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Jersey Number 21
Grant Holman
- Position:
- Pitcher/First Base
- Class:
- Junior
- Height/Weight:
- 6-6 / 250
- Bat/Throw:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Chula Vista, Calif.
- High School:
- Eastlake HS
- Major:
- Undeclared
Accolades
At Cal
2021 (Jr)
High School
Personal
- MLB First-Year Player Draft selection (2021 - 6th round, Oakland)
- 2021 Baseball America Preseason All-American (First Team, Utility)
- 2021 Perfect Game Preseason All-Pac-12 Team (Utility)
At Cal
2021 (Jr)
- Made 10 weekend starts on the mound in his first season solely focused on pitching
- Missed the first five weeks of the season due to a preseason injury before making his season debut at Utah (March 26)
- Was 1-3 with a 3.83 ERA & 1.53 WHIP in 47.0 innings pitched
- Struck out 46 batters & issued 20 walks
- Allowed 50 hits & a .279 average against
- Led Cal to a series-clinching win over #12 Stanford (May 16) with four strikeouts & two runs allowed on eight hits in 6.1 innings pitched
- Struck out a career-high nine batters in 6.0 innings pitched vs. Arizona State (May 9)
- Limited Utah (March 26), USC (April 2) & Washington (May 2) to just one combined run on three hits along with 16 strikeouts in 11.2 innings
- Selected to the Baseball America Preseason All-America First Team as a utility player
- Named 2020 Summer Breakout Prospect by D1Baseball after impressing in the San Diego League; Tallied 17 strikeouts with just one walk & limited opponents to a .125 batting average over 9.0 innings pitched for SDL's Jets
- Started all 16 games, splitting time on the mound, at first base & as the designated hitter
- Served as Cal's starting first baseman & No. 2 pitcher in the weekend rotation
- Was the Bears' arm, posting a 3.28 ERA over a team-leading 24.2 innings
- Went 1-3 on the mound while striking out 20 batters & holding opponents to a .225 batting average against
- Tallied season-highs of 6.2 innings pitched & seven strikeouts at TCU (Feb. 29)
- Threw at least six innings in three of his four starts on the mound; was backed by just one total offensive run in his first three starts
- Slashed .250/.333/.324 offensively
- Batted 15-for-60 & opened the season with a five-game hit streak
- Totaled five runs scored, 10 RBI, three extra-base hits & five walks
- Provided a go-ahead, three-RBI double in Cal's midweek win over rival Stanford (Feb. 25)
- Blasted a two-run home run vs. San Jose State (March 10)
- Tied a career high with three hits against St. John's (Feb. 23)
- Made an immediate impact as a two-way player during freshman campaign
- Played in 34 games with 30 starts as the DH & on the mound
- Batted .272 with four home runs & 24 RBI
- Added a .362 on-base percentage, .456 slugging percentage & nine doubles at the plate
- Made 11 appearances (nine starts) on the mound & posted a 4.82 ERA
- Logged 37.1 innings on the mound & struck out 23 batters while issuing 11 walks
- Submitted two consecutive starts of six innings & two runs allowed at St. Mary's (March 3) & at LSU (March 9)
- Batted .297 & tallied three of his four home runs during Pac-12 play
- Impressed during a weekend series at Utah (May 3-5), going 5-for-12 with five runs & five RBI
- Showed his versatility at Utah (May 4), delivering a game-tying double before pitching the ninth inning to record his first collegiate save
High School
- Graduated from Eastlake High School, where he maintained a 3.95 GPA
- Was the 2017 CIF San Diego Section Player of the Year, MaxPreps National Junior of the Year, CalHi Sports State Junior of the Year & Mr. Baseball Runner Up
- Also the 2018 CIF SDS Pitcher of the Year
- Three-time CIF SDS First Team selection (2016-18)
- Finished his prep career with 29-1 record & 1.10 ERA on the mound & a .390 batting average, 20 home runs & 80 RBI
- Awarded a slot on the All-CIF Academic Team each year
- Played club ball for TB SoCal
- Played summer ball in the West Coast League for the Bellingham Bells
- Earned one varsity letter on Eastlake's basketball team
Personal
- Full name is Grant James Holman
- Born on May 31, 2000
- Son of Kim & Doug Holman
- Has one sibling, Emily
- Hobbies include video games, working out & going to the beach
- Career goals include winning a Pac-12 Championship & pursuing a postgraduate career in sports
- Helped lead East Lake Little League to the 2013 Little League World Series championship game; became the first pitcher since 1979 to throw an extra-inning no-hitter in the LLWS
Monday, July 15
Tuesday, February 06
Thursday, May 25
Sunday, May 21
