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Steve Holm
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Illinois State
Conference	Missouri Valley
Record	136–157
Biographical details
Born	October 21, 1979 (age 45); Sacramento, California
Alma mater	Oral Roberts University
Playing career
2000–2001	Oral Roberts
Position(s)	Shortstop
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2013-2016	Sacramento State (P)
2017–2018	Purdue (P)
2019–present	Illinois State
Head coaching record
Overall	136–157
Tournaments	MVC: 5–6; NCAA: 2–2
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	Summit League Player of the Year (2000); Missouri Valley Coach of the Year (2019)

Steve Holm
Steve Holm
	Catcher
	Born: October 21, 1979 (age 45); Sacramento, California, U.S.
	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 runs	1
Runs batted in	6
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	San Francisco Giants (2008–2009); Minnesota Twins (2011);

Stephen Robert Holm (born October 21, 1979) is an American baseball coach and former catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the San Francisco Giants and Minnesota Twins between 2008 and 2011, and is currently the head baseball coach of the Illinois State Redbirds.

Amateur career

Holm attended Sacramento's McClatchy High School, where he played shortstop. He played college baseball at Oral Roberts for coach Sunny Golloway from 1998 to 2001, and earned 3rd Team All-American honors as a shortstop for ORU 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

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	36–26	14–7	T-1st	NCAA Regional Final
2020	Illinois State	7–9	0–0		Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021	Illinois State	23–34	12–15	6th	MVC tournament
2022	Illinois State	20–31	7–14	7th
2023	Illinois State	20–30	9–18	9th
2024	Illinois State	30–27	16–11	4th	MVC tournament
Illinois State:		136–157	58–65
Total:		136–157
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

References

^ John E. Hoover (February 13, 2001). "Holm field advantage". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
^ "Alumni in Major League Baseball 2008". capecodbaseball.org. June 5, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
^ "2000 Hyannis Mets". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
^ John Shea (March 31, 2008). "Meet, greet, know Giants Unfamiliar faces in 2008". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 5, 2008.
^ Haft, Chris (June 16, 2009). "Giants option Burriss, call up Downs". Giants.MLB.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
^ "Twins place Jose Mijares on Disabled List, option Jim Hoey to Triple-A Rochester" Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
^ Axisa, Mike (October 2011). "22 Triple-A Players Elect Free Agency". MLBTradeRumors.com. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
^ "Wasikowski completes Purdue baseball staff". www.usatoday.com. USA Today. June 15, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
^ Reinhardt, Randy. "ISU names Holm as new baseball coach". pantagraph.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

External links

Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[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 Hyannis Mets". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.

[4] John Shea (March 31, 2008). "Meet, greet, know Giants Unfamiliar faces in 2008". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 5, 2008.

[5] Haft, Chris (June 16, 2009). "Giants option Burriss, call up Downs". Giants.MLB.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2009. 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 (October 2011). "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] Reinhardt, Randy. "ISU names Holm as new baseball coach". pantagraph.com. Retrieved June 22, 2018.

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