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Julie Bolduc
Julie Bolduc is the
owner of and pitching instructor for Julie Bolduc's Pro Pitch,
Inc., where she and her staff train over 60 students weekly. She
has taught and trained thousands of athletes since 1995 with many of
them going on to compete at the collegiate level. She currently
serves as the pitching consultant for Molloy College and has
previously consulted for American International College, Adelphi
University, Queens College, Stony Brook University, St. John's
University and University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and
Briarcliff College.
With more than 25 years
of playing and consulting experience, Julie is a dedicated and
constant student of the mechanics of pitching. A devotee of the
Women's College World Series, Julie attends annually and continues
to build her archive of photographs and video footage of some of
world's best pitchers, digitally capturing the commonalities in
their mechanics which she then uses as a teaching aid for her
students.
Julie Bolduc's
playing accomplishments have been unparalleled. Julie was a pioneer
in women's sports, in the era before today's stellar US Olympic
Women's Team Sports and the subsequent high profile player
endorsements. In her home state of Connecticut, Julie blazed a trail
for the female athletes, setting 3 national pitching records while
still in high school. As an undergrad at Adelphi University in Long
Island, Julie consistently broke records with the most wins, most
shutouts, most strikeouts, most saves, most consecutive victories,
lowest ERA, most no-hitters, most perfect games, and most World
Series appearances and victories. Here are some highlights from her
playing career:
Julie was the
first pitcher in NCAA history to throw a complete Perfect Game in
the College World Series against Utah State in 1984.
In 1985, Julie led
the nation in strikeouts (337).
That same year,
she earned the third-best ERA in the nation (a miniscule 0.24!), and
her pitching staff ended the season as second best in the nation
(0.28).
Julie had the
fifth-best ERA in the nation, leading the Panthers to back-to-back
fifth-place finishes in the NCAA Womens College World Series in 1984
and 1985.
Pitching for the
world-famous Raybestos Brakettes who were chosen to represent team
USA in the 1984 Olympics as an exhibition sport won the World Cup in
the 1984.
Throughout her career,
Julie has received many honors and awards:
Honored by the
State of Connecticut as Female Athlete of the Year (1984).
Inducted into the
Connecticut Softball Hall of Fame (1990).
Inducted into the
Adelphi University Hall of Fame (1996).
A graduate of Adelphi
University (1987), Julie holds a BS in Science, a Masters Degree in
Social Work and is a LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker). Julie
currently resides in Granby, MA. When she isn't out walking her
Labrador retriever, Ruby, she loves to garden and enjoys the outdoors
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