Doug Reinhardt

A new guy is (or at least was, when this was filmed) rocking Lauren Conrad’s love life, as shown on tonight’s season premiere of The Hills.

In the sneak preview below, Lauren Conrad preps for a date with mediocre baseball player - and Laguna Beach native - Doug Reinhardt.

Before departing, LC also chides BFF Lauren "Lo" Bosworth and her quasi-feud with their third roommate (and wheel), Audrina Patridge.

Here's a shocker. Doug Reinhardt, Lauren Conrad's boyfriend on the upcoming season of The Hills, is kissing and telling.

"She a good kisser," he tells E! Online of LC's smooching style.

These two actually go way back. They both lived in Laguna Beach (Doug's sis Casey Reinhardt actually appeared on that show in a supporting role) and dated briefly during high school after being introduced by Lo Bosworth.

As for Stephanie Pratt's claims to celebrity news tabloids last week that he and L.C. only dated for about "two weeks," Doug Reinhardt, who's hitting a miserable .201 over three years in minor league baseball, disagrees.

Doug Reinhardt insists his relationship with Lauren Conrad was "fairly serious."

If that's the case, whose idea was that so-called date between he and Stephanie Pratt, as shown in The Hills' Season Four trailer?

"Let's just say it wasn't mine," Doug says.

As for his love life now, he's currently "single and ready to mingle."

Looks like Lauren Conrad feels the same way: She's been spotted spending QT with My Boys actor Kyle Howard. More on that a little later.

Audrina Patridge cheating on Justin-Bobby.

Whitney Port blushing and giggly over a boy.

Spencer and Heidi hating on their respective siblings.

Brody Jenner and Doug Reinhardt getting thrown in jail.

And that's just in the two-minute trailer for The Hills!

Seriously, this Season Four preview alone is a theatrical masterpiece. It's as if it's a movie, only the actors don't know they're in it ... or are at least really good at pretending there aren't 12 cameras following them to Les Deux.

Whether you're an unabashed fan of Lauren Conrad and The Hills or say you're not, but you still can't turn off MTV's guilty-pleasure phenomenon, watch the following trailer in awe and count down the days until Monday, August 18:

Looks like Lauren Conrad may have even more BFF drama in the upcoming fourth season of The Hills, which premieres August 18.

Frenemy du jour: Stephanie Pratt.

In a new trailer, Lauren Conrad confronts Stephanie about going on a date with her handsome new baseball player beau, Doug Reinhardt.

Meanwhile, Lo Bosworth and Audrina Patridge confront their own drama, and Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are — wait for it — fighting.

This time, a stubborn Spencer Pratt says he's moving out of their apartment if Heidi's sister, Holly Montag, becomes their third roommate.

Here's a clip of some of the action to come. Follow this link to MTV for the official, expanded trailer of Season 4 (which we'll post ASAP).

Sorry, Stephen Colletti!

In spite of her high-school crush's return on The Hills, Lauren Conrad has a new beau - Doug Reinhardt, 22, a minor leaguer for the Baltimore Orioles.

Not sure why Doug Reinhardt, who's hitting just .201 career in the minors, doesn't have baseball to play on May 1 - maybe he's injured? - but as long as LC likes him, and he's not a complete jackass, we'll give him a shot.

He's gotta be better than Josh McRoberts, right? Right. The new twosome took their romance public Wednesday, dining al fresco in Los Angeles. There may or may not have been 10 Hills cameras around them ...

What do you think: Do Doug Reinhardt and Lauren Conrad make a cute pair?

UPDATE: An astute reader tells The Hollywood Gossip that Doug Reinhardt is the brother of Casey Reinhardt, a minor player on the second season of - guess - Laguna Beach! Casey likely introduced them. Thanks for the tip!

She may be writing a hockey blog for the NHL Playoffs, but the young hunk seen with Lauren Conrad frequently is a minor league baseball player named Doug Reinhardt, who's in the Baltimore Orioles' farm system.

His stats suck (the guy's batting .201 career in the minors) but hey, he's only 22 - and maybe good looks will help him make the big leagues.

Besides, he's already qualified as a solid player in our book if he's really going out with Lauren Conrad! Here are some photos of them ...

Lauren Conrad and Doug Reinhardt: Are they dating? Do you have any new information on this couple? If so, talk to The Hollywood Gossip, fans!