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2023 Baseball Roster

Cory Walker
John Reid III
John Reid III

25 Joe Olsavsky

  • Position Infielder
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, PA
  • Highschool Central Catholic
  • Major Sport Studies

Biography

Awards & Honors 
  • 2023 D3baseball.com Fifth Team All-American
  • 2023 D3baseball.com First Team All-Region
  • 2023 ABCA/Rawlings First Team All-Region
  • 2023 All-OAC First Team
  • 2023 OAC Tournament MVP
  • 2022 All-OAC First Team
  • 2022 ABCA/Rawlings Third Team All-Region
  • 2021 D3baseball.com First Team All-Region, Rookie of the Year
  • 2021 ABCA/Rawlings Second Team All-Mideast Region
  • 2021 All-OAC Second-Team
  • OAC Hitter of the Week (4/2/22)
2023 
  • Went two for three, snagging one RBI against Oberlin (5/3)
  • Went two for four against Wooster, driving in a run. (4/30) 
  • Went 6-8, scoring five runs, drove in three RBIs, and walked three times in a double-header against Marietta (4/23) 
  • Hit a two run homer in a shutout win against Mount Union. (4/19) 
  • Brought in two runs on three hits in a win over Oberlin (4/16) 
  • Drove in two runs through a solo homerun and sacrifice fly, and scored two runs in a double-header against Ohio Northern (4/15) 
  • Scored two runs, drove in three, and hit a double on a 5-6 showing in game one of a double-header against Otterbein. (3/26)
  • Had two doubles, two runs scored, and one RBI in the first game of a three game series against Mary-Washington (3/18) 
2022
  • Has started all 36 games
  • T10th in OAC in home runs, T-2nd in OAC in stolen bases, T-4th in OAC in doubles and XBH, 8th in OAC in slugging percentage
  • Recorded two hits, and two run scored including a solo home run against Wittenberg (2/27)
  • Recorded 10 hits with eight runs scored and six RBIs at the Russ Matt Invitational (3/6-11)
  • Recorded three hits, three runs scored, and an RBI in a three game set against Mary Washington (3/18-19)
  • Went 1-4 with two RBIs, two runs scored, and three stolen bases against Oberlin (3/22)
  • Went 1-4 with two runs scored, and a walk; also made his pitching debut giving up one run against Oberlin (3/24)
  • Had an RBI and run scored against Muskingum (3/29)
  • Went 7-10 with four runs scored, three home runs, three doubles, and nine RBIs in a doubleheader against Wilmington. In game two broke the school's single game record in home runs (3), total bases (15), and hits (5) while tying the RBI record (6). (4/2)
  • Went 2-5 against Case Western (4/9)
  • Had two hits with a walk off two RBI double and a run scored against Ohio Northern (4/10)
  • Went 5-9 with a double and run scored in a doubleheader against Mount Union (4/12)
  • Went 5-10 with four runs scored, a home run, and three RBIs in a doubleheader against Capital (4/15)
  • Went 5-10 with three runs scored, three doubles, and an RBI; also pitched three innings of relief with three strikeouts and earned his first career win in a doubleheader against Heidelberg (4/20)
  • Went 3-9 with a home run, double, triple, three runs scored and two RBIs in a doubleheader against Marietta (4/24)
  • Went 3-9 with a double, three runs scored, and a home run. Also pitched an inning of scoreless relief with two strikeouts against Hiram (4/27,28)
  • Went 3-7 with two runs scored, a double, and two RBIs in a doubleheader against Wooster (5/2)

2021
  • Led team with runs scored, triples, and doubles.
  • Ranks fourth in the OAC in doubles (12), second in triples (3), third in OBP (.532), fourth in SLG (.691), seventh in average (.412), second in walks (19), and tenth in runs (30)
  • Went 4 for 5 with one runs scored against Marietta
  • Went 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored against Otterbein (5/15)
  • Provided an RBI double in the first game of a doubleheader against Heidelberg (5/2)
  • Across two games of a doubleheader against Heidelberg, notched three hits, an RBI, and drew three walks (5/1)
  • Notched six hits, including three singles, two doubles, and a triple, while driving in a total of six RBIs, and scoring three runs across two games against Wilmington (4/25)
  • Blasted an RBI double to center in the first game of a doubleheader against Wilmington (4/24)
  • Reached base in all four plate appearances, singling, walking, and doubling twice, scoring four runs in win against Baldwin Wallace (4/11)
  • Combined in both games of a doubleheader against Baldwin Wallace, had two singles and two doubles to go along with four RBIs and two stolen bases (4/10)
  • Across eight at-bats, blasted a home run and double, totaling five hits and three RBIs in a doubleheader against Marietta (4/3)
  • Had five hits with a double and two RBIs in a three game set against ONU (3/27,29) 
  • Finished a double shy of the cycle after tallying a single, triple, and a home run in game one of a doubleheader against Capital (3/21)
  • In the first game of a doubleheader, notched two hits and an RBI against Capital (3/20)
  • Went 2 for 4 with a double and triple, scoring two runs against Baldwin Wallace (3/14)
  • Began his John Carroll career with a 4 for 7, three RBI, three walk day which included his first collegiate homerun in a doubleheader against Baldwin Wallace (3/13)

High School 
  • Attended Central Catholic High School in Pennsylvania 
  • WPIAL 6A Section 1 Honorable Mention Infielder
  • Fours years on High Honor Roll 
  • Viking Ambassador
Academics and Personal 
  • Son of Jerry and Rayme 
  • Club Team: Pittsburgh Thunder 
  • Chose John Carroll because it has one of the best business schools that he can study at while continuing to play baseball

Statistics

Season:
2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2021First Year

    Infield
    6'1"
    25
  • 25

    2022Sophomore

    Infield
    6'1"
    25
  • 25

    2023Junior

    Infielder
    6'1"
    25

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