Texas Tech University Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
Roster
Hollis Porter
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hurley, Miss.
- High School:
- East Central
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
• Dick Howser Trophy National Co-Hitter of the Week (4/1/25)
• Big Ten Player of the Week (3/31/25)
• 2024 MACCC Player of the Year
• 2024 All-Region 23 Selection
• 2024 All-Region Gold Glove
• 2024 NJCAA First Team All-American
• First Team All-MACCC (2024)
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH:
AT MARYLAND:
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2025)
• Played and started in 55 games
• Finished season with a .303 batting average, 13 doubles, 21 home runs, and 64 RBI
• Led team in both home runs and RBI
• Second on team with 70 hits
• Launched his first home run at Maryland against Ball State (2/15)
• Had a home run, a double, and four RBI against Western Carolina (2/22)
• Went 3-6 with a pair of runs driven in at #12 Wake Forest (3/1)
• Clubbed a home run and a double in three-hit game against George Mason (3/25)
• Had a pair of doubles and four RBI against Northwestern (3/29)
• Went 5-6 with a double, two home runs, and six RBI against Northwestern (3/30)
• Hit a home runs and had three RBI at home against Georgetown (4/8)
• Went 4-5 with a home run and three RBI against Nebraska (4/25)
• Clubbed a pair of home runs and drove in five runs at Georgetown (4/29)
• Launched two-run home run at Penn State (5/3)
• Drove in game-winning run in extra-inning win at James Madison (5/7)
• Hit a two-run homer at Minnesota (5/9)
Pearl River CC:
Redshirt Freshman (2024 Season):
• Played in 59 games
• Finished the year with a .399 batting average, a .488 on-base percentage and a .827 slugging percentage.
• Set the single-season record with 20 home runs, leading the MACCC in home runs and doubles (21).
• Ended the season third in the nation in RBIs (73) and sixth in average (.399).
• Also tallied 21 doubles and four triples.
• Picked up 73 RBI which ranks second all-time in a season.
• Walked 31 times and stole four bases.
• Named First Team All-MACCC, MACCC Player of the Year, All-Region 23, All-Region 23 Gold Glove and NJCAA First Team All-America.
• Hit two home runs during a 2-for-3 performance against Baton Rouge Community College (Feb. 9)
• Had another multi-home run game while going 3-for-3 against Itawamba Community College (Mar. 23)
• Went 3-for-4 with 4 RBIs and a home run against Hinds Community College (Mar. 26)
• Hit his final home run of the season against North Arkansas College during a 2-for-5 performance (May 6)
Mississippi State
FRESHMAN SEASON (2023):
• Did not see action and retained Freshman eligibility.
HIGH SCHOOL:
• Ranked as No. 500 player nationally by Perfect Game.
• Ranked as the 33rd-ranked player and third-ranked first baseman in Mississippi by Perfect Game.
• 2022 MHSAA 5A State Champion and was named Team MVP.
• Named 2022 5A First Team All-State by Mississippi Association of Coaches.
• Four-year varsity member.
Personal:
• Son of Heidi and Jason Porter.
• Has two siblings, Jade and Haydn Porter.
