2009 Statistics

2009 (Freshman): Saw action in 39 games, including 24 starts in his initial season at Mercer … batted .231 for the year as the team’s fourth outfielder … clubbed four home runs, collected nine RBI and scored 22 runs … collected his first multi-hit game by going 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored against ETSU (March 29) … hit his first collegiate home run against FGCU (April 4) … had a breakout game with two home runs, two RBI and three runs scored in a 9-5 win over Belmont (May 14).

High School: Attended Trinity Prep., earning four letters in baseball for the Saints and coach Jim Newlin … Earned second team all-state honors as a junior and a senior … Named first team all-county as a senior … Played AAU baseball for the Orlando Scorpions and coach Sal Lombardo.

Personal: Son of Keith and Anne Olenek … Has one brother, Ryan, 12, and two sisters, Jane, 17, and Kelsey, 15 … Born Aug. 25, 1989 in Chicago, Ill. … Father Keith was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds … Before games always ties cleats standing up, never sitting down.