Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A JUNIOR IN 2018
Drafted in the 16th round by the Houston Astros as the 492nd overall pick in the 2018 MLB Draft … was  named a semifinalist for the Dick Howser Trophy … one of three finalists for the Johnny Bench Award … was selected to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-America second team … second team selection to the Collegiate Baseball Writers Association All-America team … was named a honorable mention Perfect Game/Rawlings College All-American … first team selection to the Google Cloud Academic All-America® Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) … was a first team All-Ohio Valley Conference member … named NCBWA National hitter of the week (May 1) …  named NCBWA Player of the Month for April (May 8) … Perfect Game/Rawlings Player of the week (May 1) … Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National player of the week (April 30) … OVC player of the week (April 30) … named College Sports Madness National Field Player of the Week (April 30) … Golden Spikes Performance of the Week (April 30) … appeared in and started 60 games … hit a team high .352 with 12 double, and a team leading 18 home runs and 79 RBIs … led the team in slugging percentage at .657 and on base percentage at .446 … ranked second on the team in hits with 81 … third on the team in runs scored with 55 … first on the team in total bases at 151 … went 2-for-4 with five RBIs in a win at Vanderbilt (March 14) … was 2-for-4 with one double, one home run, five RBIs, and two runs against SIU Edwardsville (April 8) … went 4-for-4 with a school record four home runs, eight RBIs, and five runs at Xavier (April 25) ... earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll. 

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2017
Appeared in 51 games with 47 starts … ultimate utility player, making 13 starts at third base, 12 at second base, 10 at designated hitter, six at catcher, four in the outfield, and two at shortstop … hit .355 on the year … had 11 home runs with 49 RBIs … had a hit streak of five games twice during the year … had 66 hits … went 4-for-6 with three RBIs and one run against Western Kentucky (March 8th) … was 3-for-3 with two doubles, a home run, two runs, and six RBIs against Tennessee Tech (May 12th) … earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2016
Appeared in 44 games with 30 starts … showed the ability to serve a super utility role, making 12 starts in right field, eight at second base, five at catcher, three in left field and two as designated hitter … 22 hits and 16 runs … 16 RBIs … 16 walks … longest hitting streak was four games … longest reached base streak was eight games … went 3-for-4 with a RBI at Austin Peay (April 24) … earned the Ohio Valley Conference Medal of Honor, which is given annually to the student-athletes that achieve the highest grade point average in a conference-sponsored sport … earned a spot on the Ohio Valley Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Earned first team All-Greater Catholic League honors as a senior after hitting .360 with five doubles, three home runs, 20 RBIs, 23 runs and 16 stolen bases … third team all-city selection … team MVP and silver slugger … first team all-state as a junior after posting a .489 average with 39 RBIs and 28 runs scored … also chosen first team all-city, Greater Catholic League Player of the Year, first team All-Greater Catholic League … had a .363 average with 25 RBIs as a sophomore, earning all-city honorable mention recognition.

PERSONAL
Full name is Alexander Scott Holderbach … son of Scott and Julie Holderbach … has three brothers – Drew, Mark and Ryan … majoring in physical education with a concentration in physical fitness and wellness management.