AS A SENIOR (2018)
Finished his career tied for eighth in school history with 215 hits, seventh in school history with 43 doubles…Hit .278 with three home runs and 28 RBIs…Hit .388 with team-high 26 hits in April…Started 45 games at first base...Drove in three runs in the BG series, had two hits in game one of Friday’s doubleheader (5/18)...Had a solo home run at Butler (5/9)...3-for-5 against Youngstown State (5/8)...Smacked a three-run homer against NIU (5/6)...Went 4-for-8 with four RBIs in final two games against Kent State (4/28-29)...Drove in two runs against Michigan State (4/25)...3-for-5 with a home run against Eastern Michigan (4/22)...Tied a career high with four hits against CMU (4/15)...Three hits against Madonna at Comerica Park (4/11)...Went 6-for-11 with two walks in the Ohio series. Had two hits in each game against the Bobcats...Had a hit and an RBI in all three games at Miami...Drove in a run at Ohio State (3/28)...Started all three contests at first base at Western Michigan...His bases-loaded walk against WMU (3/25) brought in the first run of Toledo’s rally that led to a 13-4 win...Made two starts at first base at Cincinnati (3/16 & 18)...Started at first base in the series opener at Georgia (3/9), his first game action since Feb. 17...Played in three games opening weekend, starting at first base in all three...Two hits in season opener against Iowa (2/16).
AS A JUNIOR (2017)
Started all 58 games…Made 45 starts at first base, 13 at third base…Second on the team with a .280 batting average and led the Rockets with a .474 slugging percentage…Tied for second in the MAC with 18 doubles…Team-high 65 hits, tied for team lead with seven home runs and 40 RBIs…Third on the team with 16 multi-hit efforts and led Toledo with 11 multi-RBI performances…Registered three RBI’s three times, tying a career-high…Hit .420 and smacked 12 extra-base hits during a season-high 11 game hitting streak from April 1-19…Recorded a 15-game on-base streak stretch from March 26-April 19, third-longest such streak for the Rockets in 2017…Went 3-for-4 against Binghamton with two RBIs and a triple on Feb. 25…Had a 4-for-5 outing at Florida Atlantic on March 11 where he drove in two runs and tied a season-high with three doubles. The four hits against FAU tied a career-high…His series against Buffalo (April 14-16) was his best of the season; he hit .533, drove in six runs, and had seven extra-base hits, including two home runs…Smacked a three-run home run at No. 2 Louisville on April 28…Went 3-for-5 at Ohio State on May 16…Had three RBIs at Eastern Michigan on May 20.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016)
Started 52 games at first base...Hit .264 with 22 runs scored, 11 doubles, 29 RBIs and six walks...Second on the team in RBIs and doubles...Third on the team in hits (56)...Fifth on the team in runs (22)...Fourth on the team in steals (3)...Second on the team with 15 multi-hit games...Hit safely in season-best 10-straight games from May 7-27...Went 3-for-4 with a double, scored a run and drove in three at Youngstown State (April 6)...Was 3-for-5 with a double, two runs and a pair of RBIs vs. Eastern Michigan (May 21)...Collected three hits at Charlotte (Feb. 28) and Bowling Green (April 3)... Went 2-for-5 with two doubles, knocked in three runs and scored a run at Ohio State (March 30)...Was 2-for-5 with a double, three RBIs and crossed the plate twice at Northern Illinois (May 8)...Had two hits, a run and an RBI vs. Buffalo (March 26) and Wright State (May 11)... Went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI at Notre Dame (March 16)...Was 5-for-7 with a double and a walk in two games at Charlotte (Feb. 27-28)...Reached base safely three times, scored a run and recorded an RBI at Florida A&M (March 8)...Notched his 100th career hit, a double, in the MAC Tournament vs. Northern Illinois (May 25).
AS A FRESHMAN (2015)
Appeared in 42 games, starting 35 (32 at first base, three at designated hitter)...Named All-MAC second-team...Hit .303 (44-for-145) with 21 runs scored, four doubles, one triple, two home runs, 19 RBI and seven walks...In MAC play, hit .330 (31-for-94) with three doubles, one triple, two home runs, 15 RBI and four walks...Third on team in batting average, slugging percentage (.386) and on-base percentage (.340)...Earned nine multi-hit games...Had four-game hit-streak (April 29-May 3)...Went 6-for-17 with three RBI and three runs scored in series at Ohio (May 1-3)...Plated career-high three RBI and hit one home run against Miami (May 9)...Went 4-for-5 with two RBI and one run scored at Western Michigan (April 11)...Went 2-for-4 with one run scored against UNC-Wilmington (March 10)...Ripped triple in series opener with Ball State (April 24)...Plated one runner in MAC Tournament against Central Michigan (May 21)...Reached base on HBP and swiped one bag against Winthrop (Feb. 21 G2)...Did not commit an error in first 15 games (Feb 14-April 5).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2014 graduate of Riverside High School...Four-year letterwinner in baseball and three years in basketball...Wrapped up career 16th in state history in career hits (165) and 19th in batting average (.508)...Three-time conference Player of the Year...Batted .532  (42-for-79) with 39 runs scored, 14 doubles, two triples, one home run and 29 RBI as senior...Also posted .638 on-base percentage and did not strikeout during senior year...First-team all-state...All-Southwest District Player of the Year...Selected to participate in Mizuno All-Ohio Series...Bellefontaine Examiner Player of the Year...Finished as area’s hitting leader...Hit .571 (44-for-77) with 16 two-base hits, seven round trippers and 46 RBI as junior co-captain...First-team all-state... All-Southwest District Player of the Year...Named Team MVP, League MVP, All-Southwest District MVP and All-Area MVP...Bellefontaine Examiner Player of the Year...Finished as area’s hitting leader...First-team All-District in basketball as senior, averaging area-best 17.9 points per game...Honorable mention All-Southwest District as junior...First-team all-league, first-team all-area and Team MVP.
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PERSONAL
Born Dalton Robert Bollinger...Parents are Bob and Jamie Bollinger...Has one brother, Dakota...Majoring in management.
Career Highs
Hits: 4, Four times (Last at FAU, 3-11-17)
HR: 1, Nine times (Last vs. EMU, 5-20-17)
Runs: 3, Three times (Last vs. UB, 4-15-17)
RBI: 3, Seven times (Last vs. EMU, 5-20-17)
