LITTLE ROCK – After being drafted in the seventh round by the Boston Red Sox on Friday, Little Rock baseball's Ryan Scott has been named a finalist for the 2016 Gregg Olson Award. The award is given annually college baseball's breakout player of the year with Scott being one of 12 finalists.
Scott's proficient 2016 season was one for the record books at Little Rock. Scott became the first Trojan to earn Louisville Slugger First Team All-American honors after he broke Little Rock's single-season records for hits (94), RBIs (66), total bases (154) and batting average (.