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Gatorade 2024 - 2025: Player of the Year

Softball - South Carolina

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SOFTBALL

Aspen Boulware

Shortstop
GRAY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY
WEST COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
SOPHOMORE
Height: 5-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

.573

Batting Average

22

Home Runs

67

Runs Scored

44

RBI
“Aspen is a generational player, that is for sure. I know most teams fear her at the plate so she gets a lot of intentional walks. But even then that becomes a guaranteed double for her. Even when she half-swings, the ball has the potential to go over the fence. She is a very strong athlete.”
Lindsey Jones
Head Coach - North Augusta High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-6 sophomore shortstop led the War Eagles to a 32-3 record and the Class 4A state championship this past season. Boulware batted .573 with 22 home runs, 67 runs scored and 44 RBI. The youngest member of the 2025 18U USA Junior Women’s National Team, Boulware also produced nine doubles and eight triples, drew 34 walks and stole 26 bases, compiling a .696 on-base percentage and an OPS of 2.379. The 2025 South Carolina Coaches Association of Women’s Sports Class 4A Player of the Year, she is ranked as the nation’s No. 4 infielder in the Class of 2027 by Extra Inning Softball.

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Academic Achievement

Boulware has maintained an A average in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the Gray Collegiate Academy student athlete leadership team, Boulware has volunteered locally as part of multiple community service initiatives through her church youth group.