Dan Olinger

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Position:
IF
Hometown:
Great Falls, Mont.
High School:
CMR Russell

2014 ? REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON:
Hit .251 with 22 RBIs ? started 43 games, 36 at first base and seven at DH ? had a .994 fielding percentage in 332 chances ? started the season with a team-leading 12-game hit-streak ? tied for second on the team with 11 multi-hit games ? walked 15 times and struck out only 13 times in 175 at-bats ? had two unconventional walk-off RBIs during the season: drove in the winning run in the season opener vs. NIU with a fielder's choice (2/14), and was hit by pitch with the bases loaded to beat Purdue (5/11) ? in the Louisiana Tech series (3/1-2), went 6-for-14 (.429) with an RBI ? had four hits in 11 at-bats in the series at Michigan (4/4-6) ? hit 3-for-5 against Penn State (4/26) and Purdue (5/10-11) ? went 2-for-4 with a double and RBI at Florida State (5/3) ? had a hit in each Big Ten Tournament game (5/21-22) ? recipient of the team's David Chelesnik Jr. Award for courage, determination and perseverance ? Academic All-Big Ten.

2013 ? JUNIOR SEASON:
Hit .246 in 175 at-bats with 23 RBIs in 49 games ? started 48 games at first base ? second on the team in runs scored (27) ? fourth on the team in RBI (23) and at-bats (175) ? had 54 total bases (fifth on team) ? held a 10-game hitting streak (3/9-24) ? five multi-RBI games and 13 multi-hit games ? 7-of-9 in stolen base attempts ? led the team in HBP (10) ? maintained a .984 fielding percentage in a team leading 512 chances ? in the opening series against UCLA (2/15-17), went 5-12 (.417) with two RBI and a run scored ? produced a career high four RBI in a 7-1 win over Western Michigan (2/22) ? in the same series (2/23) went 2-3 with two RBI and two runs scored ? had an RBI single contributing to a 4-1 win against Utah (3/2) ? hit an RBI double in three at-bats in a winning effort over Nebraska-Omaha (3/12) ? reached base three times (2 H, 1 HBP) in three at-bats with a run against Indiana St. ? in the Kansas St. series (3/19-20), went 4-7 (.571) with a double and a walk ? tied a career high three hits against Texas (3/22) with two RBI ? scored a run and had two hits in an extra innings (10) loss to Texas (3/23) ? produced a hit, run scored, RBI and stolen base in a 7-0 win against Ohio St. (4/5) ? tied a career high two walks at Northwestern (4/13) ? went 3-12 (.250) with four RBI and three runs in a series win over Iowa (4/26-28) ? batted 5-13 (.384) with four runs and an RBI in the Penn St. series (5/3-5) ? started all four Big Ten Tournament games ? went 2-4 with a run scored against Indiana (5/23) ? produced a run, hit, HBP, and RBI in a 3-1 win over Illinois (5/24) ? Academic All-Big Ten.

2012 ? SOPHOMORE SEASON :
Academic All-Big Ten ? Paul Molitor Batting Champion with a team-best .318 batting average ? posted the team's second-best 201 at bats, had 77 total bases, a team-high 34 RBI, 13 doubles and scored 25 runs ? started and played in 54 of 56 possible games ? had 19 multiple-hit games and six multiple-RBI games ? held the team's longest hitting streak of the season at 14-straight games from Feb. 26-March 18 ? held the team's second best in hits (64) and 13 walks ? started at 26 games at first base and another 27 at third ? kicked off the season going 4-11 in the Big Ten/Big East Challenge (2/17-19) ? started his 14-game hit streak against UW-Milwaukee when he went 2-3 with two doubles and a RBI (2/26) ? named to the Dairy Queen Classic All-Tournament Team when he went 6-12 in the Gophers' home tournament? opened the DQ Classic 2-4 with two runs scored and a RBI against New Mexico State (3/2)? had two doubles, two runs scored and two RBI to lead the Gophers to an 11-3 win over West Virginia (3/3)? went 6-11 in the Metrodome Classic vs. Stony Brook and Kansas (3/10-11)? had another two doubles, two RBI and 2-3 day against the Seawolves in the 7-1 win (3/10)? went 4-11 against Cal Poly and knocked in two runs (3/17-19)? opened the Big Ten Conference season with a four RBI and three runs scored against Michigan (3/30-4/1)? went 1-4 in each game against Northwestern in the series sweep (4/13-15)? went 2-4 with two runs scored, a RBI and a double in the come-from-behind win over North Dakota State (4/25)? after missing two games of the Nebraska series (4/11-13) due to injury, played in the series finale and went 3-5 with a RBI and a run scored? had a season-best three RBI in the season finale win over Illinois (5/19).

2011 ? FRESHMAN SEASON :
Academic All-Big Ten ? batted .265 with 10 runs, 27 hits, three doubles, two triples and 18 RBI ? played in 39 games, including 23 starts ? of his starts, 11 came at first base, while 12 were as the designated hitter ? tied for third in RBI with 18 ? batted .293 against Big Ten Conference foes with six runs and 11 RBI ? in his first collegiate start, went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a triple in the 3-1 win over Sacramento State (3/16) ? went 1-for-3 in the 9-4 win over Cal Poly (3/27) ? led the Gophers to a Big Ten opener win over Purdue (4/1) when he reached base twice and was 1-for-2 with a double and a career-high four RBI ? went 2-for-3 with two RBI against Michigan State (4/8) ? was 3-for-4 with two RBI in the loss to Michigan State (4/10) ? added his second double of the season and went 2-for-5 with an RBI and run in the April 23, 3-2 win over Indiana ? went 3-for-5 against Michigan (5/7) with three runs and an RBI ? was 2-for-2 against North Dakota State (5/17) and had 2 RBI in the 8-5 win ? hit his first collegiate triple in the May 19 game against Ohio State ? also went 2-for-3 against the Buckeyes with a run and a walk ? had two hits and a walk during the Big Ten Tournament.

2010:
Redshirted the 2010 season.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Graduated from CMR Russell High School ? batted .393 with seven home runs, 20 doubles and seven triples, while going 8-0 with 37 strikeouts and a 4.39 ERA for the Great Falls Stallions Legion program in 2009 ? batted .437 with 56 RBI and 24 extra-base hits in 2008 ? two-time All-State honoree in Legion play ? named All-State in football as a junior and All-Conference in his junior and senior seasons ? three-time Academic All-State honoree and was a four-year starter at goaltender at 'Midget AA'.

PERSONAL:
Marketing major ? son of Paula and Terry Olinger ? lists most memorable sports thrill as winning 1-0 shootout victory in the Tier 2 National Hockey Championships ? enjoys fishing, hunting, reading and ping pong in his spare time ? born on May 25, 1990.