Oliver Pudvar

Position:
Left-Handed Pitcher
Height:
5-11
Weight:
200
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Shelburne, VT
Prev School:
Manhattan College
High School:
Champlain Valley Union

2025 Season: Appeared in 14 games and made 12 starts for the Huskies. Tied for the team lead with six wins. Totaled 70.0 innings and struck out 73. Posted a .360 ERA and held opponents to a .236 batting average against. Made his UConn debut with 3.1 hitless innings vs. Stetson (2/14). Made first start of the season against USC (2/28). Earned first win of the season with 5.0 innings of one run ball and five strikeouts at Miami (3/7). Picked up the win with 6.0 innings and eight strikeouts at Campbell (3/14). Struck out a season-high 10 batters in 7.0 innings vs. UNC Greensboro (3/21). Struck out nine in 7.0 innings at Xavier (3/28). Earned victory at Creighton (4/4) with 7.0 shutout innings. Notched victory vs. Butler (5/10) with 6.0 innings and six strikeouts.

2024 Season (Manhattan College): Miss the season due to injury.

2023 Season (Manhattan College): MAAC All-Rookie Team....Made 16 relief appearances and finished with an ERA of 3.37 in 44.2 innings while striking out 43....Earned an eight our save against CSU Bakersfield (Feb. 26)...Struck out four over two scoreless innings against UMES (Mar. 5)...Tossed 3.1 scoreless innings with five strikeouts against Fairfield (Apr. 7)...Earned first collegiate win after 4.1 innings of scoreless work against Siena (Apr. 28)....Earned a win against Mount St. Mary's after three innings on the mound (May 6)....Fired five innings for the win over Canisius after striking out seven (May 14).

Personal: A graduate of Champlain Valley Union.... The summer of his junior year, he sustained an injury that caused him to pitch with a hockey helmet on for about a month and he did not yield an earned run in that span.... Was the president of FBLA at Champlain Valley Union... Created a doughnut company where all profits went to gorilla rehabilitation.... The son of Timothy and Kathleen Pudvar.