***A-Sun All-Academic Team 2002***

Returns as the team's main catcher . . . tops among returning players with 19 RBI in 2003.

2003 (Junior): Saw action 50 of the team's 51 games, including 47 starts . . . batted .253 with two home runs and 19 RBI . . . tallied 42 hits and five doubles . . . struck out just 19 times in 166 at-bats . . . went 2-for-5 with a double in first game of Nicholls State series . . . went a combined 6-for-12 with three RBI in three-game conference series versus Jacksonville . . . 2-for-3 in game three of Campbell series . . . 3-for-4 with two RBI against Alabama A&M . . . 2-for-4 with two RBI in first game of Jacksonville State series . . . 2-for-4 with two RBI in home game versus Birmingham-Southern . . . drove in two runs in a 1-for-3 performance in game one of series at Georgia State.

2002 (Sophomore): Backup catcher and converted first baseman who led the team hitting . . . drove in 14 runs on five doubles and 26 hits . . . started 21 of 35 games at either catcher, first base or designated hitter . . . went 3-for-5 with two RBI against UAB in a career outing. . . went 2-for-3 with a career-high three RBI at UCF March 29 . . . went 2-for-2 with one RBI at Mississippi State May 15 . . . had eight multiple-hit games.

2001 (Freshman): Saw action in 27 games and started 16 of them . . . had the highest fielding percentage on the team (.991) . . . hit .222 with nine runs scored and six RBI . . . committed one error in 116 chances to finish with 115 putouts or assists . . . hit two home runs against Eastern Kentucky Feb. 17 and finished 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored.

High School: Earned Birmingham News All-State in 2000, and honorable mention All-State in 1999 . . . voted State Player of the Week . . . also named to Tuscaloosa News All-Star Team 1999 and 2000 . . . voted to Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State Team . . . appointed Team MVP 1998-2000 . . . All-County 1998-2000 . . . All-Conference 1999, 2000 . . . Lions Club East West All-Star Game participant . . . North-South All-Star Game participant . . . 1997-2000 stats include .445 batting average, 23 home runs, 127 hits, 39 doubles, three triples, 97 RBI, 97 games, 31 strikeouts and .974 fielding percentage . . . played on the baseball conference championship team in 2000, the 1999 basketball conference championship team and the 2000 West Point, Miss., Legion conference/regional championship team.

Personal: Born September 26, 1982 . . . son of Danny and Kelly Hollis . . . majoring in general science education.