College Baseball
Rider's Olson All-East
LAWRENCEVILLE?Sean
Olson of the Rider
University baseball team
was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association Second Team All-East
Region.
“Sean had
an excellent year and to be recognized as one of the best players in the East
is tremendous,” said Rider head coach Barry Davis.
A senior
catcher, Olson (Vineland/St. Augustine Prep) led Rider in batting average
(.351), hits (65) and home runs (12) while setting a new Bronc record with 58
runs batted in. He ranked 75th in the nation with 1.18 RBI per game.
The 2009 New
Jersey College Baseball Association Division I Player of the Year and the South
Jersey Player of the Year, Olson earned First Team All-Metro Atlantic Athletic
Conference honors and was named to the MAAC All-Tournament team.
Olson
compiled a Rider-record 168 career RBI, breaking the old mark of 166 set in
2004. His 30 career home runs ranks fourth all-time, and his 221 career hits
also ranks fourth at Rider. Olson was a career .319 hitter, the 28th
highest career batting average at Rider.
“Sean had a
great career,” Davis
said, “one which will be difficult to replace.”
In his
final collegiate at bat, Olson hit a three-run home run to give Rider an 8-7
lead in the MAAC Championship tournament.
In four
seasons Olson played in 192 games and the Broncs made three trips to the
four-team MAAC Playoffs, one to the NCAA Tournament.
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