Mario Hollands   •  LHP  • UC-Santa Barbara • Sophomore

2007: The left-hander with tremendous potential could find his way into the weekend rotation sometime this season.
High School: Played for Brian Nicholas at El Cerrito High School, where he pitched and played outfield and first base for the Gauchos...Went 7-2 with an ERA of .60, 89 strikeouts and only 12 walks...As a junior, tallied a record of 9-2 with an 1.00 ERA, 82 strikeouts and 16 walks...Selected First Team All-League after his junior and senior campaigns...Selected Second Team All-League as a sophomore...Named Pitcher of the Year as a junior and senior...Earned MVP honors as a senior...Named one of "The Nation's Best 50 Pitchers to Watch" by Student Sports...Also recruited by Cal, Oklahoma, USC and UC Irvine.
Personal: Born August 26, 1988 in Oakland, Calif...Majoring in business economics at UCSB...If he was not on the hill, he would be playing tennis...Roots for the San Francisco Giants, Golden State Warriors and Oakland Raiders...Aspires to either work for Nike or play professional baseball...Favorite athlete is Ken Griffey, Jr....Most memorable sports moment was throwing a no-hitter...Enjoys watching Driving Miss Daisy and The Shawshank Redemption...Tunes into re-runs of Good Times on television...Subscribes to XXL and Complex Magazines...Would choose either Denzel Washington, Will Smith or Tiger Woods to play him in a Hollywood movie about his life...Favorite aspect of Santa Barbara is the weather...Lists Michael Durant as the best player faced in baseball...Would invite Ronaldinho, The Temptations and Sean (P-Diddy) Combs to dinner...Best baseball advice received was given to him by his dad: "There is always someone out there better than you, so you must keep working hard"...Has one sister, Tanya...Son of David and Maria Hollands.