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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Softball - South Carolina

Gatorade Player of the year

Aspen Boulware

Shortstop
GRAY COLLEGIATE ACADEMY
WEST COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

.554

Batting Average

12

Home Runs

73

Runs Scored

43

RBI
“Aspen isn’t afraid to be aggressive and forces [defenses] to be perfect. She has a huge impact on their team as the players look to her for leadership both on offense and defense.”
Amanda Matsumoto
Head Coach - West Ashley High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 junior shortstop led the War Eagles to a 33-0 record and a second-straight Class 4A state championship this past season. Boulware batted .554 with 12 home runs, 73 runs scored and 43 RBI. The youngest member of the 2025 18U USA Junior Women’s National Team which won a gold medal at the U18 World Cup last October, she also produced seven doubles, four triples, 28 walks and 58 stolen bases to compile a .694 on-base percentage and a 1.169 slugging percentage. The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year and the 2025 South Carolina Coaches Association of Women’s Sports Class 4A Player of the Year, she’s ranked as the nation’s No. 3 recruit in the Class of 2027 by Perfect Game.

Academic Achievement

Boulware has maintained an A average in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to receive athletic aid to play softball at the University of South Carolina beginning in the fall of 2027.

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.