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#9 John Bolton

INF | Grad. | 5-10 | 180 | R/R | Memphis, Tenn. | Memphis University School / Hinds CC / Austin Peay

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.