secured three strikeouts. vs. Purdue (4/20): Tossed four innings with a season-high seven strikeouts. vs. Xavier (5/16): Went three innings, allowing two runs (one earned) and recorded four strikeouts. vs. USC (5/22): Threw 2.1 innings, giving up one run, and notched two strikeouts.
Before PSU
Pitched one season at Iowa Western C.C. and one season at Oregon. 2024: Pitched at Iowa Western C.C.…Led the Reivers to Region and District titles and an appearance in the NJCAA DI World Series…Named Region Pitcher of the Year and first-team All-Region honors…In 12 appearances (11 starts), went 9-0 with a 2.58 ERA in 38.1 innings, while tallying 48 strikeouts…Had five outings going 3+ innings and allowing no runs…Recorded nine strikeouts in four shutout innings against Southwestern C.C. on April 4 and posted four scoreless innings with eight strikeouts against Iowa Central C.C. on March 27. 2023: Pitched at Oregon…Helped Oregon to an NCAA Super Regional appearance…Made eight appearances with a 4.26 ERA...In 6.1 innings, recorded six strikeouts…Had four outings going 1+ inning and allowing no runs…Named to the Dean’s List in Winter and Spring 2023 at Oregon.
High School
Played at Academy of Holy Angels High School in Minnesota…Did not play senior season due to injury…As a junior, was selected a Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-American and a first-team All-Region selection…Tabbed to the top prospect team at the 2021 National Pre Draft Showcase and participated in the 2020 Future Games as a sophomore…Rated as the No. 7 prospect and No. 1 LHP in Minnesota…Ranked as the No. 56 LHP in the class by Prep Baseball Report…Played travel ball for Minnesota Mash…Also played basketball and table tennis in high school…Was a state finalist for Minnesota State High School table tennis championships.
Personal
Son of Rich and Jennifer Olson…Has two brothers, Griffin and Colby…Intends to major in landscape architecture.