Wingate University Athletics

2014: Olen Little earned first team All-SAC honors during his senior season...Earned first team All-Region accolades from Daktronics and the ABCA, earning second team honors from the NCBWA...Went11-1 with a 2.18 ERA...Piled up 68 strikeouts and just 13 walks in 90 2/3 innings of work...Registered three complete games on the season and one shutout...Ranked second in the SAC in wins and innings pitched, ranking fifth in ERA and strikeouts...Finished his Wingate career with a 21-3 overall record, compiling a 2.53 ERA in 205 2/3 innings...Ranks fourth in SAC history with his 2.53 career ERA...Went 17-2 with a 1.91 ERA in his final two seasons at Wingate...Opened his year by tossing six shutout innings against Saint Augustine's, striking out six...Tossed seven shutout innings at Brevard, allowing just two hits while striking out five...Followed that by striking out eight in seven innings against Tusculum, allowing two runs...Tossed seven innings of two-hit shutout ball against Anderson, striking out five...Took a no-hitter into the eighth at Newberry, finishing with a one-hit shutout...Notched a complete game at Carson-Newman, allowing two earned runs while striking out six....Struck out a career-high 11 in a complete game win against LMU in the SAC Tournament.

2013: Earned first team All-SAC honors...Earned All-Region accolades from Daktronics, ABCA and the NCBWA...Led the SAC with a 1.50 ERA, allowing just 10 earned runs in 60 innings of work...Third-best single season ERA in SAC history...Ranked 13th nationally in ERA...Held opponents to a .229 batting average, giving up just one homer on the year, which came in his first start of the season...Did not allow more than three earned runs in any start, allowing zero or one earned run in eight starts...Tossed a complete game three-hit shutout to lead Wingate to a win at third-ranked Catawba...Notched another three-hit shutout in his next outing against Lenoir-Rhyne...Tossed seven shutout innings at Lincoln Memorial, allowing five hits while striking out five...Allowed one run on five hits in seven innings against Brevard.

2012: Little made 20 appearances his sophomore year at Wingate, starting six games. He finished the year with a 4-1 record and 3.63 ERA. Little had 45 strikeouts and just 14 walks in 44 2/3 innings of work. Little got the win against top-ranked Mount Olive, allowing one hit in two innings of work, striking out four. He struck out six in 4 2/3 relief innings against Barton, getting the win without allowing a run. His first start of the year came against NCAA regional participant Francis Marion. Little got the win, allowing three hits in seven innings of work, striking out seven to lead the Bulldogs to a 1-0 victory. Little pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings against Newberry, striking out four. He struck out a career-high eight in the SAC Tournament victory over Carson-Newman, allowing two runs on six hits in 6 1/3 innings of work to earn the win. 

2011: Little made six appearances in his first season at Wingate, all in relief. He compiled a 6.97 ERA, with 14 strikeouts and only one walk in 10 1/3 innings of work.

Personal: Little was the team captain and co-MVP of his East Mecklenburg High School team. He earned all-conference honors as a junior, while also earning all-conference honors as a quarterback and punter on the football field. Olen is a Mathematics major.