Steve Holm

Stephen Robert Holm (born October 21, 1979) is an American baseball coach and former catcher, who is the current head baseball coach of the Illinois State Redbirds. He played college baseball at Oral Roberts for coach Sunny Golloway from 1998 to 2001 and played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 3 seasons from 2008 to 2011.

Steve Holm
Catcher
Born: (1979-10-21) October 21, 1979
Sacramento, California
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 4, 2008, for the San Francisco Giants
Last MLB appearance
April 30, 2011, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
Batting average.264
Home runs1
Runs batted in6
Teams

Amateur career

Holm attended Sacramento's McClatchy High School, where he played shortstop. He earned 3rd Team All-American honors as a shortstop for Oral Roberts University 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

Steve Holm
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamIllinois State
ConferenceMissouri Valley
Record43–35
Biographical details
Born (1979-10-21) October 21, 1979
Sacramento, California
Alma materOral Roberts University
Playing career
2000–2001Oral Roberts
Position(s)Shortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2013-2016Sacramento State (P)
2017–2018Purdue (P)
2019–presentIllinois State
Head coaching record
Overall43–35
TournamentsMVC: 2–2
NCAA: 2–2
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Summit League Player of the Year (2000)
Missouri Valley Coach of the Year (2019)

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

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Illinois State Redbirds (Missouri Valley Conference) (2019–present)
2019 Illinois State 36–2614–7T-1stNCAA Regional
2020 Illinois State 7–90–0Season canceled due to COVID-19
Illinois State: 43–3514–7
Total:43–35

      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. John E. Hoover (February 13, 2001). "Holm field advantage". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  2. "Alumni in Major League Baseball 2008". capecodbaseball.org. June 5, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  3. "2000 Team Stats". capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  4. John Shea (2008-03-31). "Meet, greet, know Giants Unfamiliar faces in 2008". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
  5. Haft, Chris (June 16, 2009). "Giants option Burriss, call up Downs". Giants.MLB.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  6. "Twins place Jose Mijares on Disabled List, option Jim Hoey to Triple-A Rochester" Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Axisa, Mike. "22 Triple-A Players Elect Free Agency". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  8. "Wasikowski completes Purdue baseball staff". www.usatoday.com. USA Today. June 15, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  9. randy.reinhardt@lee.net, Randy Reinhardt. "ISU names Holm as new baseball coach". pantagraph.com. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
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