2003: Played in five games for Mizzou ... made first career appearance against Cal Poly on Feb. 15 ... entered as a defensive replacement in second game of Youngstown State doubleheader ... had an RBI sacrifice fly against Maryville on March 12 ... went 1-for-2 and scored a run against Western Illinois on April 9.
2002: Sat out season as a redshirt ... named to Fall 2001 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School: Hit .390 as a senior with eight doubles, two triples and one home run at Truman High ... also drove in 18 runs ... recorded a 3-1 pitching record with 17 strikeouts and a 1.72 earned-run average as team won district and sectional titles ... named all-conference, all-area and all-district ... posted a .360 batting average as a junior with six doubles and two triples ...on the pitcher's mound, went 1-0 with seven strikeouts in 2000 as team won conference title ... also played soccer and basketball.
Personal: Son of Larry and Sharon Holst ... born on May 31, 1982 ... majoring in civil engineering ... comes from a talented baseball family ... one brother, Stephan, was a pitcher for Mizzou last season, another brother, Micah, played at Southwest Missouri State and is playing in the San Francisco Giants organization while another brother, Aaron, played at Central Missouri State.