Stephen Robert Holm (born October 21, 1979) is an American baseball coach and former catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the San Francisco Giants and Minnesota Twins between 2008 and 2011, and is currently the head baseball coach of the Illinois State Redbirds.
Amateur career
Holm attended Sacramento's McClatchy High School, where he played shortstop. He played college baseball at Oral Roberts for coach Sunny Golloway from 1998 to 2001, and earned 3rd Team All-American honors as a shortstop for ORU in 2000.[1] In 2000, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[2][3]
Professional career
San Francisco Giants
Holm was drafted by the Giants in the 17th round in 2001. He beat Eliezer Alfonzo and Guillermo Rodríguez to earn a position on the major-league roster in 2008 spring training, but got sent down for Eliezer Alfonzo on July 1, 2008. He got re-called on July 23, 2008.[4]
After playing for a short period of time on the Giants in 2009, he was sent back to Triple-A Fresno. Eli Whiteside then became the back-up catcher when Holm was unable to be re-called. Holm was designated for assignment to clear room for Matt Downs on June 16.[5]
Minnesota Twins
In December 2010, Holm signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins.
On April 14, 2011, Holm was called up to the major leagues during a Joe Mauer injury. After being sent down, he was designated for assignment on May 15.[6] After the 2011 season, he elected for free agency.[7]
Rockies and Marlins
Holm signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies on February 9, 2012. He was released on March 31.
On May 3, 2012, Holm signed a minor league deal with the Miami Marlins. However, on July 5, he was released, after hitting .135 in Triple-A.
Coaching career
Holm coached the 2013–2016 seasons at Sacramento State University, serving as the teams pitching coach.
On July 19, 2016, Holm was hired by Purdue University to serve as their pitching coach.[8]
On June 22, 2018, Illinois State University announced that Holm had been hired as the new head coach of its baseball team.[9]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois State Redbirds (Missouri Valley Conference) (2019–present) | |||||||||
| 2019 | Illinois State | 36–26 | 14–7 | T-1st | NCAA Regional Final | ||||
| 2020 | Illinois State | 7–9 | 0–0 | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Illinois State | 23–34 | 12–15 | 6th | MVC tournament | ||||
| 2022 | Illinois State | 20–31 | 7–14 | 7th | |||||
| 2023 | Illinois State | 20–30 | 9–18 | 9th | |||||
| 2024 | Illinois State | 30–27 | 16–11 | 4th | MVC tournament | ||||
| Illinois State: | 136–157 | 58–65 | |||||||
| Total: | 136–157 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ^ John E. Hoover (February 13, 2001). "Holm field advantage". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
- ^ "Alumni in Major League Baseball 2008". capecodbaseball.org. June 5, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "2000 Hyannis Mets". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ John Shea (2008-03-31). "Meet, greet, know Giants Unfamiliar faces in 2008". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
- ^ Haft, Chris (June 16, 2009). "Giants option Burriss, call up Downs". Giants.MLB.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Twins place Jose Mijares on Disabled List, option Jim Hoey to Triple-A Rochester" Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Axisa, Mike (October 2011). "22 Triple-A Players Elect Free Agency". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ "Wasikowski completes Purdue baseball staff". www.usatoday.com. USA Today. June 15, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
- ^ Reinhardt, Randy. "ISU names Holm as new baseball coach". pantagraph.com. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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