Chris Olean

Last updated
Chris Olean
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team St. Thomas (MN)
Conference Summit League
Record384–235–1
Biographical details
Born (1977-05-29) May 29, 1977 (age 47)
Owatonna, Minnesota
Playing career
1996–1999 St. Thomas (MN)
1999 Ogden Raptors
1999 Helena Brewers
2000 Beloit Snappers
2001 St. Paul Saints
Position(s) Pitcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2001–2009St. Thomas (MN) (P)
2010–presentSt. Thomas (MN)
Head coaching record
Overall384–235–1
TournamentsSummit: 0–0
MIAC: 5–6
NCAA: 0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
  • 8× MIAC regular season (2010–2014, 2016, 2017, 2021)
  • Summit League regular season (2024)
  • 3× MIAC Tournament (2010, 2013, 2014)

Christopher R. Olean is a baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the St. Thomas (MN) Tommies. He played college baseball at St. Thomas (MN) where he played for head coach Dennis Denning from 1996 to 1999 before playing professionally from 1999 to 2001.

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Playing career

Olean attended Washburn High School, in Minneapolis, Minnesota and played college baseball at University of St. Thomas (Minnesota). He was named the MIAC Pitcher of the Year in 1999. [1] He finished his career with the 2nd most strikeouts in Tommie history with 246. [2] Olean was then drafted in the 17th round of the 1999 Major League Baseball draft by the Milwaukee Brewers. [3] He began his professional career with the Ogden Raptors before moving to the Helena Brewers. [4] For the 2000 season, Olean played for the Beloit Snappers. [5] Olean joined the St. Paul Saints during the summer of 2001.

Coaching career

After serving as interim head coach for the 2010 season, Olean was named the permanent head coach of the Tommies on January 12, 2011. [6] During their final season of playing Division III, Olean lead the Tommies to the College World Series, [7] finishing as the runner-up. [8] Olean will lead the Tommies into the Division I ranks as St. Thomas joins the Summit League for the 2022 season. [9]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
St. Thomas Tommies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference)(2010–2021)
2010St. Thomas (MN) 35–915–51stNCAA Midwest Regional
2011St. Thomas (MN) 28–1816–4T-1stNCAA Midwest Regional
2012St. Thomas (MN) 41–1019–11stCollege World Series
2013St. Thomas (MN) 34–719–11stNCAA Midwest Regional
2014St. Thomas (MN) 39–918–21stCollege World Series
2015St. Thomas (MN) 24–16–111–74thMIAC Tournament
2016St. Thomas (MN) 25–1514–61stMIAC Tournament
2017St. Thomas (MN) 29–1816–4T-1stNCAA Midwest Regional
2018St. Thomas (MN) 20–1813–7T-3rdMIAC Tournament
2019St. Thomas (MN) 20–1711–95th
2020St. Thomas (MN) 6–10–0Season canceled due to Covid-19
2021St. Thomas (MN) 37–1017–21stCollege World Series
St. Thomas (MN):169–48
St. Thomas Tommies (Summit League)(2022–present)
2022 St. Thomas (MN) 16–2910–145th
2023 St. Thomas (MN) 10–346–187th
2024 St. Thomas (MN) 20–2415–101st
St. Thomas (MN):384–235–131–42
Total:384–235–1

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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