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Jersey Number 15
John Oltman
- Position:
- Left-Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cortland, Neb.
- High School:
- Beatrice HS
Bio
2015 (Junior at Creighton)
2014 (Sophomore at Creighton)
2013 (Redshirt Freshman at Creighton)
2012 (Freshman at Creighton)
2008-11 (Beatrice High School)
- Oltman made 13 relief appearances for the Bluejays.
- He opened the season by tossing a scoreless inning and striking out two against CSU Bakersfield on Feb. 14.
- John faced three batters and recorded two outs during Creighton’s 3-2 victory over Stetson on March 28.
2014 (Sophomore at Creighton)
- John built on his solid effort as a freshman by tying for the team high with 31 relief appearances in 2014.
- Oltman posted a 2.92 ERA in 24.2 innings overall.
- John held the opposition scoreless in 24 of his 31 outings.
- Oltman tossed back-to-back 1.1 scoreless inning efforts against Minnesota (Feb. 23) and at Charlotte (March 1).
- John posted a string of seven straight appearances without allowing a run (Feb. 23 - March 19), spanning eight innings.
- He nailed down his first save as a Bluejay, getting the final two outs against Kansas State on March 28.
- He extended his scoreless streak in BIG EAST play to 5.1 innings over five appearances with four outs against Seton Hall (May 2-4) and 1.1 innings of scoreless ball at St. John’s in the Bluejays’ 15-5 win on May 11.
2013 (Redshirt Freshman at Creighton)
- Oltman appeared in five games as a freshman.
- John surrendered one run in one-third of an inning against BYU in his first trip to the mound as a Bluejay on March 1.
- He tossed a scoreless inning of relief on March 12 in Creighton’s 17-2 win at Southeast Missouri State.
- John struck out both batters he faced against Kansas State on April 30.
2012 (Freshman at Creighton)
- Oltman used his redshirt option during the 2012 season.
2008-11 (Beatrice High School)
- John played baseball and football for the Beatrice Orangemen, earning varsity letters in baseball his sophomore through senior seasons and varsity football letters his junior and senior seasons.
- He led the Orangemen to a Class B fifth-place finish in state his senior season, finishing with a 15-5 overall record.
- Earned Omaha World-Herald first-team All-State and All-River Cities Conference accolades following his senior season, while also being named Lincoln Journal Star second-team Super State and all-Nebraska that season.
- Finished his junior season with All-State and River Cities Conference Honorable Mention accolades after finishing with a 9-11 overall record.
- Oltman also played for the Beatrice Eagles Juniors from 2008-2010, leading the team to the Class B American Legion Juniors State Title in 2009 and 2010.
2013 Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee Dan Smith
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