Scott Olsen

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**Scott Olsen**
Major League Baseball debut
Florida Marlins — No. 34
Pitcher
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
June 25, 2005 for the Florida Marlins
Selected MLB statistics (through 2006)
Record	12-10
ERA	4.04
Strikeouts	166

Scott M. Olsen (b. January 12, 1984 in Kalamazoo, Michigan) is a starting pitcher for the Florida Marlins. He bats and throws left handed.

He attended Crystal Lake South High School where he was all-conference in baseball.

He was drafted 173rd overall during the 6th round of the 2002 Amateur Draft by the Florida Marlins. He played his first season in the Major League in 2005. The Florida Marlins activated Olsen on June 25th, 2005, when pitcher Josh Beckett went on the disabled list. He went 1-1 in 5 starts with a 3.98 ERA but was sent to the disabled list with an elbow injury.

During the 2006 season with the Florida Marlins he went 12-10 with a 4.04 ERA. With his 10+ wins and the 10+ wins of his fellow rookies Josh Johnson, Ricky Nolasco and Anibal Sanchez, the 2006 Florida Marlins became the first team in Major League Baseball history with four rookie pitchers with ten or more wins in one season.

With his 166 strikeouts, Olsen now holds the single-season record for the most strikeouts by a Marlins rookie. The lefty had two 10-or-more strikeout games, 11 vs. Pittsburgh on July 27 and 10 vs. the Mets on Aug. 1. His 11-strikeout performance against Pittsburgh was the most by any of the Florida Marlins in 2006.