2007 Baseball Roster
Roster
Drew Hollinghead
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 212
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Leakesville, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Greene County HS
CAREER:
Fourth-year junior right-hander on the MSU pitching staff ? Made his MSU debut last season, notching a 1-1 record and 6.30 ERA as a sophomore ? Pitched for
2008:
Made six mound appearances as a third-year sophomore, drawing midweek starts against Austin Peay (Apr. 2) and Southern Miss (Apr. 23) ? Compiled a 1-1 record with a 6.30 ERA ? Made his MSU pitching debut with a perfect inning of scoreless relief work against Arkansas-Little Rock (Mar. 4) ? Also made relief appearances against Baylor (Mar. 9), Mississippi Valley State (Mar. 11) and Memphis (Apr. 8) ? Drew a career-first start and notched a win in his first career decision against APSU (Apr. 2) ? Scattered four hits with a season-best three strikeouts over five innings, his longest mound stint ? Took the loss in his second start at Southern Miss (Apr. 23) ? Among 23 Diamond Dogs named to the 2008 SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2007:
Did not appear in any games as a freshman ? One of 20 Bulldogs to earn a berth on the 2007 SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2006:
Opted to sit out the 2006 campaign as a redshirt ? Among seven Diamond Dogs named to the 2006 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year starter at Greene County High School playing for coach Scott Bray ? Durable right-handed pitcher who registered 20 wins and 185 strikeouts in three seasons of pitching ? Posted a 7-2 record with a 1.31 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 77 innings as a senior ? Helped lead the Wildcats to a No. 9 ranking in Mississippi in 2005 ? Also saw duty in right field, hitting at a .390 clip ? Earned all-state and all-district honors ? Named to the all-area teams selected by the Mississippi Press and the Hattiesburg American ? Selected to play in the 2005 Crossroads Diamond All-Star Game in Pearl, Miss. ? Compiled a 7-2 record with 0.91 ERA with 73 strikeouts en route to second-team all-state and first-team all-district honors in 2004 ? As a sophomore posted a 6-0 record and a 1.56 ERA in helping lead Greene County HS to a 32-6 record and the 2003 state championship ? Four-year letter-winner in football, earning all-district honors as a member of GCHS’s 2003 state championship team ? Class valedictorian and national Beta Club member ? Student government president for four years ? 2005 inductee into the GCHS Hall of Fame ? Mr. Greene County High School for 2005 ? Four -year member of the Greene County High School’s chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
PERSONAL:
Born Andrew Jacob Hollinghead on December 28, 1986 in
