GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Pitcher Lance Bolton of Santa Fe College Baseball has made a commitment to attend the University of North Florida to play for the Ospreys, joining teammates Trent Becker and Gabriel Esquivel. 

Bolton, a native of Jacksonville, Fla. who attended Atlantic Coast High School, just completed his third season with the Saints and was named to the All Mid-Florida Conference Second Team.

In 2022, the right-hander made 15 appearances on the mound with nine starts. In 53 innings pitched, Bolton posted a 4.42 ERA while striking out 59 hitters. 

Bolton posted a record of 4-2, and also earned a save. He tossed one complete game, a 10-2 win over Daytona State on Apr. 20. No. 25's 10.02 K/9 ratio led all SF pitchers who threw more than 20 innings, and he struck out a career-high nine hitters against South Florida State College on Feb. 5. 

UNF Baseball is coached by Tim Parenton, and the team currently holds an 18-26 mark overall and 8-13 record in the respected ASUN Conference. 

Bolton is now the sixth baseball commitment to be announced on santafesaints.com, with the list available below. 

More commitments from SF Baseball will be announced in the days ahead.  

SF Baseball Commitments to Four-Year Institutions 

Lance Bolton - University of North Florida

Gabriel Esquivel - University of North Florida - Release

Trent Becker - University of North Florida - Release

Garfield Johns - University of South Alabama - Release

Mitchell Gross - Georgia Southern University - Release 

Tyler Shelnut - University of Florida - Release