University of California, Santa Barbara

UC SANTA BARBARA
2025
Pitched in 18 games for the Gauchos, all in relief … Finished with a 4.01 ERA, 29 strikeouts to seven walks and a .233 batting average against in 24 2/3 innings … Made his collegiate debut with 2/3 scoreless innings at Pepperdine on Feb. 25 … Earned his first career win with 1 2/3 innings of relief against CSUN on March 8 … Tallied a career-best six strikeouts in a career-high 2 2/3 innings at Long Beach State on March 28 … Struck out all four batters he faced in 1 1/3 innings at LMU on April 1 … Had seven outings of at least one inning without allowing an earned run this season.

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HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year letterwinner at Lincoln High School … Pitched and played middle infield … Three-time All-Tri-City Athletic League First Team honoree … Named to the 2023 All-Sac-Joaquin Section Team by MaxPreps … Threw a complete game shutout in the playoffs in front of his home crowd as a senior, his most memorable sporting moment.

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PERSONAL
Raymond Olivas was born on Dec. 14, 2005 in Stockton … Son of Raymond and Isabel Olivas … The middle child of three siblings — an older sister Sophia and younger brother Michael … Majoring in Psychology at UC Santa Barbara … Hopes to pursue a career as a counselor or coach after graduation … Roots for the San Francisco Giants and names Giants closer Camilo Doval as his favorite athlete … Listens to Kendrick Lamar … Enjoys playing the video game MLB the Show, going to the beach, playing catch and studying the bible in his free time.