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Jersey Number 7
Jolyna Lamar
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Freshman
- B/T:
- L/R
- High School:
- Panther Creek HS
- Hometown:
- Cary, N.C.
High School
Lamar was a four-year letterwinner at Panther Creek High School (Cary, N.C.) … over her career, recorded a .503 batting average (99-for-187), 1.122 slugging percentage, .599 on-base percentage, 84 RBIs, 101 runs scored, 23 home runs, 24 doubles, three triples and 45 stolen bases in 64 games … also recorded a .944 fielding percentage with 12 errors in 213 total chances … honored as the Southwest Wake Athletic Conference (SWAC) Player of the Year in 2023 … two-time All-SWAC First Team honoree in 2022 and 2023 … named the 2023 North Carolina Softball Coaches Association (NCSCA) 4A East Player of the Year and earned NCSCA All-State honors … named the 2023 North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 4A District Player of the Year and was a two-time 4A All-District recipient in 2022 and 2023 … coached by Panther Creek’s Shayne Latino and Bryan Cromer … played travel ball for the Lady Dukes under her coach and father James Lamar.
Personal
Born Jolyna Leeanna Lamar in Ann Arbor, Mich. … parents are Marissa Young and James Lamar … Marissa is the head coach for Duke’s softball program and a former three-time NFCA All-American at Michigan (2000-03) … James was a linebacker at Indiana (1996-98) … has two brothers, Braylon and Kayden … has one sister, Layla, who plays softball at Duke … brother, Braylon, is a linebacker for the University of Miami [FL] … her great uncle Gerald Young played eight seasons in the MLB (1987-94) … her aunt Jessica Young played softball at North Carolina (2002-05) … athletes she admires most are UCLA’s Maya Brady and Oklahoma’s Tiare Jennings … political science major.
Lamar was a four-year letterwinner at Panther Creek High School (Cary, N.C.) … over her career, recorded a .503 batting average (99-for-187), 1.122 slugging percentage, .599 on-base percentage, 84 RBIs, 101 runs scored, 23 home runs, 24 doubles, three triples and 45 stolen bases in 64 games … also recorded a .944 fielding percentage with 12 errors in 213 total chances … honored as the Southwest Wake Athletic Conference (SWAC) Player of the Year in 2023 … two-time All-SWAC First Team honoree in 2022 and 2023 … named the 2023 North Carolina Softball Coaches Association (NCSCA) 4A East Player of the Year and earned NCSCA All-State honors … named the 2023 North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 4A District Player of the Year and was a two-time 4A All-District recipient in 2022 and 2023 … coached by Panther Creek’s Shayne Latino and Bryan Cromer … played travel ball for the Lady Dukes under her coach and father James Lamar.
Personal
Born Jolyna Leeanna Lamar in Ann Arbor, Mich. … parents are Marissa Young and James Lamar … Marissa is the head coach for Duke’s softball program and a former three-time NFCA All-American at Michigan (2000-03) … James was a linebacker at Indiana (1996-98) … has two brothers, Braylon and Kayden … has one sister, Layla, who plays softball at Duke … brother, Braylon, is a linebacker for the University of Miami [FL] … her great uncle Gerald Young played eight seasons in the MLB (1987-94) … her aunt Jessica Young played softball at North Carolina (2002-05) … athletes she admires most are UCLA’s Maya Brady and Oklahoma’s Tiare Jennings … political science major.
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