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  Ollie Linton

Ollie Linton

Player Profile

Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Winnetka, Calif.

High School:
Crespi

Height / Weight:
5-8 / 160

Position:
OF

Bats/Throws:
L/L

2008: Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 13th round...All-Big West second-team choice...Lincoln Regional All-Tournament selection...batted .333 with four hits, a double, two RBI and two stolen bases in Lincoln...hit the game-winning home run against the Cornhuskers...UCI career and single-season leader in stolen bases with 69 and 40, respectively...set the career mark against Cal State Fullerton and the single-season mark against New Mexico...ended the season ranked eighth in the nation in stolen bases per game at .67 and sixth with 40 steals...batted .324...hit over .300 all three years at UC Irvine...team-high 79 hits...also had eight doubles and a triple...tied for third on the team with four home runs...Big West Player of the Week...career-high four RBI against Tulane...season-high four hits against New Mexico...third on the team with a 10-game hitting streak...tied for 10th in the UCI career records with 117 runs scored...tied for fifth with 11 triples...tied for 10th in the single-season annals with 60 games played and 244 at bats...sixth with 59 runs scored...career batting average of .324...NCBWA preseason All-America...Brooks Wallace Award preseason watch list...NCBWA preseason All-America...Brooks Wallace Award preseason watch list.

2007: Round Rock Tournament All-Tournament honors...Big West All-Conference second team...delivered the walk-off hit against Arizona State in a College World Series eliination game...made a pair of game-changing catches against Texas in regional play...finished second among the starters with a .342 average...totaled 52 hits and 21 runs batted in...finished 15th in the nation in triples per game at .14...posted eight triples to claim second in the Big West...was also 68th in the country with a .21 sacrifice hits per game average...fourth on the team with 15 stolen bases...30 runs scored... posted 14 multiple-hit games...drove in personal-best three runs batted in against Cal State Fullerton...batted .418 in conference games...hit .271 with the Orleans Cardinals over the summer...tied for third with 26 hits...also had 13 runs scored and 10 RBI...topped the team with 15 stolen bases and six sacrifice hits...awarded the Harry Hossfeld Spirit Award for hard work, sportsmanship, leadership and courage.

2006: Utilized a redshirt year...named New York Collegiate Baseball League second-team all-star.

2005: Earned a starting role in centerfield in mid-March...was stellar defensively with just one error...batted .306 with 41 hits and 19 RBI...recorded five doubles and two triples...had Anteater Ballpark's first inside-the-park home run against UC Davis...led the team with 14 stolen bases...was second with 11 sacrifice hits...drove in a personal-best thee RBI against UC Davis and UC Santa Barbara...had four hits against UC Davis...totaled 10 multiple-hit games and five multiple RBI games...had a hitting streak of eight games...was tabbed a New York Collegiate Baseball League second team all-star...played for the Little Falls Diamond Miners...hit .336 with 24 RBI and seven triples...31 runs scored and drew 19 walks.

Crespi High School: Was a member of the 2003 and 2004 El Segundo Championship teams...the 2004 squad was National Classic and CIF Championship Southern Section Division III runners-up...enjoyed a CIF Southern Section Division III Championship title in 2003...named the El Segundo Tournament's Best Defensive Player in 2002 and 2004...collected a Best Offensive Player title in 2003...was a two-time first team All-CIF Division III choice...voted Best Defensive Player by the team in 2002 and 2003...holds the school record for single-season hits with 43 and career hits at 106...also is the single-season and career record holder in runs scored at 36 and 90, respectively...recorded a career-record 29 stolen bases...totaled 43 hits, 35 runs, 23 RBI, seven doubles, two triples, two home runs his senior year...batted .434 and had 14 stolen bases...member of the Tigers Scout Team and the Best of the West All-Stars...also lettered in football and basketball.

Personal: Parents are Winston and Maria...has a brother, Dominique, who plays baseball, basketball and football...also has a sister, Diana, who is a freshman at Yale...majoring in sociology...minors include management and African-American Studies.

Career Stats:

YEAR AVG. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-ATT
2005 .306 37-36 134 28 41 5 2 1 19 7 30 14-18
2006 ---------------------------------Redshirt Year---------------------------
2007 .342 57-42 152 30 52 4 8 0 21 12 17 15-22
2008 .324 60-60 244 59 79 8 1 4 36 30 41 40-48
Total .324 154-138 528 117 171 17 11 5 76 50 88 69-88

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