Bobby Olsen

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Photo by: Matt Smith

Class:
Senior
Position:
RHP
Height/Weight:
6-0 / 205
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Powdersville, S.C.
High School:
Powdersville
Concentration:
International and Public Affairs

2023: Led the team and ranked 10th overall in the Ivy League with a 4.44 ERA…Ranked fourth in the Ivy League in the regular season for fewest earned runs allowed (23) and was t-2nd for fewest hits allowed (41)…Ranked sixth in the league in opponents’ batting average during the regular season (.241)…Struck out 42 batters in Ivy League games to rank t-6th in the league in the regular season…Picked up his first win with 5.0 solid innings of one-run ball on three hits vs. Penn State (3/11)…Allowed two runs over 6.0 innings to pick up the win over Bryant (3/18)…Struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings of relief while allowing just one run to earn the win at Cornell (4/8)…Struck out a career-high 11 batters while allowing just two earned runs over 6.2 innings of relief against Penn (4/15)…Earned the save with 2.0 shutout innings at Princeton (5/6).

2022: Made 13 appearances, including 10 starts on the mound, serving as the team’s top weekend starter for most of the season…Struck out 48 batters over 58.2 innings…Struck out a season-high eight batters in 6.1 innings of work at Gardner-Webb (3/11)…Allowed one run over 6.0 innings with seven strikeouts against Holy Cross (3/20)…Got the start and tossed 3.0 scoreless innings against Holy Cross on April 5, helping Brown throw the first no-hitter in program history…Had back-to-back quality starts against Columbia (4/9) and Yale (4/16), allowing three earned runs and six hits over 6.0 innings against Columbia, and two earned runs over 6.2 IP at Yale.

2021: Team did not compete due to COVID-19.

2020: Made three appearances on the mound with one start … Logged 6.1 innings with three strikeouts … Season shortened due to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Before Brown: Starting pitcher for Powdersville High School … Team captain as a senior … Helped the Patriots to two region titles and two district titles … Threw first no-hitter in school history as a sophomore … All-region and all-state selection as a senior … Went 4-1 with 56 strikeouts and a 1.30 ERA as a senior … Diamond Prospects 2019 Watch List … National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Robert Olsen…Hobbies include working out and spending time with family.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown because of how well rounded of a school it is. From the moment I stepped on campus I felt completely comfortable and at home. Secondly, the academic programs at Brown are world renowned, but more importantly student centered.”