Justin Holmes

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Justin Holmes
Biographical details
Born (1981-11-28) November 28, 1981 (age 41)
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)
2008–2010Georgia (vol. asst.)
2011–2013 Mercer (asst.)
2015–2018 Tennessee Tech (asst.)
2019Tennessee Tech
Head coaching record
Overall22–32
TournamentsOVC: 0–0
NCAA: 0–0

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

Contents

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] After the 2003 season, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League and the Newport Gulls of the NECBL. [7]

Holmes saved his greatest performance for his final year, hitting.332 and slugging.510 with 56 RBIs, 14 doubles, 3 triples, and 8 home runs. He was named Second Team All-Southeastern Conference [8] and the Bulldogs finished 3rd at the 2004 College World Series. [9]

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. [10]

Holmes began his professional career with the Burlington Indians of the Rookie Appalachian League, [11] 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. [12] At the conclusion of the 2007 season, Holmes retired from professional baseball. [13]

Coaching career

Holmes began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant at his alma mater of Georgia from 2008 to 2010. [14] On July 1, 2010, Holmes accepted a role as an assistant coach for Craig Gibson's coaching staff with the Mercer Bears baseball team. [15] 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. [16]

On June 21, 2018, Holmes was promoted to the head coach of the Golden Eagles. [17] After just one season at the helm of the Golden Eagles, Holmes was relieved of his duties for "conduct that is inconsistent with the expectations and standards Tennessee Tech has for all head coaches." [18]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (Ohio Valley Conference)(2019)
2019 Tennessee Tech 22–329–2111th
Tennessee Tech:22–329–21
Total:22–32

      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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References

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  2. ↑ "Florida Sportswriters Association All-State High School Baseball Teams". June 17, 2000. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved June 22, 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.
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  6. ↑ "2003 Season Review" (PDF). www.georgiadogs.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Diamond Dogs Shining In Summer Leagues". georgiadogs.com. July 18, 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
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  10. ↑ "Cleveland Indians 2004 Draft Selections". www.cleveland.indians.mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media, LP. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  11. ↑ Buddy Collings (June 17, 2004). "Holmes, Lubrano In Cws, Beyond". www.orlandosentinel.com. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  12. ↑ "2007 Beach Bum All-Stars". www.traversecitybeachbums.com. Traverse City Beach Bums. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Beach Bums Off-Season Recap - 12/8/07". tcbeachbums.com. December 8, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Justin Holmes". www.nmnathletics.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Gibson Adds Justin Holmes to Mercer Baseball Staff". www.mercerbears.com. Mercer University Athletics. July 1, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  16. ↑ "SAU's Derek Weldon new assistant at Tennessee Tech". www.magnoliareporter.com. magnoliareporter.com. August 16, 2014. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  17. ↑ Mike Organ (June 21, 2018). "Tennessee Tech promotes Justin Holmes to head baseball coach". www.Tennessean.com. Tennessean. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  18. ↑ Scott Wilson (November 21, 2019). "Tech fires baseball coach". www.herald-citizen.com. The Herald Citizen. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
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