Scott Friedholm

Last updated
Scott Friedholm
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team UNC Asheville
Conference Big South
Record158–276–1
Biographical details
Born (1975-03-14) March 14, 1975 (age 49)
Norwood, Massachusetts
Playing career
1995–1998 Providence
1998 St. Petersburg Devil Rays
Position(s) Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2001 Bryant (asst.)
2002–2005 Maine (asst.)
2006–2010 Navy (asst.)
2011–2014 Boston College (asst.)
2015–present UNC Asheville
Head coaching record
Overall158–276–1
TournamentsBig South: 3–4
NCAA: 0–0

Scott A. Friedholm (born March 14, 1975) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. Friedholm is the head coach of the UNC Asheville Bulldogs baseball team.

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Amateur career

Friedholm attended Walpole High School in Walpole, Massachusetts. [1] Friedholm played for the school's varsity baseball team. Friedholm then enrolled at Providence College, to play college baseball for the Providence Friars baseball team.

As a freshman at Providence College in 1995, Friedholm was a member of the Friars team that won a school record 44 games and winning the Big East Conference. In 1996, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he was a league all-star and helped lead the team to the league title. [2] [3]

As a sophomore in 1997, Friedholm had a .381 batting average, a .471 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .636 SLG.

In the 1998 season as a junior, Friedholm batted .352 with a .525 SLG, 3 home run, and 30 RBIs. He was named First Team All-Big East.

During his senior season, he hit 13 home runs, 21 doubles, 3 triples and 66 RBIs. He was named First Team All-Big East. [4]

Professional career

Friedholm began his professional career with the St. Petersburg Devil Rays of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, where he batted .200 with one RBI.

Coaching career

Friedholm began his coaching career in 1999 as a pitching coach for the Bryant Bulldogs baseball program. In 2002, Friedholm left Bryant to join the coaching staff of the Maine Black Bears to serve under Paul Kostacopoulos, whom recruited Friedholm at Providence. On August 30, 2005, he followed Kostacopoulos to work for the Navy Midshipmen baseball program. [5] On July 28, 2010, he joined Mike Gambino's coaching staff at Boston College. [6]

On June 18, 2014, Friedholm was the head coach of the UNC Asheville Bulldogs baseball program. [7] Friedholm led the Bulldogs to a 21–34 record in his first season. [8] In 2017, he led the Bulldogs to the first berth in the Big South Conference baseball tournament since 2012. [9]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
UNC Asheville Bulldogs (Big South Conference)(2015–present)
2015 UNC Asheville 21–345–1911th
2016 UNC Asheville 16–385–1911th
2017 UNC Asheville 25–3211–136th Big South Tournament
2018 UNC Asheville 13–388–1910th
2019 UNC Asheville 16–369–189th
2020 UNC Asheville 5–110–0
2021 UNC Asheville 15–3314–268th
2022 UNC Asheville 21–29–114–9–13rd Big South Tournament
2023 UNC Asheville 26–2512–15T-6th
UNC Asheville:158–276–178–138–1
Total:158–276–1

      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

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  2. ↑ Eldred, Rich (August 13, 1996). "A's Cop Crown From 'Caps in Cape League East". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. pp. 18–19.
  3. ↑ "Cape League All-Stars". Barnstable Patriot. Barnstable, MA. July 18, 1996. p. 9.
  4. ↑ "Baseball Catcher Scott Friedholm Receives Honors". www.friars.com. Providence College Athletics. May 28, 1998. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Scott Friedholm Added to Baseball Coaching Staff". www.navysports.com. Navy Athletics. August 31, 2005. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Scott Friedholm Added To Baseball Staff". www.bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. July 28, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  7. ↑ Keith Jarrett (June 18, 2014). "UNC Asheville selects new baseball coach". www.citizen-times.com. Citizen Times. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ Caleb Calhoun (March 30, 2016). "Tennessee Baseball: Vols to Face UNC Asheville in Second Night of Midweek Back-to-Back". www.allfortennessee.com. Fan Side Inc. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ Luke Notestine (May 22, 2017). "UNC Asheville prepares for Big South Baseball Tournament". www.wlos.com. News 13 WLOS. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
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