University of South Alabama Athletics

2016 (Junior):  Appeared in 44 games with 27 starts at second base ... Batted .228 with two doubles, one triple, nine RBI, 13 runs scored and two stolen bases ... Hit .263 with two doubles, five RBI, six runs scored and one stolen base in 20 Sun Belt Conference games ... Recorded six multiple-hit and two multi-RBI contests ... Hit safely in 17 games ... Did not commit an error in 119 total chances while also helping turn 18 double plays for a Jaguar defense that posted a program-record .979 fielding percentage and ranked 10th nationally ... Drove in a pair of runs against Southern Mississippi (3/1) and at Auburn (4/26) ... Drew a career-high three walks against Georgia Southern (5/8).

2015 (Sophomore):  Appeared in 51 games with 49 starts at second base ... Batted .276 with 10 doubles, one triple, one home run, 26 RBI, 24 runs scored and one stolen base ... Hit .262 with six doubles, 14 RBI and 14 runs scored while starting all 28 Sun Belt Conference games ... Recorded 10 multiple-hit and eight multi-RBI games ... Posted a 10-game hit streak from April 22-May 9 ... Hit safely in 38 of 51 games, including 14 of the final 16 contests of the season ... Recorded his first career stolen base against Mississippi State (3/31) ... Collected a career-high three hits and tied a career high with two RBI against Brown (3/1) ... Tied his career-high hit total against Alabama (3/24) and at Arkansas State (4/3) ... Recorded a career-best two doubles at Louisiana-Lafayette (5/8) ... Hit his second career home run against Georgia State (5/21) in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament ... Winner of the 2015 Eddie Stanky Award, given annually at the USA Athletic Department’s Pete Tolbert Night of Champions awards banquet.

2014 (Freshman):  Appeared in 19 games with 17 starts ... Batted .241 with two doubles, one triple, one home run, six RBI and four runs scored ... Hit safely in 12 of 19 contests ... Tripled in his first collegiate at-bat in his first career start against Jacksonville State (3/25) ... Also drove in two runs and scored once in that game ... Recorded a career-high two hits at No. 24 Arkansas (2/28) ... Missed nearly two months of play due to a leg injury suffered at Little Rock (3/23) ... Appeared in just one game - a May 15th contest at Troy - the rest of the season ... Winner of the 2014 Eddie Stanky Award.

High school:  Lettered three years at Bob Jones High School ... Helped lead the Patriots to the quarterfinals of the 2013 6A Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) playoffs ... Received 6A all-state honorable mention from the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) as a senior ... Participated in the 2012 Alabama All-Stars Sports Week for the North squad ... Hit .358 with two home runs, 32 RBI and 13 stolen bases as a junior ... Batted .335 with 24 RBI and 10 stolen bases as a sophomore ... Owns the career doubles record at BJHS.

Personal:  Full name is Matthew David Bolger ... Born Aug. 19, 1994, in Huntsville, Ala. ... The youngest of three boys to Philip and Dianne Bolger ... Brother, Jeff, played two seasons at Northwest Shoals (Ala.) Community College ... Hobbies include playing video games and golf ... Favorite movie is “Braveheart” ... Favorite book is The Bible ... Favorite pro sports team is the New York Yankees ... Lists Robinson Cano and Dustin Pedroia as his favorite athletes ... Lists FLAME among his favorite musical artists ... Favorite food is steak ... Majoring in physical education.