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John Bolton Season 2022-23

PosINF
Wt180 lbs
Ht5-10
YrGrad.
HometownMemphis, Tenn.
Previous SchoolHinds CC / Austin Peay
B/TR/R
Graduate (2023)
Started all 51 games played in at shortstop, slashing .206/.358/.248 with 19 runs batted in ... Scored 32 runs on the year ... Totaled 29 base hits, including six doubles ... Drew 26 walks and was hit by nine pitches ... Team leader in sacrifice hits (7) ... Contributed three sacrifice flies ... 7-for-9 in stolen base attempts ... Defensively, posted a .960 fielding percentage with eight errors in 199 total chances ... In SEC play, slashed .186/.333/.229 with seven runs batted in over 27 games ... 6-for-8 in stolen base attempts against conference opponents ... Committed just three errors (.970 fielding percentage) in league play.

Senior at Austin Peay (2022)
Opening Day starter at shortstop … One of only two Governors players to start and play in all 56 games … Made 54 starts at shortstop and two starts at second base … Batted .287 with 18 doubles, a home run and a team-leading 11 stolen bases … Led all OVC hitters with 11 doubles in conference play and finished league play with a .341 batting average and six stolen bases … Opened the season going 5-for-9 with three doubles against Boston College (Feb. 18-20) … Posted back-to-back two-hit outings to open the Belmont series (March 25-26) … Only Governor to record a multi-hit day at No. 16 Vanderbilt (April 5) … Pieced together a six-game hitting streak (April 9-19) that was his longest of the season and saw him bat .444 (8-for-18) with three doubles and four RBI … Finished the regular season with another six-game hitting streak (May 13-21) with six hits, six RBI, two doubles and a home run … Recorded first home run as a Governor in the regular-season finale against Morehead State (May 21), belting a 385-foot home run to left center field.


Junior at Austin Peay (2021)
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Played in 51 games with 36 starts (27 at shortstop, nine at second base) … Batted .190 during the season, including a .224 mark in Ohio Valley Conference play … Hit .318 with a .412 on-base percentage in a 13-game span (April 24-May 15), improving his average by 62 points … Went 2-for-9 with two doubles and an RBI during SEMO series (March 19-20).


Sophomore at Hinds Community College (2020)
Posted a .143 batting average (3-for-21) with six runs scored, one triple, one home run, one RBI and a stolen base in nine games during the pandemic-shortened season ... Hit a triple, drew a pair of walks and scored two runs vs. National Park College (Feb. 21) ... Homered and scored a pair of runs in game one of a doubleheader vs. Jones College (Feb. 25).


Freshman at Hinds Community College (2019)
Played in 46 games, slashing .317/.384/.409 with 16 runs batted in ... Scored 41 runs on the year ... Totaled 52 hits, including 13 doubles and one triple ... Drew 19 walks ... 22-of-27 in stolen base attempts ... Posted 13 multiple hit games, including one four-hit effort and four three-hit performances ... Defensively, posted a .927 fielding percentage on the year with 10 errors in 137 total chances.


High School
Attended Memphis University School in Memphis, Tenn. … Finalist for 2018 Tennessee Division II-AA Mr. Baseball, selected to All-State teams by Tennessee Sports Writers Association and Tennessee Baseball Report and was a Commercial Appeal All-Metro Team selection … Batted .375 with three home runs in senior season, helping MUS reach Division II-AA state championship game … On the mound, finished the 2018 season with a 1.08 ERA … Also played football, earning second-team all-region honors at defensive back.