2014 Big South Honorable Mention Team selection…Olmstead started 15 games and saw action in 48 games on the season for the Buccaneers, primarily in left field…Finished
with a .309 batting average with 17 hits in 55 at-bats…Scored 16 runs on the season…Three doubles and one triple…Drove in three RBI…Second on the team in going a perfect 8-for-8 in stolen base attempts...Had a perfect fielding percentage with 14 putouts and one assist in 15 chances…Led Charleston Southern in Big South play on the year with a .323 batting average with 10 hits in 31 at-bats…Tripled on Apr. 5 at College of Charleston…Doubled in three different games (Feb. 8 vs. UMES, Apr. 9 at Coastal Carolina, May 3 vs. Campbell)…Two stolen bases on Mar. 18 vs. Rider…Two runs scored against Colgate on Feb. 28 and Rider on Mar. 18.
2013: Saw time in centerfield and also as a pinch runner for the Buccaneers in the 2013 season, with 40 appearances and 16 starts in her junior season...Hit .188 overall with six hits in 32 at-bats...Scored nine runs while driving in three RBI...Had a .257 on-base percentage and .250 slugging percentage...Had two doubles in the season...Had drawn two walks and has been hit by one pitch...Was a perfect 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts...Had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with nine putouts in nine chances...Scored three runs vs. Savannah State on 2/15...Drove in two RBI against Canisius...Scored two runs against Canisius...Had two hits against Liberty.
2012: Appeared in 34 games, starting three (2 – CF, 1 – 2B)…recorded single in CSU’s win over Ohio on 3/19…scored 10 runs on the season, and stole four bases to rank second on the team in that category.
2011: Competed in 44 games, starting nine times (6 – CF, 2 -2B, 1 – DP)… mostly utilized as pinch runner and defensive replacement… scored 11 runs, including game-tying runs at Coastal and vs. Gardner-Webb… tied for team lead with four stolen bases… batted .167 (4-for-24) with one double and two RBI… registered first career double April 10 at Longwood, driving in Kimberly Braxton while hitting CSU’s third straight extra-base hit… recorded first career hit and scored a run in 10-9 win over Virginia Tech.
High School: Started for four seasons at Nature Coast High School under Coach Mettina Couet… Served as team captain three times, hitting .429 for her high school career… led conference with .512 average in 2010… earned three All-County and All-Conference mentions… voted All North Suncoast and All Suncoast following junior and senior seasons… represented West Team in Florida High School All-Star Game… competed for Bomber Gold travel team, coached by Frank Accuri… member of National Honors Society, Beta Club and FCA.
Personal: Born June 30, 1992 in Western Springs, Ill…. daughter of Jug and Cathy Olmstead… majoring in Communications, with a minor in Sociology… older sister Kimberlee played softball at Colgate University.
