(S4) - PT #2 - Dual Sport Stars

[Oles]

Written: Must include 200 words. Talk about other sports your player played earlier in his career. This could be like Jameis playing both baseball and football in college or just various sports your player played as a kid.

As has been noted in the past, Oles played baseball all throughout his childhood. Originally, football wasn’t even his first choice. Growing up he constantly was more interested in baseball, following everything Orioles and wanting to be like players such as Brian Roberts and Nick Markakis. Oles wanted to be a reliable player for whatever team he played on, getting on base over smashing balls, providing the runs in runs batted in. Growing up he was able to draw walks, hit by pitches, and singles, in an effort to get on base. Oles was also a reliable base stealer growing up, partly due to the unreliable arms of catchers who he would face, and partly due to being able to diagnose a pitcher’s motion and jump as soon as his foot springs forward, add in speed and by the time the ball is at home he was already standing on second. Oles always wanted to go pro with baseball, but something about football called to him, leading him to the NSFL career he has now. These skills in baseball have translated well into football, as he’s able to diagnose throws and turn good passes into interceptions and incomplete passes. Oles would still love to have a baseball career one day, and hopefully that time will come, but for now, NSFL is the forefront of his focus.

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