Justin Holmes

Justin Holmes
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Tennessee Tech
Conference Ohio Valley
Record 0–0
Biographical details
Born (1981-11-28) November 28, 1981
Montgomery, Alabama[1]
Playing career
2001 South Florida
2002–2004 Georgia
2004–2005 Burlington Indians
2005 Lake County Captains
2006–2007 Traverse City Beach Bums
Position(s) Shortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2010 Georgia (vol. asst.)
2011–2013 Mercer (asst.)
2015–2018 Tennessee Tech (asst.)
2019–present Tennessee Tech
Head coaching record
Overall 0–0
Tournaments OVC: 0–0
NCAA: 0–0

Justin Holmes (born November 28, 1981) is an American college baseball coach and former shortstop. Holmes is the head coach of the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles baseball team.

Amateur career

Holmes attended Oviedo High School in Oviedo, Florida.[2] Holmes played for the school's varsity baseball team all four years, he recorded a .376 batting average, 41 hits, 7 doubles and 3 triples as a senior. Holmes then enrolled at the University of South Florida, to play college baseball for the South Florida Bulls baseball team.[3]

As a freshman at the University of South Florida in 2001, Holmes had a .333 batting average, a .378 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .394 SLG, with two doubles.[4]

As a sophomore in 2002, Holmes transferred to Georgia.[5] Holmes batted .311 with a .340 SLG, 3 doubles, and 17 RBIs.

In the 2003 season as a junior, Holmes hit 1 home run, 18 doubles, 1 triple and 16 RBIs.[6]

Holmes saved his best for his senior season in 2004, hitting .332, slugging .510, with 14 doubles, 3 triples, 8 home runs and 56 RBIs. He was named Second Team All-Southeastern Conference[7] and the Bulldogs finished 3rd at the 2004 College World Series.[8]

Professional career

Holmes was considered to be an average player in the 2004 Major League Baseball draft and was drafted in the 26th round by the Cleveland Indians.[9]

Holmes began his professional career with the Burlington Indians of the Rookie Appalachian League,[10] where he batted .233 with four doubles. He played in three games with the Lake County Captains of the Class-A Midwest League in 2005. He hit .222 with just two hits in 9 at bats for Lake County. Holmes finished the 2005 season with the Burlington Indians. He completed the season batting .159 with 7 hits and 5 RBIs in 17 games. Holmes was released following the season.

In 2006, Holmes signed with the Traverse City Beach Bums of the Frontier League. Holmes was a two-time all-star for the Beach Bums.[11] At the conclusion of the 2007 season, Holmes retired from professional baseball.[12]

Coaching career

Holmes began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at his alma mater of Georgia from 2008–2010.[13] On July 1, 2010, Holmes accepted a role as an assistant coach for Craig Gibson's coaching staff with the Mercer Bears baseball team.[14] Holmes left the Mercer team following the 2013 season. After spending a season away from baseball, Holmes joined the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles baseball program as an assistant in August, 2014.[15]

On June 21, 2018, Holmes was promoted to the head coach of the Golden Eagles.[16]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference) (2019–present)
2019 Tennessee Tech 0–00–0
Tennessee Tech: 0–00–0
Total:0–0

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Justin Holmes". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Florida Sportswriters Association All-State High School Baseball Teams". www.questia.com. Cengage Learning. June 17, 2000. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ Shannon Rose (June 10, 2000). "All-county Baseball Team". www.orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Overall Statistics for South Florida (Final 2001)" (PDF). www.gousfbulls.com. University of South Florida. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2002 Season Review" (PDF). www.georgiadogs.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2003 Season Review" (PDF). www.georgiadogs.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2017 SEC Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). www.a.espncdn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  8. ↑ "2004 Season Review" (PDF). www.georgiadogs.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Cleveland Indians 2004 Draft Selections". www.cleveland.indians.mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media, LP. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  10. ↑ Buddy Collings (June 17, 2004). "Holmes, Lubrano In Cws, Beyond". www.orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  11. ↑ "2007 Beach Bum All-Stars". www.traversecitybeachbums.com. Traverse City Beach Bums. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Beach Bums Off-Season Recap - 12/8/07". tcbeachbums.com. December 8, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Justin Holmes". www.nmnathletics.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Gibson Adds Justin Holmes to Mercer Baseball Staff". www.mercerbears.com. Mercer University Athletics. July 1, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  15. ↑ "SAU's Derek Weldon new assistant at Tennessee Tech". www.magnoliareporter.com. magnoliareporter.com. August 16, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  16. ↑ Mike Organ (June 21, 2018). "Tennessee Tech promotes Justin Holmes to head baseball coach". www.tennesseean.com. Tennessean. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
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