John Bolton - Baseball - Austin Peay State University Athletics

Austin Peay State University Athletics

2022 Baseball Roster

Robert Smith

Awards & Honors

2022

Opening Day starter at shortstop and was one of only two Governors players (Gino Avros) to play in 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 OVC 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 hit 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.
Ended the regular-season with another six-game hit streak (May 13-21) with six hits, six RBI, two doubles, and a home run during the streak.
Recorded first home run as a Governor in regular-season finale against Morehead State (May 21), belting a 385-foot home run to left center field.

2021

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

2020

Batted .143 (3-for-21) in nine games played during the shortened season at Hinds Community College.

2019

Appeared in 46 games, batting .317 in first season at Hinds.
Recorded 19 walks in 187 plate appearances, finishing season with .384 on-base percentage.

Prep Career

Played shortstop and pitcher for head coach John Jarnigan at Memphis University School.
Was a 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 2018 season with a 1.08 ERA.
All was a member of MUS football team, earning second-team all-region honors at defensive back.

Personal

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