Summer 2020: ASUN Honor Roll ... Saw action in nine games for the DeLand Suns in the Florida Collegiate League … Had three hits and drove in two runs.
Prior to Stetson: Played four seasons at the University of Hartford ... Posted a .288 career batting average in 161 games for the Hawks … Was selected as the America East Conference Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Was a three-time Academic All-Conference selection in the America East Caonference.
2020: Started all 12 games for the Hawks, hitting .217 in 46 at bats before the season was canceled … Had a pair of two hit games, one against Central Connecticut State (3/4) and one against North Florida (2/29) … Had two hits in 13 at bats during the series at Stetson … Stole three bases.
2019: Appeared in and started 56 games ... Led the team and finished second in the America East in batting average (.306) ... His 68 hits were second in America East and tied third most all-time in program history in a single-season ... Scored 25 times and drove in 21 runs ... Had nine games with three or more hits ... Drove in two runs and stole a base at UMass Lowell (3/30) ... Had a triple and drove in two runs against UMass Lowell (5/4) ... Scored twice and recorded three hits against LIU (5/14).
2018: Appeared in 55 games, starting 53 … Batted .303 with 61 hits, including one home run … Scored 18 times and drove in 22 runs … During conference play, was fifth in the America East in batting average (.344), fourth in hits (32) and third in doubles (9) ... Went 4-for-6 at UMBC, scoring four times and driving in four runs (3/11) … Tied a program record with five hits against Albany (4/7) ... Against Scared Heart, scored twice and drove in three runs (4/17) ... Earned a spot on the America East All-Tournament team, leading the team through the tournament with a .636 batting average with seven hits.
2017: Appeared in 38 games, starting 25 … Batted .242 with 22 hits, including two home runs … Scored 11 times while driving in 13 runs … Hit a three-run home run vs. UMBC (4/14) … Later that day went 2-for-3 with a double and a triple while driving in a pair in the second game of a doubleheader against the Retrievers … Hit a first inning grand slam during the Hawks' win at UMass (5/2).
High School: Was a three-sport standout (baseball, football and basketball) at New Milford High School … Batted .464 with 23 RBI and 14 extra-base hits as a senior captain … Led New Milford to the 2016 conference championship game and the Class LL state semifinals … Hit .370 during his junior season … Was a two-time First Team All-Conference selection … Was a First Team Class LL All-State selection as a senior … Was named to the Connecticut Hearst Media Super 15 All-Star team as a senior … Participated in the Connecticut Junior Select and Senior Select All-Star Games … Was a 2015 and 2016 Perfect Game All-America honorable mention … Was a 2016 Perfect Game Second Team All-Northeast Region pick … Was a member of the Math and Spanish Honor Societies … Was a 2015 and 2016 Southwest Conference All-Academic Team honoree.
Personal: Full name is Jackson Daniel Olson … Was born on October 6, 1997, in New Milford, CT … Is the son of Dan and Laura Olson … Has one brother, Alex, and one sister, Ari … His father played college basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh … Is an active social media content creator and plans to become a social media manager at a Fortune 500 company or in Major League Baseball … Is working toward an MBA in Marketing at Stetson.
Career Statistics (at University of Hartford)
| Year |
AVG |
GP-GS |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
TB |
SLG |
BB |
HP |
SO |
GDP |
OBP |
SF |
SH |
SB-A |
PO |
A |
E |
FLD |
| 2017 |
.242 |
38-25 |
91 |
11 |
22 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
35 |
.385 |
6 |
0 |
27 |
2 |
.289 |
0 |
2 |
2-4 |
11 |
21 |
3 |
.914 |
| 2018 |
.303 |
55-53 |
201 |
18 |
61 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
22 |
78 |
.388 |
12 |
0 |
36 |
2 |
.343 |
0 |
4 |
7-11 |
43 |
101 |
7 |
.954 |
| 2019 |
.306 |
56-56 |
222 |
25 |
68 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
21 |
88 |
.396 |
12 |
2 |
39 |
4 |
.345 |
2 |
2 |
8-15 |
61 |
123 |
10 |
.948 |
| 2020 |
.217 |
12-12 |
46 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
.217 |
8 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
.345 |
0 |
0 |
3-4 |
17 |
36 |
3 |
.946 |
| Total |
.288 |
161-146 |
560 |
60 |
161 |
30 |
4 |
4 |
57 |
211 |
.377 |
38 |
3 |
113 |
8 |
.335 |
2 |
8 |
20-34 |
132 |
281 |
23 |
.947 |
