2019 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 14
Josh Hollander
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Loveland, Ohio
- High School:
- Moeller
KENT STATE HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2017 Academic All-MAC
- Earned Gary and Mindy Aleman Baseball Scholarship
- Bill and Pat Reppa Baseball Scholarship
2019 SEASON
- Appeared in 49 games, starting 43 in the middle infield
- Batted .238 with 38 hits, 29 runs scored, and eight extra-base hits
- Recorded eight multi-hit games, collecting three hits on two occasions - at The Citadel Feb. 27 and at Ohio April 27
2018 SEASON
- Played in 49 games, starting 47
- Hit .231 with 4 doubles, 2 triples, and 2 home runs
- Finished the year with a .977 fielding percentage as the everyday shortstop
- Helped the Flashes in a come-from-behind victory over Sam Houston State in the season-opener with his first career grand slam
- Had a season-high 3 hits against Miami in the MAC Tournament Semi-Final
2017 SEASON
- Played in 50 games with 48 starts
- Batted .295 with 8 doubles, two triples, 1 home run and 19 RBIs
- Stole 7 bases in 8 attempts
- Second on the team with 110 assists and was a part of 16 double plays
- Went 3-for-4 with a double on Feb. 25 at FIU
- Finished the FIU series going 3-for-4 again with 2 RBI and one double
- Had 2 hits in back-to-back games at Western Carolina, including a home run
- Totaled 5 hits in the series at Ball State
- Had a career-high 4 RBI on May 16 against Youngstown State
- Was a perfect 3-for-3 with 3 runs scored against Toledo on May 24
2016 SEASON
- Missed a month due to injury mid-season, still playing in 29 games with 25 starts
- Hit .253 with 3 doubles, one home run and 12 RBIs
- Stared KSU career with a hit against CWS Champion Virginia in the season-opener
- Wen 3-for-5 at Charlotte on March 5 with a double, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs scored
- Had 2 hits in three straight games in May
- Went 2-for-3 with at double, RBI, and a run scored May 8 against Buffalo
- Hit his first career home run at Bowling Green in a 2-for-5 performance with 3 RBIs May 13, and followed with 2 hits in 4 at-bats the next game
- Recipient of the Jim and Lorie Coll Endowed Baseball Scholarship
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
- Played at Cincinnati Moeller High School
- Was a two-time First Team All-Conference selection
- Team won the 2015 State Championship
- Also played for the Cincinnati Flames
PERSONAL
- Born April 29, 1997 in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Parents are Larry and Jeanie
- Has three siblings, Ryan, Justin, and Lauren
- Enjoys fishing and hunting
- Lists his father and his brothers as the people he most admires
- Is creeped out by snakes
- Would like to visit Bora Bora
- Majoring in Business Management
Kent State Baseball Head Coach Jeff Duncan On Their Series Win Over Ranked Tennessee
Tuesday, February 24
Kent State of Mind: Brody & Peyton Williams
Wednesday, February 11
25 BSB MACT HYPE
Friday, July 18
25 BSB HYPE
Friday, July 18
