2011 (Sophomore): Began year in bullpen in setup role and then eventually moved to a midweek starter *Made 18 appearances with three starts, going 1-2, 5.62 ERA *Helped team to NCAA Corvallis Regional Final and a 33-32 overall record *Impressive performance with bases-loaded against #5 Florida State on March 5 in Athens, struck out the Seminoles 3-4-5 hitters, wound up tossing 1.1 scoreless innings as Bulldogs eventually won 2-1 *Earned win over Kennesaw State (May 17) with three scorless innings in planned staff outing *Losses came at # 4 South Carolina (March 19) 2-1 as Gamecocks rallied in the ninth (1 IP, 3H, 1R, 1K) and to #16 Clemson (March 29) in rough outing (0.0 IP, 4H, 3R, 3BB, 2K) *Started versus #3 Florida in SEC Tournament semifinal and got a no decision (2.2 IP, 2H, 2R, 2BB, 1K) as Bulldogs fell 3-2
2010 (Freshman): Made six relief appearances for a total of 4.2 innings, going 0-0 with a 9.64 ERA *Part of combined 20-0 shutout over Kentucky on May 21, pitched the ninth inning and struck out the side *Made debut on Feb. 26 versus Stetson and tossed one scoreless inning *SEC debut at #4 LSU, pitched one scoreless inning with a hit and two strikeouts *Pitched two innings in SEC action, going 0-0, 0.00 ERA with no hits, walks and five strikeouts
High School: *A graduate of Cartersville where he played his final two seasons for Stuart Chester; Attended Pepperell for his first two years of high school *A four-year letterman in baseball as a pitcher/first baseman with two state titles *Helped Purple Hurricanes to a state title as a senior as they went 31-4 *Limited action as a senior after missing junior year due to "Tommy John" surgery on elbow, went 2-0 on the mound with 12 strikeouts and hit .305 with two home runs and 23 RBI *Went 8-2 with a 1.20 ERA and 76 strikeouts plus hit a team-best .460 with three home runs in 25 games as a sophomore to earn All-Area honors *Named A.P. Student of the Year as a sophomore *Hit a grand slam as a freshman in his first career at-bat
Personal: *Born Oct. 28, 1990 *Son of Gary and Cindy Boling *Patrick's brother Jeremiah played baseball at Miss. State and his grandfather played football at Southern Mississippi *Major: Political Science
