2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
Connor Hollis
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Arlington, Texas
- High School:
- Lamar
| HONORS & AWARDS |
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| 2018 | The American All-Academic Team | ||
| 2018 | CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team | ||
| 2018 | All-Silver Glove Series vs. Rice | ||
| 2018 | Don Sanders Cup All-Series Team | ||
| 2018 | American Player of the Week (April 30) | ||
| 2018 | Senior CLASS Award Candidate | ||
| 2017 | American All-Academic Team | ||
| 2017 | Don Sanders Cup All-Series Team | ||
| 2016 | The American All-Academic Team | ||
| 2015 | The American All-Academic Team | ||
| 2015 | The American Preseason Team | ||
| 2014 | The American All-Academic Team | ||
| 2014 | Third Team All-American Conference (3B) | ||
| 2014 | All-Silver Glove Series vs. Rice | ||
SENIOR (2018)
Appeared in 62 games, making 61 starts all at second base...Led Houston with 50 runs scored for seventh-best in the league and 19 doubles...Hit .302 with 74 hits, third-most on team...Doubled in his first four games of the season...Had two home runs vs. Mississippi State (March 3) and USF (April 6)...Notched 25 RBI...Was second on the team with 23 multi-hit games...Reached base in 18 straight games from March 31 -- May 1...Had 14 games of two or more runs scored...Opened the year with a five-game hit streak...Had three-straight, two-hit games at Tulane and vs. Sam Houston State twice...Led Houston at the plate in a series sweep over then-No. 7 ECU, going 6-for-14 with two runs and three RBI...Was tabbed the American Player of the Week following that performance...Finished his career on a nine-game hit streak, tallying three multi-hit games to wrap the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional...Hit .417 during postseason play, going 15-for-36 with seven runs and six RBI...Helped Houston to a conference regular-season title and an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.
JUNIOR (2017)
Appeared in 62 games, making 61 starts mostly at second base...Started the first 10 games at shortstop before switching over to the right side of the infield...Hit .266 on the year with 54 hits and 30 RBI...Scored 39 runs and earned 30 walks, while leading the team with 12 hit-by-pitches...Fielding .983 with just six errors up the middle...Had 12 multi-hit games an six multi-RBI games...Reached base in 14 straight games during the stretch of March 12 -- April 1...Led team with four three-RBI games...Drove in three in wins over Illinois (Feb. 25), East Carolina (April 7), Tulane (April 22) and vs. UConn (May 27)...Had a multi-hit game in four of his last six games, including two in the American Championship and two in the NCAA Houston Regional...Went 24 games midway through the year without an error and finished the season, going 16 straight games without a defensive miscue...Hit first career home run in a three-RBI game and win over East Carolina (April 7)...Hit second home run in a win over Cincinnati (May 19)...Notched both game-winners in walkoff fashion for the Cougars with an RBI-double in bottom of ninth vs. Tulane (April 22) and a bases-loaded walk vs. UConn (May 5)...Helped Houston to a regular-season and conference tournament championship title as well as the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Houston Regional.Appeared in 62 games, making 61 starts mostly at second base...Started the first 10 games at shortstop before switching over to the right side of the infield...Hit .266 on the year with 54 hits and 30 RBI...Scored 39 runs and earned 30 walks, while leading the team with 12 hit-by-pitches...Fielding .983 with just six errors up the middle...Had 12 multi-hit games an six multi-RBI games...Reached base in 14 straight games during the stretch of March 12 -- April 1...Led team with four three-RBI games...Drove in three in wins over Illinois (Feb. 25), East Carolina (April 7), Tulane (April 22) and vs. UConn (May 27)...Had a multi-hit game in four of his last six games, including two in the American Championship and two in the NCAA Houston Regional...Went 24 games midway through the year without an error and finished the season, going 16 straight games without a defensive miscue...Hit first career home run in a three-RBI game and win over East Carolina (April 7)...Hit second home run in a win over Cincinnati (May 19)...Notched both game-winners in walkoff fashion for the Cougars with an RBI-double in bottom of ninth vs. Tulane (April 22) and a bases-loaded walk vs. UConn (May 5)...Helped Houston to a regular-season and conference tournament championship title as well as the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Houston Regional.
RS-SOPHOMORE (2016)
Appeared in all 59 games, making 58 starts...Saw action at second base, shortstop and third base...Hit .294 with 53 hits, 27 runs scored and 16 RBI...Had 10 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games...Notched a team-high seven sac bunts...Fielding .961 with just nine errors with 150 assists at three infield positions...Drove in a season-high three RBI in an American Championship win over Cincinnati (May 24)...Notched three, three-hit games in a win over Grand Canyon (March 20), at Sam Houston State (May 3) and in a win over Memphis (May 7)...Drove in the game-winning run in a walk-off win in 12 innings over Memphis (May 7)...Went 2-for-5 with three runs scored in the season debut vs. Villanova (Feb. 19)...Tallied a 10-game hit streak from April 26 -- May 11...Hit .400 in the American Championship.
SOPHOMORE (2015)
Made just two appearances on the year, one at third base and one in the outfield before suffering a season-ending injury...In season debut vs. Minnesota (Feb. 13), had two hits and scored three runs.
FRESHMAN (2014)
Named to the American Athletic Conference Third Team at third base...Made a statement in his first collegiate season, hitting .321 to finish tied for first on the team...Appeared in 30 games with 29 starts in the infield...Tallied 34 hits and 15 runs scored with eight RBI...Broke into the starting lineup midway through the season on April 15 at Sam Houston State...Went 2-for-2 with two runs scored in his first collegiate start...Notched 12 multi-hit games, including three, three-hit games (at McNeese - April 29, vs. UCF - May 4, vs. UConn - May 22)...Had seven hits during NCAA postseason play, which included a two-hit, two-RBI outing vs. LSU in the Baton Rouge Regional Championship game...Drove in three on two hits in a win vs. Rice (May 13) to be named to the All-Silver Glove Series... Helped Houston to a 48-win season, an American Conference tournament title, Regional Championship and appearance in an NCAA Super Regional for the first time since 2003.
LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL
Was a letterwinner for the Vikings in baseball under Paul Kino and two-year letterwinner in golf...Played shortstop and third base...Was named team MVP after hitting .400 his senior season...Named varsity Newcomer of the Year (2011)...Was an All-District Honorable Mention (2012)...Was a Texas Rangers Area Code Tryout participant...Earned a first place finish in golf at the Arlington HS Invitational...Off the field, was a member of the National Honor Society and named a UIL Scholar-Athlete...Was a part of Mu Alpha Theta, Latin Club and Band...Volunteered as a Miracle League buddy and Mission Arlington.
PERSONAL
Full name is Connor William Hollis...Born November 18, 1994 in Arlington, Texas... Son of Nancy and Galen Hollis...Has one older brother, Aaron and one older sister, Leslie...Earned a Bachelor's degree in finance with a minor in accounting...Is currently pursuing a Master's degree.
