The university level of the game, and the traditional bridge between school sport and the professional draft. Jackson Olson played college baseball at the University of Hartford and Stetson University, following the conventional path as far as it led. When the MLB draft passed him by, his social-media following opened an unconventional one — to the Savannah Bananas, and a career no scout predicted.
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Mentioned in: From Rawlings Gold Gloves to Banana Ball: How Dan and Laura Olson Raised a Social-Media Ballplayer