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Will Holland Season 2017

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Will Holland Season 2017

PositionIF
Weight175 lbs
Height5-10
ClassFreshman
HometownLawrenceville, Ga.
Previous SchoolR/R

2019 – JUNIOR YEAR
Played and started in 64 games at shortstop … led the team with 15 stolen bases on 18 attempts and ranked tied for second on the team with nine home runs, seven of which came in conference play … was tabbed a preseason All-American by Perfect Game (second team), D1 Baseball (third team) and NCBWA (third team) as well as a member of the Golden Spikes Award Preseason watch list … entered the season as the No. 8 college prospect and No. 17 overall prospect by Baseball America … went 1-for-3 and scored a season high three runs in the season opener vs. Georgia Southern (Feb. 15) … went 2-for-5 and drove in a pair of runs in the series finale at UCF (Feb. 24) … matched a career-high with four hits vs. UT Martin (Mar. 5) … collected a pair of hits and scored the game-winning run in the series finale vs. Tennessee (Mar. 17) … hit his first home run of the season in the series finale at South Carolina (Mar. 31), starting a span of nine home runs in 29 games … hit a game-tying home run in the fifth inning of the middle game vs. Arkansas (Apr. 5) … led the team with a .333 average in the final 21 games of the season … went 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI against Alabama (May 4), starting a stretch of three straight three-hit games … drove in a season-high three runs the following day (May 5) … turned in his fourth three-hit game in a span of five contests vs. Georgia (May 11) … went 2-for-4 with a home run and drove in the game-tying run with two outs in the ninth inning vs. North Alabama (May 14) … drove in the game-winning run in the 11th inning in the regular season finale at LSU (May 18) … started the postseason by going 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI while reaching base five times vs. Coastal Carolina (May 31) … ultimately went 4-for-10 with four runs and two RBI in the Atlanta Regional … collected a pair of hits in the decisive game three of the Chapel Hill Super Regional (Jun. 10) … went 1-for-4 in the College World Series game vs. Louisville (Jun. 19) … was drafted in the fifth round of the MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins.

2018 – SOPHOMORE YEAR
Played in all 66 games and made 65 start at shortstop on the season … named Second Team All-SEC, First Team All-South Region by the ABCA and a semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award presented to the nation’s best shortstop … became the first Auburn shortstop to earn All-SEC honors since 2011 … led the team with 61 runs scored – good for a tie for fourth in the SEC, and tied for the team lead with 78 hits … ranked second on the team in batting average (.313), on-base percentage (.406), slugging percentage (.530), doubles (18) and RBI (52) and tied for second in home runs (12) … was one of five players to hit 10 or more home runs on the season, marking the first time to accomplish the feat since 2010 … turned in multiple hits in the first three games of the season and finished the series vs. Longwood 7-for-14 from the plate … drove in three runs in the series opener vs. Bryant (Feb. 23) … went on a season-high eight game hitting streak Mar. 17-30 … became the first player in the history of the Capital City Classic to hit a pair of home runs and was named the MVP (Mar. 27) … hit .307 with 10 doubles, four home runs and 21 RBI in SEC play … went 6-for-13 with eight runs scored in the series at Alabama (Apr. 20-21) … exploded from the plate in the series vs. LSU, recording a season-high four hits in the series opener and going 10-for-14 with six runs, four doubles, two home runs and six RBI in the three games (May 17-19) … hit a pair of home runs and drove in a season-high four runs in the regular season finale … was named the SEC and National Player of the Week for his performance … went 5-for-13 with six runs, two doubles, one home run and five RBI in the Raleigh Regional …  turned in a .952 fielding percentage and stole nine of 11 bases.

2017 – FRESHMAN YEAR
Played in 45 games and made 41 starts, primarily in the middle infield … turned in a .209/.299/.343 slash line … led all Auburn freshmen with three home runs … made his first collegiate start vs. George Washington and went 1-for-3 with a double in the game (2/18) … hit his first collegiate home run vs. Holy Cross (2/26) … turned in a season-high three hits vs. Jacksonville State (3/15) … followed it by going 2-for-4 with two runs, one home run and a season-high four RBI in the series opener vs. Florida (3/17) … went on to be named the SEC Freshman of the Week … went 2-for-4 with two runs, one home run and three RBI in a NCAA Regional win vs. UCF (6/2) … stole four of four bases … turned in a .954 with 59 putouts and 106 assists.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Collins Hill High School in Lawrenceville, Ga. for coaches Paul Pierce and Daniel Warzon … hit .430 as a senior with two homers and 16 RBI … added 14 stolen bases … finished junior season with a .347 average, five home runs and 22 RBI … first team Class 6A all-state … honorable mention Rawlings-Perfect Game All-American … Southeast-All Region 2nd team … 2014-2015 Underclass honorable mention … Ranked No. 99 in Georgia … Top 500 player nationally … Played for Team Elite Prime … Gwinnett County all-star game participant … Georgia Class 6A All-State honoree … member f USA Baseball 15U program in 2013

PERSONAL
Son of Beth and Phill Holland … has one sister, Hannah … studying in the college of education