2016 Baseball Roster
Roster
John Holland
- Position:
- INF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 185
- B/T:
- L/R
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Johns Creek, GA
- High School/Previous School:
- Chattahoochee [Ala.] Valley CC
Perfect Game's 31st-Best Senior in College Baseball
2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2015: Played in 51 of the team’s 54 games, making 46 starts (40 at second base, 6 at first base) • Recorded a school-record .992 fielding percentage at second base, making just two errors in 256 chances • Hit .246 in 171 at-bats, tallying 27 RBIs, 19 walks, 11 runs, nine doubles, one home run and one stolen base • Hit nearly 30 points higher in SEC play (.274 in 29 games) • Ranked 15th in the SEC with 148 assists • Part of an infield which turned 63 double plays (6th in NCAA) • Recorded 11 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games • Finished second on the team with 14 two-out RBIs • Reached base safely in a career-best nine straight games from March 24-April 7 • Recorded a career-long four-game hitting streak from April 2-7 • Singled and scored a run in the season finale May 16 at Tennessee • Went 4 for 12 with two RBIs and a double in the three-game set at Ole Miss May 7-9 • Recorded two hits, a walk and an RBI May 2 against top-ranked LSU • Collected two hits and an RBI April 26 at No. 25 Arkansas • Went 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs vs. No. 6 Florida April 17 • Plated a pair of runs with an RBI double at No. 1 Texas A&M April 12 after a 2 for 4 night with an RBI the night before against the Aggies • Finished 5 for 11 (.455) in the series vs. No. 13 South Carolina April 2-4, collecting five RBIs, three doubles, two walks and a pair of runs • Tied career highs in hits (3), RBIs (4) and doubles (2) in the series opener against the Gamecocks April 2 • Hit his first collegiate home run March 29 vs. Auburn, finishing the three-game series March 27-29 with six hits in 11 at-bats • Went 2 for 4 with an RBI single against Alabama March 15 • Belted out a dramatic walkoff RBI single in the 10th inning vs. Western Kentucky March 10 • Tied career highs with two walks and a stolen base Feb. 24 playing Alcorn State • Smashed an RBI double to begin a middle-inning comeback against Marshall Feb. 20 • Drove in a career-high four runs and tied a career best with three hits in the 16-7 win against Cincinnati Feb. 15 • Earned the start at second base on Opening Day, recording his first RBI and walk as a Bulldog in the 6-2 win against the Bearcats • Played summer ball with MSU teammate Mike Smith for the Santa Barbara Foresters in the California Collegiate League • Named a CCL All-Star after leading the Foresters to the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kansas • Hit .323 in 99 at-bats, totaling 28 runs, 20 walks, 17 RBIs, eight stolen bases, seven doubles and one triple • Member of the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
Junior College: Named to the NJCAA Baseball National Team after leading his team to the 2014 NJCAA World Series in Junction, Colorado • Led Chattahoochee Valley Community College to its first state championship in 2014 after being named a NJCAA All-American, ACCC Player of the Year and All-ACCC • Hit .406 with 82 hits, 70 runs, 38 RBIs and four homers • Played at the same junior college as former Bulldog catcher Cody Walker.
COLLEGE: Appeared in 41 games as a freshman at Florida State in 2012 before missing the 2013 season due to injury • Made 16 starts in 2012, 13 as the Seminole designated hitter, two at third base and one at second base • Finished the year hitting .243 (18 for 74) with eight doubles, 10 RBI and 17 runs scored • Earned his first collegiate at-bat on Opening Day against Hofstra Feb. 17 and collected a season-high three assists • Recorded his first collegiate hit and scored his first collegiate run in game one of a doubleheader against Maine on March 4, singling to left and scoring in the sixth • Earned his first career start against Virginia Tech April 1 and posted career highs with three hits, three runs and two doubles • Finished the game against the Hokies a perfect 3 for 3 and reached base in all five of his plate appearances • Led all Seminoles hitting .600 (6 for 10) against Miami (Fla.) with five RBIs as four of his six hits were doubles • Picked up a pinch hit double in game one against the Hurricanes April 20 • Tied a career high with three hits in game two against Miami April 21, while driving in a pair • Recorded two doubles in the series finale against the Canes April 22 while driving in three runs in leading FSU to a sweep • Hit .324 in 18 ACC games • Appeared in seven of FSU’s nine NCAA Tournament games, as six of his 12 walks on the year came in the postseason • Came through with a two-run game-tying double in the top of the sixth with two outs in the first meeting against Arizona June 15 at the College World Series • The hit led to extra innings • Walked twice and scored two runs in an elimination game against Stony Brook in Omaha, Nebraska • Played summer ball with the Covington Lumberjacks of the Valley League.
High School: Named first-team all-region as a senior and second-team all-region as a sophomore • Earned Rawlings preseason All-America honors at the start of his junior season • Garnered Defensive Player of the Year accolades as a senior and junior and was named Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore at Northview High • Member of the Dugout Club All-Tournament team as a sophomore and junior • Hit over .400 as a sophomore (.416), junior (.456) and senior (.420).
Personal: Born John Skipworth Holland on April 16, 1993 in Johns Creek, Georgia • Son of Melanie and Skip Holland • Has one brother, Ryan • Plays the guitar in his spare time • Chose Mississippi State over Auburn, Georgia and North Carolina • Majoring in management.
CAREER HIGHS
AB: 6 vs. LSU, 4/30/15
R: 3 vs. Virginia Tech, 4/1/12
H: 3, 6x, last at Ole Miss, 5/9/15
RBI: 4, 2x, last vs. South Carolina, 4/2/15
2B: 2, 3x, last vs. South Carolina, 4/2/15
3B: N/A
HR: 1 vs. Auburn, 3/29/15
BB: 2, 7x, last at Arkansas, 4/25/15
SB: 1, 2x, last vs. Alcorn State, 2/24/15
