2021 Baseball Roster
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Olsson, Sam
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Jersey Number 17
Sam Olsson
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 214
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Eugene, Ore.
- High School:
- Sheldon HS
- Prev School:
- San Jose State/Tacoma CC
Bio
2021 SEASON
Played in 20 games, making three starts behind the plate … Batted .318 (7-for-22) with a home run, double, seven RBI and four runs scored … Reached on three walks and two hit by pitches to finish with .429 on-base percentage and a .500 slugging percentage … Went 2-for-5 with three RBI as a pinch hitter … vs. Seattle (Feb. 25-28): Played in three of the four games … Delivered a pinch-hit RBI single as part of a 4-run, ninth-inning rally in Oregon’s season-opening 4-3 win … at #15 UC Santa Barbara (March 5-7): Had a pinch-hit RBI single in the top of the ninth of a 17-2 win in game three of the series … at #17 Oregon State (March 12-14): Drove in team’s only run in a 3-1 loss in game three of the series … vs. Portland (March 23): Made first start of the season, reaching on a HBP in four plate appearances … at Portland (April 14): Walked twice and scored a run in a 18-1 win … vs. San Jose State (April 27-28): Made second start of the season vs. former team … Hit first career home run in a game-one win, going 1-for-3 with two RBI, a run scored and a walk … Scored a run in a game-two win … at Washington State (April 30-May 2): Played in two games against the Cougars … Had a hit in only plate appearance in game two … vs. Washington (May 7-9): Drove in an eighth-inning run on a double in a 5-1 game-two win … NCAA Eugene Regional (June 4-7): Played in two of the Ducks’ four games … vs. LSU (June 6-7): Played in both the championship game and the if-necessary game … Entered first game in the top of the seventh on defense … Started the title game, going 2-for-3 with a RBI and run scored … Drove in the tying run with a second-inning sacrifice fly … Singled and scored in the top of the fourth to give Oregon a 5-2 lead … Added a single in the top of the sixth.
2020 SEASON
Started four games at catcher while playing in 10 games in a season shortened by COVID-19 … Batted .176 (3-for-17) with three RBI, a run scored and a .286 OBP (two walks, one HBP) … vs. Minnesota (Feb. 14): Opening day starter at catcher … vs. Milwaukee (Feb. 28-March 1): Started two of the four games, reaching base four times in nine plate appearances … Batted .333 (2-for-6) with three RBI, a run scored, a walk and a HBP … In game two of the series, reached base three times while driving in two runs in a 1-for-2 effort with a walk, HBP and sacrifice fly … In series finale, went 1-for-3 with a RBI … vs. Hawaii (March 5-8): Got the start in game two of the series and went 1-for-4.
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR COLLEGE)
Played one season at Tacoma Community College … Hit .344 with a .460 OBP with seven home runs, 39 RBI and 14 doubles … Named first-team Northwest Athletic Conference honors ... Junior college coach was Ryan Mummert.
2018 SEASON (SAN JOSE STATE)
Played in 22 games, making nine starts, and hit .239 (11-for-46) a double, four RBI and a .300 OBP … Finished with two multi-hit and one multi-RBI games … Went 2-for-4 vs. UC Santa Barbara on March 24, and 2-for-2 at UNLV on May 4 … Drove in a pair of runs vs. Nevada on April 8.
SUMMER BALL
Played for the Yakima Valley Pippens in the West Coast League in 2021.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterman in both baseball and football at Sheldon High School … Ranked 17th overall and third among catchers in Oregon by Perfect Game … Earned All-Southwest Conference honors as a sophomore, junior and senior … An all-state honoree as a junior at Sheldon … High school coach was Tyler Martell.
MAJOR
General Social Science - Business
Played in 20 games, making three starts behind the plate … Batted .318 (7-for-22) with a home run, double, seven RBI and four runs scored … Reached on three walks and two hit by pitches to finish with .429 on-base percentage and a .500 slugging percentage … Went 2-for-5 with three RBI as a pinch hitter … vs. Seattle (Feb. 25-28): Played in three of the four games … Delivered a pinch-hit RBI single as part of a 4-run, ninth-inning rally in Oregon’s season-opening 4-3 win … at #15 UC Santa Barbara (March 5-7): Had a pinch-hit RBI single in the top of the ninth of a 17-2 win in game three of the series … at #17 Oregon State (March 12-14): Drove in team’s only run in a 3-1 loss in game three of the series … vs. Portland (March 23): Made first start of the season, reaching on a HBP in four plate appearances … at Portland (April 14): Walked twice and scored a run in a 18-1 win … vs. San Jose State (April 27-28): Made second start of the season vs. former team … Hit first career home run in a game-one win, going 1-for-3 with two RBI, a run scored and a walk … Scored a run in a game-two win … at Washington State (April 30-May 2): Played in two games against the Cougars … Had a hit in only plate appearance in game two … vs. Washington (May 7-9): Drove in an eighth-inning run on a double in a 5-1 game-two win … NCAA Eugene Regional (June 4-7): Played in two of the Ducks’ four games … vs. LSU (June 6-7): Played in both the championship game and the if-necessary game … Entered first game in the top of the seventh on defense … Started the title game, going 2-for-3 with a RBI and run scored … Drove in the tying run with a second-inning sacrifice fly … Singled and scored in the top of the fourth to give Oregon a 5-2 lead … Added a single in the top of the sixth.
2020 SEASON
Started four games at catcher while playing in 10 games in a season shortened by COVID-19 … Batted .176 (3-for-17) with three RBI, a run scored and a .286 OBP (two walks, one HBP) … vs. Minnesota (Feb. 14): Opening day starter at catcher … vs. Milwaukee (Feb. 28-March 1): Started two of the four games, reaching base four times in nine plate appearances … Batted .333 (2-for-6) with three RBI, a run scored, a walk and a HBP … In game two of the series, reached base three times while driving in two runs in a 1-for-2 effort with a walk, HBP and sacrifice fly … In series finale, went 1-for-3 with a RBI … vs. Hawaii (March 5-8): Got the start in game two of the series and went 1-for-4.
2019 SEASON (JUNIOR COLLEGE)
Played one season at Tacoma Community College … Hit .344 with a .460 OBP with seven home runs, 39 RBI and 14 doubles … Named first-team Northwest Athletic Conference honors ... Junior college coach was Ryan Mummert.
2018 SEASON (SAN JOSE STATE)
Played in 22 games, making nine starts, and hit .239 (11-for-46) a double, four RBI and a .300 OBP … Finished with two multi-hit and one multi-RBI games … Went 2-for-4 vs. UC Santa Barbara on March 24, and 2-for-2 at UNLV on May 4 … Drove in a pair of runs vs. Nevada on April 8.
SUMMER BALL
Played for the Yakima Valley Pippens in the West Coast League in 2021.
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterman in both baseball and football at Sheldon High School … Ranked 17th overall and third among catchers in Oregon by Perfect Game … Earned All-Southwest Conference honors as a sophomore, junior and senior … An all-state honoree as a junior at Sheldon … High school coach was Tyler Martell.
MAJOR
General Social Science - Business
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