Baseball Instructor

Garrett is no longer available for lessons this winter.
He will return following his season with the Minnesota Twins.

Come join current Minnesota Twin Prospect Garrett Olson and learn the keys to a good swing. Olson joins the Concord Sports Center staff after being drafted in the 4th round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft.  Olson was rated in 2006 the Twins 34th overall prospect in the organization. Garrett will be available until the start of Twins Spring Training.

Experience:

• Selected in the 4th round of the 2006 MLB Draft 126th overall by the Minnesota Twins.

• Played 3 Years of Franklin Pierce College

• Olson finished his career among career leaders in several categories at Franklin Pierce. He is second all-time in runs scored (166) and home runs (28), third in batting average (.359), fourth in triples (8), RBI (126) and stolen bases (44), fifth in hits (228), sixth in games played (160) and seventh in doubles (38). This season, Olson set program records for hits and runs scored, while his home run total was just one shy of the program record.

• Rated the number 2 prospect for Division II in 2006 by Baseball America

• Two time All-American for both (ABCA) American Baseball coaches Association and (NCBWA) National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

•  Named Division II Northeast and conference player of the year by the NE10/ABCA/Rawlings Northeast region.

•  7 Time NE10 Player of the week

• 2006 Elizabethton Twins Third in organization and eighth in Appy League in batting (.313)...fourth on team in hits (55) and third in runs (31). ... Drove in 20 runs in 49 games for Rookie-level Elizabethton.

• Rated the twins 34 overall prospect in 2006.