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
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2015: Played in 51 of the teamโs 54 games, making 46 starts (40 at second base, 6 at first base) โข Recorded a school-record .992 fielding percentage at second base, making just two errors in 256 chances โข Hit .246 in 171 at-bats, tallying 27 RBIs, 19 walks, 11 runs, nine doubles, one home run and one stolen base โข Hit nearly 30 points higher in SEC play (.274 in 29 games) โข Ranked 15th in the SEC with 148 assists โข Part of an infield which turned 63 double plays (6th in NCAA) โข Recorded 11 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games โข Finished second on the team with 14 two-out RBIs โข Reached base safely in a career-best nine straight games from March 24-April 7 โข Recorded a career-long four-game hitting streak from April 2-7 โข Singled and scored a run in the season finale May 16 at Tennessee โข Went 4 for 12 with two RBIs and a double in the three-game set at Ole Miss May 7-9 โข Recorded two hits, a walk and an RBI May 2 against top-ranked LSU โข Collected two hits and an RBI April 26 at No. 25 Arkansas โข Went 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs vs. No. 6 Florida April 17 โข 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 โข 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 โข Tied career highs in hits (3), RBIs (4) and doubles (2) in the series opener against the Gamecocks April 2 โข 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 โข Went 2 for 4 with an RBI single against Alabama March 15 โข Belted out a dramatic walkoff RBI single in the 10th inning vs. Western Kentucky March 10 โข Tied career highs with two walks and a stolen base Feb. 24 playing Alcorn State โข Smashed an RBI double to begin a middle-inning comeback against Marshall Feb. 20 โข Drove in a career-high four runs and tied a career best with three hits in the 16-7 win against Cincinnati Feb. 15 โข 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 โข Played summer ball with MSU teammate Mike Smith for the Santa Barbara Foresters in the California Collegiate League โข Named a CCL All-Star after leading the Foresters to the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kansas โข Hit .323 in 99 at-bats, totaling 28 runs, 20 walks, 17 RBIs, eight stolen bases, seven doubles and one triple โข 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 โข 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 โข Hit .406 with 82 hits, 70 runs, 38 RBIs and four homers โข 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 โข Made 16 starts in 2012, 13 as the Seminole designated hitter, two at third base and one at second base โข Finished the year hitting .243 (18 for 74) with eight doubles, 10 RBI and 17 runs scored โข Earned his first collegiate at-bat on Opening Day against Hofstra Feb. 17 and collected a season-high three assists โข 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 โข Earned his first career start against Virginia Tech April 1 and posted career highs with three hits, three runs and two doubles โข Finished the game against the Hokies a perfect 3 for 3 and reached base in all five of his plate appearances โข Led all Seminoles hitting .600 (6 for 10) against Miami (Fla.) with five RBIs as four of his six hits were doubles โข Picked up a pinch hit double in game one against the Hurricanes April 20 โข Tied a career high with three hits in game two against Miami April 21, while driving in a pair โข Recorded two doubles in the series finale against the Canes April 22 while driving in three runs in leading FSU to a sweep โข Hit .324 in 18 ACC games โข Appeared in seven of FSUโs nine NCAA Tournament games, as six of his 12 walks on the year came in the postseason โข 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 โข The hit led to extra innings โข Walked twice and scored two runs in an elimination game against Stony Brook in Omaha, Nebraska โข 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 โข Earned Rawlings preseason All-America honors at the start of his junior season โข Garnered Defensive Player of the Year accolades as a senior and junior and was named Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore at Northยญview High โข Member of the Dugout Club All-Tournament team as a sophomore and junior โข 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 โข Son of Melanie and Skip Holยญland โข Has one brother, Ryan โข Plays the guitar in his spare time โข Chose Mississippi State over Auburn, Georยญgia and North Carolina โข Majoring in management.
CAREER HIGHS
AB:ย ย ย 6 vs. LSU, 4/30/15
R:ย ย ย 3 vs. Virginia Tech, 4/1/12
H:ย ย ย 3, 6x, last at Ole Miss, 5/9/15
RBI:ย ย ย 4, 2x, last vs. South Carolina, 4/2/15
2B:ย ย ย 2, 3x, last vs. South Carolina, 4/2/15
3B: ย ย ย N/A
HR:ย ย ย 1 vs. Auburn, 3/29/15
BB:ย ย ย 2, 7x, last at Arkansas, 4/25/15
SB:ย ย ย 1, 2x, last vs. Alcorn State, 2/24/15
