2011 (SENIOR): Became the first player in school history to be named First Team All-Southland Conference and was named a Louisville Slugger Third Team All-American … finished second in the Southland with a .391 average and 93 hits … set the school single-season records for hits (93), doubles (20) and total bases (149) … hit 10 home runs, drove in 53 and scored 44 times … also posted a .626 slugging percentage and swiped seven bases … went 4-for-4 with a homer in the opener against MVSU (2/18) … went 2-for-4 with two runs at Texas (2/23) … went 2-for-4 with two RBI against Oregon State (2/26) … went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI at HBU (3/1) … went 3-for-5 with two doubles at UTPA (3/8) … hit for the cycle at Texas Tech (3/12), capping it off with a grand slam in the ninth … had three hits at Nicholls (3/19) … went 2-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI in the finale with the Colonels (3/20) … went 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI in the opener with UTSA (4/1) … hit a three-run shot in the finale with the Roadrunners (4/3) … delivered the game-winning two-run double at UHV (4/7)… went 3-for-3 with a run and an RBI at Lamar (4/8) … hit a two-run homer against UTPA (4/12) … hit a solo homer against SFA (4/15) … went 2-for-3 with a homer at Rice (4/20) … hit a two-run homer at Southeastern (4/23) … had three hits in each game at UT Arlington … had three hits, including a home run, in both the first and third games against Northwestern State.
2010 (JUNIOR): Played in 46 games, starting 42, for the Islandersduring the season … threw two scoreless innings on the mound … had a battingaverage of .357 with three home runs and 22 runs driven in … scored 22 runswith seven doubles and two triples … went 5-of-6 in stolen base attempts … hadtwo hits and a steal against Nebraska (2/26) … hit a two-run home againstNicholls (3/19) … went 4-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI at Texas Tech(3/23) … had three hits against Lamar (4/10) … delivered two hits, two runs,two RBI and a steal against Southeastern Louisiana (4/24) … had a pair ofdoubles and drove in three against Texas Southern (4/28) … played for FrontRoyal of the Valley Baseball League tying for third on the team with 16 runsscored and seven doubles.
2009 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted in 2009 due to anarm injury.
Iowa Central CC: Dual threat at Iowa Central CommunityCollege for coach Rick Pederson … named second team all-Region XI … finishedsecond on team with a .363 average while smashing 10 home runs and driving in44 runs … on the mound, went 2-4 with a 5.72 ERA with 30 strikeouts … hit .358as a freshman with four homers and 24 RBI, while going 2-1 with a 2.36 ERA … namedto the region all-academic team.
High School: Played at Marion High School in Marion, Iowa,for Steve Fish … batted .482 as a senior with 13 HR and 51 RBI … went 7-3 on moundin 67 IP with 68 strikeouts and a 1.04 ERA … named all-state as junior andsenior.
Personal: Matthew Aaron Holland was born Aug. 21, 1987, inCedar Rapids, Iowa … son of Terry Holland and Linda Charlstrom, while stepmother is Colleen Holland … majoring in marketing.
