The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster

Jersey Number 6
Ryan Olson
- Prev School:
- Auburn/Chattahoochee Valley CC
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Auburn, Ala.
- High School:
- Auburn HS
UAB (2025)
- Made 15 appearances and one start (April 15 at Alabama)
- Struck out 25 batters and walked 10 across 24.2 innings
- Picked up five saves which ranked second on the team and sixth in the AAC
- Tossed 4.2 innings in relief with seven strikeouts and picked up the win in a March 16 win at Middle Tennessee
CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY CC (2024)
- Appeared in 14 games for the Pirates
- Tossed 68 innings, striking out 80, and tallying a 4.76 ERA
- Pitched five scoreless innings at Andrew College on March 3
AUBURN (2023)
- Made four relief appearances and struck out three batters in two innings pitched
- Made his season debut in the series finale vs. Indiana (Feb. 19)
- Struck out a pair of batters in a scoreless inning vs. Florida A&M (Mar. 1)
- Made his SEC debut at South Carolina (Apr. 30), entering the game in the eighth inning and stranding a pair of runners by inducing a flyout
- Named to the 2022-23 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Auburn High School
- Rated by Perfect Game as the No. 27 overall player in Alabama
- 2022 ASWA Second Team All-State
- Member of the 2021 7A State Championship team
- Four-year varsity pitcher
- Went 6-0 with a 1.00 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 64.2 innings in two summers on the Perfect Game circuit.
PERSONAL
- Born April 13, 2003.
- Son of Gregg and Jill Olson
- Has three siblings, Brett, Brooke, and Ashley
- His father, Gregg, played baseball at Auburn, and is a former Auburn All-American and a member of the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame
- His brother Brett played baseball at Auburn
- Majoring in Mechanical Engineering
- Made 15 appearances and one start (April 15 at Alabama)
- Struck out 25 batters and walked 10 across 24.2 innings
- Picked up five saves which ranked second on the team and sixth in the AAC
- Tossed 4.2 innings in relief with seven strikeouts and picked up the win in a March 16 win at Middle Tennessee
CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY CC (2024)
- Appeared in 14 games for the Pirates
- Tossed 68 innings, striking out 80, and tallying a 4.76 ERA
- Pitched five scoreless innings at Andrew College on March 3
AUBURN (2023)
- Made four relief appearances and struck out three batters in two innings pitched
- Made his season debut in the series finale vs. Indiana (Feb. 19)
- Struck out a pair of batters in a scoreless inning vs. Florida A&M (Mar. 1)
- Made his SEC debut at South Carolina (Apr. 30), entering the game in the eighth inning and stranding a pair of runners by inducing a flyout
- Named to the 2022-23 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Auburn High School
- Rated by Perfect Game as the No. 27 overall player in Alabama
- 2022 ASWA Second Team All-State
- Member of the 2021 7A State Championship team
- Four-year varsity pitcher
- Went 6-0 with a 1.00 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 64.2 innings in two summers on the Perfect Game circuit.
PERSONAL
- Born April 13, 2003.
- Son of Gregg and Jill Olson
- Has three siblings, Brett, Brooke, and Ashley
- His father, Gregg, played baseball at Auburn, and is a former Auburn All-American and a member of the Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame
- His brother Brett played baseball at Auburn
- Majoring in Mechanical Engineering
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