Chico State Athletics

Notable Awards
• All-CCAA Second Team (2025)
• CSC Academic All-District (2025)

As a Senior (2025)
- Started all 51 games he played, all at second base
- Led off in the batting order in all games he played
- Hit .353 with 12 doubles, 3 triples, 16 walks and 30 RBIs
- Stolen 8 bases
- Within the West Region, he ranked eighth in total hits (77), 10th in triples (3) and was the 20th toughest player to strike out (9.9)
- In CCAA games only, he ranked second in assists (120), third in triples (3), fourth in sacrifice flies (4), fifth in fielding double plays (25) and seventh in runs scored (38)
- Had 26 multi-hit games, including a 4-hit game in game one against Northwest Nazarene (February 8)
- Ended the season on a 12-game hitting streak
- Only 3-RBI game was against Stanislaus State (May 1)

As a Junior (2024)
- Played in 39 games, 25 of which were starts, 21 in center, 4 in left
- Hit .324 with 2 doubles, 2 triples and 18 RBIs
- Went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and 3 RBIs in game two against Simpson (Feb. 13)
- Had a 3-for-4 game with a run scored in game one against San Francisco State (March 4)
- Hit 4-for-5 with 3 runs scored, a triple and an RBI at Cal State LA (March 24)

With Oxnard College
- First-team All-Western State Conference in 2022
- Second-team All-WSC in 2023
- Played in 78 games in two seasons with the Condors, hitting .332 with 23 doubles and 47 RBIs

With Rio Mesa High School
- Lettered in baseball
- Helped the team win the league twice and host two CIF games
- Voted first-team all-league in 2021

Personal
- Born December 24 in Ventura
- Parents are Donald Sovey and Judy Bolante
- Has one sister, Jadalynn Sovey and one brother, Zandt Miller
- Favorite Chico State course thus far is Sports Psychology with Joc Clark
- Cites his whole family as his heroes because of 'everything they do for me and for all the sacrifices they have made for me. They have shaped me into the person I am today.'
- His favorite athlete is former major leaguer Dustin Pedroia because 'of how he played the game of baseball and made everyone around him a better'
- Chose Chico State because of 'how beautiful the campus is and how welcoming everyone is.'
- The most impressive thing he's done outside of sports would be becoming a certified nursing assistant
- His best talent outside of sports is taking advantage of free refills at restaurants
- Plays the harmonica
- Loves to sleep when having free time
- On his bucket list is to visit all 30 major league ballparks
- Is a huge New Orleans Saints fan and loves to eat Hershey Bars
- Wants to become a registered nurse following his collegiate career
- Majoring in Exercise Physiology