Tyra Holliday

Height:
5-4
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Collins Hill HS
Hometown:
Lawrenceville, Ga.
Exchange Profile:
L/R

2017: Appeared in 31 games as a pinch runner, scoring 16 times with five stolen bases…Saw first collegiate action against Winthrop with a run and stolen base…Scored tying run while notching a stolen base in comeback win over UCF…Posted runs in victories against Kentucky, Georgia Tech and Jacksonville State…Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll.

High School: Played four years at Collins Hill High School in Lawrenceville, Georgia...Helped team to a state and national championship as a junior, third place at state as a sophomore and region championship in her final season...Named twice to Academic All-County honors while earning All-Region and All-State Honorable Mention accolades as a senior...Averaged .321 at the plate with 16 runs and 12 RBI in last year while guiding team to Sweet 16...Also an accomplished track athlete, as she was a state qualifier in the high jump and 4x100 relay while being named All-County Honorable Mention and the team's Field Event MVP...Played basketball as well...Participated with travel team Georgia Ice, as the team was USSSA World Series Champion in 2015 and earend 5th at ASA Eastern Nationals in 2011-12.

Personal: Daughter of Antonio and Yvette Holliday...Born on March 18...Has two older brothers, T.J. and Tevin...Majoring in exercise and sport science and romance languages...Father was a track and field athlete at Bowling Green State University in 1979...Uncle, Alvin Hall Jr., played football at the University of Miami (Ohio) as well as with the Detroit Lions from 1981-87.