The NCAA declared Oliver ineligible on the eve of the 2008 Division I playoffs because he had legal representation when he considered signing a pro contract out of high school. Oliver sued for reinstatement, which Erie County (Ohio) Judge Tygh Tone granted in February.

Oliver, an Ohio native, also sued the NCAA for breach of contract and damages, and those were the complaints settled out of court. Oliver's attorney, Richard Johnson, said Tuesday that the terms are confidential.

"I believe we would have tried and won a very large judgment, the NCAA would have appealed and this would have dragged on for three to five more years," he said. " … This was all about the right to counsel. (The NCAA) punished this kid because he had a lawyer. It was absurd from the beginning, and it should never have come to this."

The NCAA said it would not comment until Tone officially dismisses the suit.

Oliver, a left-hander, was 13-3 his first two seasons at Oklahoma State and projected as a first-round pick. But he fell to 5-6 with a 5.30 earned run average in 2009 and dropped to the second round. Oliver was the 58th overall selection by the Detroit Tigers and got a signing bonus of $1.495 million — $630,000 more than major league baseball's slotting system for draft picks. —