Reese Olson, a Georgia native, delivered an impressive performance in his homecoming start against Atlanta. Olson pitched six scoreless innings, allowing only four hits and no walks, while striking out eight batters. He threw 100 pitches, with 69 of them being strikes. Olson's slider was particularly effective, varying speeds and generating high RPMs, reaching up to 3,000. His changeup also contributed significantly to his success. Olson's final pitch resulted in a strikeout of Matt Olson, marking his eighth strikeout of the game. Earlier in the game, Olson stranded runners at second and third in consecutive innings.
Six shutout innings for Reese Olson https://t.co/wNfcH0lEef
Reese Olson got back on track today with 6.0 Shutout IP against Atlanta He generated a bunch of whiffs and his changeup and slider were cooking https://t.co/z2yswguZKG
Eight K's over six scoreless innings for Georgia native Reese Olson, including five of his last six outs via strikeout, capped by this K of Matt Olson on his 100th and final pitch. https://t.co/cpKQxr0NtU
Helluva a homecoming for Reese Olson. Stellar performance. 6 IP 4 H 0 R 0 BB 8 K 100 pitches 69 strikes
Reese Olson doing work in his homecoming start. Through five scoreless. Six Ks, no walks. Varying speeds on his slider, with the rpms pushing 3,000 again. 86 pitches, though, so maybe one more inning
Much better sequencing and much better location by Reese Olson so far. He's stranded runners at second and third the last two innings. 52 pitches through three innings