Sydney Bolan

Duke Softball Headshots at the Blue Devil Tower on November 5, 2020 at Durham, North Carolina.

Position:
First Base
Height:
6-1
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fairport, N.Y.
Prev School:
Central Connecticut State

Awards/Honors: ACC Honor Roll (2019-20, 2020-21).

2021 - Senior: Started in 17 of 43 games played as a senior … put together a .289 batting average with 22 hits, including 10 extra-base hits, and 18 RBIs … six multi-RBI games … recorded Duke’s only hits against Georgia in the Athens Regional on May 22, going 2-for-3 with a double … walk-off hit versus NC Central on March 4 to give the Blue Devils an 8-0 victory in five innings, resulting in the program’s first no-hitter … season-best 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI against Pitt on Feb. 20.

2020 - Junior: Appeared in 17 games during her first year as a Blue Devil before the season was shortened by COVID-19 ... Primarily served as a pinch hitter for Duke, finishing with a .313 batting average on five hits in 16 at bats ... Made her Duke debut in the season opener against Clemson on Feb. 7 ... Recorded her first hit as a Blue Devil with an RBI single against Indiana on Feb. 15 ... Recorded a season-high two RBI with a walk-off hit in Duke's 9-1 five-inning victory over Weber State on Feb. 21 ... Hit her first home run at Duke in the second game of the USC Upstate doubleheader on March 4.

2019 – Sophomore (at CCSU): Appeared in 41 games ... Named first team All-Northeast Conference ... Had 44 hits with seven doubles and 10 home runs ... Drove in 39 runs for the Blue Devils ... Recorded a career-high 17 walks ... Enjoyed improvement in batting average (.338), on-base percentage (.431) and slugging percentage (.623) ... Stole two bases during her sophomore campaign ... Held a perfect fielding percentage.

2018 – Freshman (at CCSU): Appeared in 49 games for the Blue Devils ... Named first team All-Northeast Conference ... Was a powerhouse at the plate with 43 hits with five doubles, eight home runs and 23 RBI ... Held a .293/.344/.490 clip during her freshman year ... Named Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week for three consecutive weeks ... Named Player of the Week once ... Held a perfect fielding percentage.

Prior to Duke: Two-year captain at Fairport High School under Aime Bruckel ... A three-time All-County First Team selection (sophomore, junior and senior seasons) ... Named Second-Team All-New York State and First Team All-Greater Rochester during her senior season ... Broke the single-season slugging percentage and RBI record at Fairport ... 2017 All-Section V Tournament Team ... Named All-County Second Team during her first year ... Voted by her teammates as the Hardest Working Player her first three years as a Red Raider ... Finished her senior season with a .568 average with 23 extra base hits (13 doubles, three triples and seven home runs), 46 RBI and 1.062 slugging percentage ... Held a 8-3 record in the circle with a 2.10 ERA and 71 strikeouts in 66.67 innings pitched ... Earned the Red Raider Award and Pam Howk Award during her senior season ... Also captained the Fairport volleyball team and First Team All-County during her senior year ... In travel ball, a member of Upstate NY Revolution Gold coached by Mike Scialo, Todd Locey, Jeff Cooley and Kurt Johnson.

Personal: Born Sydney Evelyn Bolan on April 18, 1999 ... Daughter of David and Andrea Bolan ... Has a brother, Cade ... Father played basketball at State University of New York at Fredonia (1984-85) ... Member of the French National Honor Society ... Scholar-Athlete Award winner for both Softball and Volleyball all four years at Fairport High School.

Last updated: July 16, 2021