Tamara Holmes

Tamara Holmes

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	June 2, 1974 (1974-06-02) (age 51) Berkeley, California
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sport
College team	California Golden Bears

Tamara Holmes

Medal record
Women's baseball
Representing   United States
Women's Baseball World Cup
	2004 Canada	Team competition
	2006 Taiwan	Team competition
	2008 Japan	Team competition
	2010 Venezuela	Team competition
	2012 Canada	Team competition
	2014 Japan	Team competition
Pan American Games
	2015 Toronto	Team competition

Tamara Holmes (born June 2, 1974) is a baseball player who competed with the Colorado Silver Bullets and the United States women's national baseball team which won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games. ^{[1] [2]} Heading into 2015, she has hit more home runs that any other women's baseball player. ^[3]

Playing career

Baseball

Holmes' first experience with baseball occurred at Albany Little League in California. In 1986, she was named to the Little League All-Star Team. ^[4] In 1996, she joined the Colorado Silver Bullets during their final season of play. On May 15, 1996, she hit the first home run in Silver Bullets history. It occurred at the University of Georgia's Foley Field against the Atlanta Mustangs, and it was also an inside-the-park grand slam. ^[3] In 2004, she played for the United States at the inaugural IBAF Women's World Cup. At the 2010 Women's World Cup, Holmes hit three home runs, two of which were grand slams. ^[3] She was recognized as the Offensive Player of the Tournament. On the 2014 World Cup roster, she was the only former Silver Bullets player still with Team USA. ^[5]

Volleyball

Holmes accepted a volleyball scholarship to compete with the Cal Golden Bears. ^[6]

Personal

Her older sister Andrea ran track in high school and accepted a scholarship to Boise State. ^[7] Holmes graduated from the University of California in 2001 and was employed as a firefighter. ^[3] Holmes is co-owner of a crossfit and olympic lifting gym in Oakland California, where she is highly respected for her excellent coaching of athletes at every level. She got married July 1, 2016 to Carrie Holmes of Sacramento.

Awards and honors

• 2010 Women's World Cup of Baseball Home Run Trophy
• 2010 Women's World Cup of Baseball Offensive Player of the Tournament
• 2012 Women's World Cup of Baseball All-Tournament Team

Bibliography

• Ring, Jennifer (2015). "Chapter 4: Tamara Holmes". A Game of Their Own: Voices of Contemporary Women in Baseball. Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press. pp. 53–70. ISBN   978-0803244801.

References

1. "HOLMES, Tamara". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
2. "Baseball - Event Overview - Women". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
3. Ring, p. 68.
4. Ring, p. 55.
5. Ring, p. 60.
6. Ring, p. 62.
7. Ring, pp. 54–55.

External links

• Tamara Holmes on Team USA