But Hollis does have what Simonds called a “plus-plus fastball” that runs in the 92-93 mph range. “In the minor leagues, the focus is a little more on development,” Simonds said. “In college, we have a limited number of games. “He’s got some good run on his fastball,” he said of Hollis. “If he picks up a couple miles on his fastball and picks up a second pitch, gets more consistency with his change-up or curve, who knows what will happen?” Hollis said he agrees that his “arm strength” is what attracted the scouts, “that and a little bit of athleticism.”
Hollis said he has talked with a White Sox scout and is waiting for the contract papers in the mail. “I’m definitely signing, for sure,” he said. “Right now I’m just sitting back and being patient.”
Hollis college stats:
| Year |
era | w-l | app-gs | cg | sho | sv | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | 2b | 3b | hr | ab | b/avg | wp | hbp | bk | sfa | sha |
| 2009-10 | 6.14 | 1-3 | 16-1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 14.2 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 63 | .365 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008-09 | 2.08 | 3-0 | 23-0 | 0 | 0/0 | 2 | 26.0 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 102 | .255 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007-08 | 6.08 | 0-1 | 15-0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 16.1 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 60 | .250 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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