Sam
Olson

Committed to Heartland CC.

8/7/16- 6-foot-2, 165-pound right-handed hitting shortstop. Lean athletic build. Square stance, active hand load, strides across body occasionally, shows ability to use whole field, line drive contact, consistent solid contact off barrel, 82 mph exit velocity. Loose above avg. actions and glove in field, solid footwork, optimal arm action for SS, repeats slot with quick release, good hand speed, accurate with carry to bag, 82 mph arm strength.

8/4/15- 6-foot-1, 160-pound right-handed hitting shortstop. 7.53 runner at this event. Above avg. defender in middle of field. Fields out front with plus hands and good feet. Actions are solid. Short repeatable arm action and arm should continue to improve. Consistently on bag at 77 mph. Athletic set-up in box. Inconsistent timing with stride. Solid contact with gap to gap approach. Ability to drive ball to opposite side of field. 78 mph exit velocity off tee. Strong follow in 2017 class.

Summer Preseason I.D.- May 2015
6-foot, 160- pound lean middle infielder. Ran a 7.4 60. Square stance with in-line stride to contact. Shoulder turn load. Some length to swing and stiff at times with sort finish. Consistently squares baseball with solid contact to middle of field. 76 mph exit velocity off tee. Plays down to up with good energy in field. Glove is above average and shows quick twitch ability. Short clean arm action with quick release. Accuracy is above average and throws have carry. Body is flexible and fields athletically. 74 mph arm strength across infield. Interesting follow with increased strength and minor mechanical adjustments offensively.