Parkview's Matt Olson Picked by the A's

The Panthers' star pitcher/first baseman was selected by Oakland on the first day of the Major League Baseball Draft.

Matt Olson, who led Parkview High School to the Class AAAAA baseball championship a week and a half ago, was selected on the first day of the Major League Baseball Draft Monday. The 6-foot-4, 236-pound pitcher/first baseman, who has committed to play at Vanderbilt, was the 47th pick overall by the Oakland Athletics. Olson, a left-handed batter, was a key ingredient in the Panthers' runs to the last two state championships. He was the Game 1 winning pitcher and hit a game-deciding home run in the second game in Parkview’s sweep of Brookwood in the state finals on May 26. "For us, one of the best high school bats in the country -- just a very skilled hitter with strength, and the power's going to come as he gets bigger and stronger," Oakland…

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