The St. Paul Saints will have Adam Olow in their lineup after all. Olow, an outfielder who set a Northern League record for batting average last year, has signed a contract for the 2005 season, the team announced Monday.

 

The Saints sold his contract on Dec. 27 to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, who released him last weekend. He will return for his third year with the Saints when training camp opens May 5.

 

Olow, 26, played in the Northern League all-star game and set a league record with a .376 average to become the first Saints player to win the Northern League batting title.

 

He hit .333 (11 for 33) in the playoffs as the Saints won their first league title in eight seasons.