#20 Derik Olvey Season 2026
Updated 1/26/06
MLB Draft: 13th Round in 2003 (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Promising right-handed pitcher who comes to LSU after two seasons at Notre Dame … a good competitor who should see plenty of time on the mound this season … power pitcher and physical presence … has seen time as a reliever and as a starter during his career … drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft … enjoyed a brilliant 2005 fall intrasquad period by maintaining a 1.80 ERA in 20 innings pitched.
2005 SEASON (at Notre Dame)
Key member of the Irish bullpen who helped the team to its second consecutive Big East championship … in 16 appearances and five starts, compiled a 2-2 record with a 5.59 ERA in 48.1 innings pitched … walked 15 and struck out 25 … earned the win in start versus Bowling Green on April 12 … went six solid innings, allowing two runs on four hits, while walking none and striking out two.
2004 SEASON (at Notre Dame)
Limited to two starts and two relief appearances after missing the final 47 games due to a sore elbow … finished with a 3.52 ERA with seven strikeouts, three walks in 15.1 innings pitched … held opponents to a .241 average … picked up 4-2 win over Penn State after limiting the Nittany Lions to one run on two hits in five innings of work … rated by Baseball America as the No. 22 prospect among college freshman.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned All-America honors at Pelham High School … as a senior, compiled a 9-1 record to go along with a 1.49 ERA … struck out 93 and walked 11 in 70.2 innings of work … team went on finish No. 3 in the nation by Baseball America … rated by Team One Baseball as the 86th-best prospect in the country … an all-state selection as a junior after a 9-2 season … in 2002, maintained a 0.82 ERA with 116 strikeouts in 68.1 innings pitched … member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Full name is Derik Layne Olvey… parents are David and Karen Olvey … has one older brother, Josh … interests include reading, video games and music … chose LSU because “it is the best school in the nation’s best conference” … majoring in general studies at LSU … born October 27, 1984 in Birmingham, Ala.