Olson Named NE-10 Freshman of the Week
Norway, Maine, native earns award for the fourth time
RINDGE, N.H. (May 19, 2004) - Franklin Pierce third baseman Garrett Olson (Norway, Maine/Oxford Hills) was named the Northeast-10 Conference Baseball Freshman of the Week on Monday, in an announcement made the Conference office.
Olson, who earned the award for a fourth time this spring, helped lead Franklin Pierce to its second ECAC Division II Baseball Championship in the last three years last week. Olson hit .500 (9-of-18) with five runs scored, a double, home run and three RBI to go with .722 slugging and .526 on-base percentages for the week. He was also flawless in the field, going error-free in 13 chances at third base.
Olson registered a hit in his first six at-bats of the ECAC Championship, including a perfect 5-for-5 with a stolen base, two runs scored and an RBI in a 10-6 win over New Jersey Institute of Technology in the Ravens first game. Was 2-5 with a double and RBI in game one of Franklin Pierce's three-game championship series with Wilmington (Del.) College. He hit 2-4 with a homer, three runs scored and an RBI in the Ravens championship deciding 14-2 win over the Wildcats.
Olson finished his first collegiate season ranked third on the team with a .335 (65-194) batting average (9th NE-10), 40 runs scored (10th), six doubles, a triple, three home runs and 24 RBI while starting all 55 games this spring. He also stole 12 bases (13 attempts), matched a program record as he was hit by a team-high 15 pitches (3rd NE-10) and posted a .414 on-base percentage (10th).
Franklin Pierce (32-23, 23-8 NE-10) rounded out its season ranked fifth in the final NCAA Division II Northeast Region rankings, narrowly missing out on a second-straight NCAA Tournament bid. The Ravens won their second ECAC Division II Baseball Championship over the last three years and matched the program record for overall victories set in 2003 and established a new record for conference wins.