Deven Boland was promoted to Georgia Tech softball assistant/hitting coach on July 12, 2024 after serving as the program’s director of operations for the 2023/24 season. Boland joined the Yellow Jackets in August of 2023 after serving as director of player personnel/operations at NC State from 2021-2023, including a stint as interim head coach for the Wolfpack throughout the majority of the 2022 season.
In 2024, Boland served as the director of operations, coordinating many elements of the team’s travel logistics while also contributing with data entry and analysis of various analytical systems for player develeopment. In his first year with the program, the Yellow Jackets hit 89 home runs (1.62 HRs/game), the 4th highest average in Division I. The bats finished with a Top 10 national ranking in both on-base percentage (.409 – 9th) and slugging percentage (.558 – 8th) ultimatley finishing with an average of 6.27 runs per game, the 14th best offense in Division I.
Boland previously made his move to NC State after serving as the associate head coach for the North Iowa Area Community College softball program from 2019-21. In his role, he managed all recruiting aspects for the team and helped with player development by monitoring videos and developing efficient practice plans.
Boland earned his bachelor’s degree in enterprise leadership from Iowa in May of 2019.
