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Jersey Number 2
Gabe Holt
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Bonaire, Georgia
- High School:
- Veterans
Bio
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019)
Started all 60 games in which he appeared as the primary right fielder and leadoff hitter … missed four of the last five games after suffering an injury during the Super Regional against Oklahoma State late in the game attacking an extra base … hit .318 for the year with a .409 on base percentage … tallied 83 hits to finish second in the Big 12 … led the Big 12 with 28 stolen bases on 31 attempts and scored 30 times … among the league leaders with 53 runs scored while adding 15 doubles, three triples and three dingers … closed his career as one of the top leadoff hitters in program history as he reached base safely in 118-of-125 career games, including 57-of-60 in 2019 … also hit safely in 104-of-124 career games ,including 48-of-60 in 2019 … compiled streaks of 32, 31 and 29 games where he reached base safely during his career … the 32-game streak was the longest by a Red Raider since Tyler Neslony’s 37 games in 2014 … also became the first Red Raider since Cameron Blair in 2004 to record a 20-game hitting streak as he closed 2018 on a 17-game hitting streak before adding to that in the first three games of 2019 … MLB DRAFT … taken in the seventh round at No. 223 overall by the Milwaukee Brewers … one of seven overall draft picks for the Red Raiders in 2019 and four that were chosen in the top 10 rounds … HONORS … one of five Red Raiders named All-Big 12 First Team … member of the 2019 All-Lubbock Regional Team … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … RECORDS … stole 57 bases for his three-year career to rank tied for eighth on the school’s career list … tallied 41 hits in Big 12 play alone during 2019, which ranked fourth among Red Raiders in program history … TEAM LEADERS … led the team with 28 stolen bases … owned the team’s longest streak of reaching base safely at 31 games … tied for the team lead in multi-hit games with 26 … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … an injury during the Super Regional round caused him to only appear in the Florida State game, where he went 1-for-5 … NCAA TOURNAMENT … went 6-of-24 for a .250 batting average during the NCAA Tournament … added five walks for a solid .379 on-base percentage … had a double, a triple, an RBI and four runs scored … recorded multi-hit games against Army (May 31) and Oklahoma State (June 8) … BIG 12 GAMES … Texas Tech’s top hitter during Big 12 play with a .353 batting average … led the team with 41 hits … hit safely in 22-of-24 conference games and reached base safely in all but one … recorded 13 multi-hit games, including at least one in every Big 12 series … six games with three hits or more … posted an on base percentage of .402 to go with a .440 slugging percentage … slapped seven doubles and a home run … scored 20 runs and drove in 11 RBI … finished 5-of-6 in stolen bases … plated four runs during Tech’s series win over Baylor (Apr. 18-20) and four more in a sweep of Oklahoma State (Apr. 26-28) … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … accumulated a .291 average during the regular season … went 20-for-22 in stolen bases and scored 26 times … 10 of his 30 hits went for extra bases with a home run, two triples and seven doubles … added a team-high 22 walks for a .416 on base percentage … set season highs in hits (4), RBI (5) and runs (4) against UTRGV (May 1) … also tallied his second game in 2019 with two doubles against the Vaqueros with the first coming against Michigan (Mar. 23) … reached base safely in 28-of-29 games in 2019 against teams outside of the Big 12 … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … racked up 23 hits in the 21 games he played against ranked foes … tied for second on the team with seven doubles … put up a .256 batting average with a .356 on base percentage and .333 slugging percentage … recorded 14 free passes and seven doubles … drove in seven runs and scored 17 times … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … hit an impressive .345 in 177 at bats … second on the club with 61 hits … recorded three home runs, three triples and eight doubles … drew 30 free passes to 18 strikeouts … finished 21-for-23 in stolen bases … scored 37 runs while driving in 28 … posted a slugging percentage of .475 and an on base percentage of .438 … HOME GAMES … hit .297 in 34 home games … third on the team with 37 runs scored … 14 of his 44 hits were for extra bases, including two home runs, two triples and 10 doubles … drew 26 free passes against 13 strikeouts … finished 13-of-15 in stolen bases … posted a .432 slugging percentage and .400 on base percentage … scored 37 runs with 20 runs drive in … AWAY GAMES … second on the team behind only Cameron Warren with a .346 batting average … led the team with 27 hits and nine stolen bases in 10 attempts … fourth on the team with five doubles … NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … led the Red Raiders with a .343 average and six stolen bases in six attempts … had a .439 on base percentage that ranked as the best on the team among those with at least seven starts in the 12 neutral games … DAY GAMES … posted a .333 average with a .474 slugging percentage and .435 on base percentage … 16 of his 52 hits went for extra bases with 12 doubles, two triples and a pair of dingers … fourth on the team with 37 runs scored and fifth on the team with 27 RBI … tallied a team-high 23 stolen bases in 24 attempts … 29 free passes against 14 strikeouts … NIGHT GAMES … second on the team with 31 hits in the 23 night games he played … fourth on the team with 16 runs scored and second with five stolen bases in seven attempts … SITUATIONAL … tied for third on the team against right-handed pitchers, hitting .328 in 189 at bats … hit .385 in 117 opportunities as the leadoff hitter … an impressive .824 hitting (14-of-17) with runners on third and less than two outs … STREAKS … compiled a streak of 31 straight games to reach base safely, the longest on the team … had Tech’s second longest hitting streak of the year at 11 games.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2018)
Started all 65 games his first season at Tech, making 47 at second base before transitioning to right field the final 14 games … hit leadoff the entire season … propelled the Red Raiders to a 45-20 overall record, including their third-straight national seed of No. 9 and a trip to the College World Series … HONORS… Honorable Mention Perfect Game All-American … first unanimous Freshman All-American in school history … earned five Freshman All-America accolades – Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, Baseball America (First Team), NCBWA (First Team), Perfect Game (First Team) and D1 Baseball (First Team) … Big 12 Freshman of the Year … First Team All-Big 12 honoree … Unanimous Big 12 All-Freshman Team selection … named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Feb. 19 … RECORDS … recorded the most at-bats ever by a Texas Tech second baseman in a season with 270 … also had the second-most hits by a Tech second baseman with 94 … RANKINGS … finished the season 28th in runs per game averaging 1.08 … scored 70 runs, good for 10th in the NCAA and tops in the Big 12 … his 94 hits ranked 11th in the country and second in the Big 12 … stole 29 bases, which ranked 18th in the NCAA and second in the Big 12 … fifth in the Big 12 with 131 total bases … seventh in the Big 12 with a .348 average for the year … TEAM LEADERS … led the team in stolen bases with 29 … most stolen bases by a Red Raider since Brett Bell’s 31 in 2013 … recorded a team-high three stolen bases versus Dallas Baptist on May 8 …ranked second on the team with 30 multi-hit games, including eight with three hits ... NCAA TOURNAMENT … scored 11 runs during the postseason, the most ever by a Red Raider during NCAA Tournament play … tallied multi-hit games in four of the last six games … second on the team with a .400 batting average and 16 hits … tied for second on the team with three doubles and nine RBI … knocked in the game-winning RBI in the eighth inning in Game 1 of the Super Regionals versus Duke … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … three RBI in the opener against Florida, tying the most for a Tech player in a CWS game since Stephen Smith in 2016 against Coastal Carolina … BIG 12 GAMES … tied for second on the team with 26 runs scored, which ranked fourth in the league … went a perfect 10-for-10 in stolen bases to lead the Big 12 … drew 14 walks to just 10 strikeouts … posted 10 of his multi-hit games against Big 12 foes … hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first against No. 14 Oklahoma State on May 19 … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED OPPONENTS … tallied multi-hit games and scored in all four wins over No. 11 South Alabama … knocked in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning against No. 11 South Alabama on Mar. 4 … hit safely in all five games at No. 6 Kentucky and at No. 4 Louisville … hit a two-run home run at Kentucky on Mar. 11 … HOME GAMES … second on the team with 53 hits and third on the team with a .393 average … added 37 runs scored, 21 RBI, seven doubles, three triples and three home runs … went 21-for-22 in stolen bases … finished with a .980 fielding percentage … AWAY GAMES … hit .313 on the road, finishing second on the team with 31 hits and leading the team with 18 walks … a perfect 7-for-7 in stolen bases … added four doubles, three home runs and 18 RBI … NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … ranked fifth on the team with a .278 batting average, third with 10 hits and second with seven runs scored … SITUATIONAL … solid against both lefties and righties, hitting .338 against southpaws and .352 against right handers … hit .682 with runners on third and less than two outs … hit .336 with runners on base … STREAKS … reached base safely each of his first 29 games as a Red Raider, the longest streak at Tech this season … recorded a team-best 17 game hitting streak to finish the year.
VETERANS HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner at Veterans High School in Bonaire, Georgia... 2017 All-Region Player of the Year, Houston County Player of the Year, First Team All-State... was a three-time Region Champion his freshman, sophomore, and senior season... hit .457 in addition to eight homeruns, 29 stolen bases, and 27 RBI senior year ... holds the Veterans High School Single Season for: plate appearances (145), runs scored (51), hits (47) and stolen bases (29) ... named 2016 Georgia 4A All-State First Team ... received All-Region & All-Houston County First Team honors (2016) ... three-time WWBA World Championship All-Tournament Team (2014, 2015 & 2016) ... WWBA National Qualifier & SE Qualifier All-Tournament Teams (2016) ... Perfect Game Underclassmen Preseason All-American First Team (2016) ... 2015 Region 4A Co-Player of the year... two-time First Team All-Middle Georgia (2014 and 2015) ... received All-Region & All-Houston County First Team accolades (2015) ... Perfect Game 17U All-Tournament All-American (2015) ... played in the PG National All-American Game in San Diego, California (2015) ... WWBA World Championship All-Tournament Team (2015) ... WWBA National Qualifier & SE Qualifier All-Tournament Teams (2015) ... Perfect Game Underclassmen Preseason All-American (2015) ... received All-Region & All-Houston Country First Team awards (2014) ... MaxPreps Underclassmen All-American (2014) ... ranked No. 2 at shortstop in Georgia, No. 10 high school prospect from Georgia and No. 126 in the country by Perfect Game.
PERSONAL
From Bonaire, Ga. ... son of Greg and Christi Holt.
Started all 60 games in which he appeared as the primary right fielder and leadoff hitter … missed four of the last five games after suffering an injury during the Super Regional against Oklahoma State late in the game attacking an extra base … hit .318 for the year with a .409 on base percentage … tallied 83 hits to finish second in the Big 12 … led the Big 12 with 28 stolen bases on 31 attempts and scored 30 times … among the league leaders with 53 runs scored while adding 15 doubles, three triples and three dingers … closed his career as one of the top leadoff hitters in program history as he reached base safely in 118-of-125 career games, including 57-of-60 in 2019 … also hit safely in 104-of-124 career games ,including 48-of-60 in 2019 … compiled streaks of 32, 31 and 29 games where he reached base safely during his career … the 32-game streak was the longest by a Red Raider since Tyler Neslony’s 37 games in 2014 … also became the first Red Raider since Cameron Blair in 2004 to record a 20-game hitting streak as he closed 2018 on a 17-game hitting streak before adding to that in the first three games of 2019 … MLB DRAFT … taken in the seventh round at No. 223 overall by the Milwaukee Brewers … one of seven overall draft picks for the Red Raiders in 2019 and four that were chosen in the top 10 rounds … HONORS … one of five Red Raiders named All-Big 12 First Team … member of the 2019 All-Lubbock Regional Team … Academic All-Big 12 First Team … RECORDS … stole 57 bases for his three-year career to rank tied for eighth on the school’s career list … tallied 41 hits in Big 12 play alone during 2019, which ranked fourth among Red Raiders in program history … TEAM LEADERS … led the team with 28 stolen bases … owned the team’s longest streak of reaching base safely at 31 games … tied for the team lead in multi-hit games with 26 … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … an injury during the Super Regional round caused him to only appear in the Florida State game, where he went 1-for-5 … NCAA TOURNAMENT … went 6-of-24 for a .250 batting average during the NCAA Tournament … added five walks for a solid .379 on-base percentage … had a double, a triple, an RBI and four runs scored … recorded multi-hit games against Army (May 31) and Oklahoma State (June 8) … BIG 12 GAMES … Texas Tech’s top hitter during Big 12 play with a .353 batting average … led the team with 41 hits … hit safely in 22-of-24 conference games and reached base safely in all but one … recorded 13 multi-hit games, including at least one in every Big 12 series … six games with three hits or more … posted an on base percentage of .402 to go with a .440 slugging percentage … slapped seven doubles and a home run … scored 20 runs and drove in 11 RBI … finished 5-of-6 in stolen bases … plated four runs during Tech’s series win over Baylor (Apr. 18-20) and four more in a sweep of Oklahoma State (Apr. 26-28) … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … accumulated a .291 average during the regular season … went 20-for-22 in stolen bases and scored 26 times … 10 of his 30 hits went for extra bases with a home run, two triples and seven doubles … added a team-high 22 walks for a .416 on base percentage … set season highs in hits (4), RBI (5) and runs (4) against UTRGV (May 1) … also tallied his second game in 2019 with two doubles against the Vaqueros with the first coming against Michigan (Mar. 23) … reached base safely in 28-of-29 games in 2019 against teams outside of the Big 12 … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … racked up 23 hits in the 21 games he played against ranked foes … tied for second on the team with seven doubles … put up a .256 batting average with a .356 on base percentage and .333 slugging percentage … recorded 14 free passes and seven doubles … drove in seven runs and scored 17 times … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … hit an impressive .345 in 177 at bats … second on the club with 61 hits … recorded three home runs, three triples and eight doubles … drew 30 free passes to 18 strikeouts … finished 21-for-23 in stolen bases … scored 37 runs while driving in 28 … posted a slugging percentage of .475 and an on base percentage of .438 … HOME GAMES … hit .297 in 34 home games … third on the team with 37 runs scored … 14 of his 44 hits were for extra bases, including two home runs, two triples and 10 doubles … drew 26 free passes against 13 strikeouts … finished 13-of-15 in stolen bases … posted a .432 slugging percentage and .400 on base percentage … scored 37 runs with 20 runs drive in … AWAY GAMES … second on the team behind only Cameron Warren with a .346 batting average … led the team with 27 hits and nine stolen bases in 10 attempts … fourth on the team with five doubles … NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … led the Red Raiders with a .343 average and six stolen bases in six attempts … had a .439 on base percentage that ranked as the best on the team among those with at least seven starts in the 12 neutral games … DAY GAMES … posted a .333 average with a .474 slugging percentage and .435 on base percentage … 16 of his 52 hits went for extra bases with 12 doubles, two triples and a pair of dingers … fourth on the team with 37 runs scored and fifth on the team with 27 RBI … tallied a team-high 23 stolen bases in 24 attempts … 29 free passes against 14 strikeouts … NIGHT GAMES … second on the team with 31 hits in the 23 night games he played … fourth on the team with 16 runs scored and second with five stolen bases in seven attempts … SITUATIONAL … tied for third on the team against right-handed pitchers, hitting .328 in 189 at bats … hit .385 in 117 opportunities as the leadoff hitter … an impressive .824 hitting (14-of-17) with runners on third and less than two outs … STREAKS … compiled a streak of 31 straight games to reach base safely, the longest on the team … had Tech’s second longest hitting streak of the year at 11 games.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2018)
Started all 65 games his first season at Tech, making 47 at second base before transitioning to right field the final 14 games … hit leadoff the entire season … propelled the Red Raiders to a 45-20 overall record, including their third-straight national seed of No. 9 and a trip to the College World Series … HONORS… Honorable Mention Perfect Game All-American … first unanimous Freshman All-American in school history … earned five Freshman All-America accolades – Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, Baseball America (First Team), NCBWA (First Team), Perfect Game (First Team) and D1 Baseball (First Team) … Big 12 Freshman of the Year … First Team All-Big 12 honoree … Unanimous Big 12 All-Freshman Team selection … named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Feb. 19 … RECORDS … recorded the most at-bats ever by a Texas Tech second baseman in a season with 270 … also had the second-most hits by a Tech second baseman with 94 … RANKINGS … finished the season 28th in runs per game averaging 1.08 … scored 70 runs, good for 10th in the NCAA and tops in the Big 12 … his 94 hits ranked 11th in the country and second in the Big 12 … stole 29 bases, which ranked 18th in the NCAA and second in the Big 12 … fifth in the Big 12 with 131 total bases … seventh in the Big 12 with a .348 average for the year … TEAM LEADERS … led the team in stolen bases with 29 … most stolen bases by a Red Raider since Brett Bell’s 31 in 2013 … recorded a team-high three stolen bases versus Dallas Baptist on May 8 …ranked second on the team with 30 multi-hit games, including eight with three hits ... NCAA TOURNAMENT … scored 11 runs during the postseason, the most ever by a Red Raider during NCAA Tournament play … tallied multi-hit games in four of the last six games … second on the team with a .400 batting average and 16 hits … tied for second on the team with three doubles and nine RBI … knocked in the game-winning RBI in the eighth inning in Game 1 of the Super Regionals versus Duke … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … three RBI in the opener against Florida, tying the most for a Tech player in a CWS game since Stephen Smith in 2016 against Coastal Carolina … BIG 12 GAMES … tied for second on the team with 26 runs scored, which ranked fourth in the league … went a perfect 10-for-10 in stolen bases to lead the Big 12 … drew 14 walks to just 10 strikeouts … posted 10 of his multi-hit games against Big 12 foes … hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first against No. 14 Oklahoma State on May 19 … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED OPPONENTS … tallied multi-hit games and scored in all four wins over No. 11 South Alabama … knocked in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning against No. 11 South Alabama on Mar. 4 … hit safely in all five games at No. 6 Kentucky and at No. 4 Louisville … hit a two-run home run at Kentucky on Mar. 11 … HOME GAMES … second on the team with 53 hits and third on the team with a .393 average … added 37 runs scored, 21 RBI, seven doubles, three triples and three home runs … went 21-for-22 in stolen bases … finished with a .980 fielding percentage … AWAY GAMES … hit .313 on the road, finishing second on the team with 31 hits and leading the team with 18 walks … a perfect 7-for-7 in stolen bases … added four doubles, three home runs and 18 RBI … NEUTRAL SITE GAMES … ranked fifth on the team with a .278 batting average, third with 10 hits and second with seven runs scored … SITUATIONAL … solid against both lefties and righties, hitting .338 against southpaws and .352 against right handers … hit .682 with runners on third and less than two outs … hit .336 with runners on base … STREAKS … reached base safely each of his first 29 games as a Red Raider, the longest streak at Tech this season … recorded a team-best 17 game hitting streak to finish the year.
VETERANS HIGH SCHOOL
Four-year letterwinner at Veterans High School in Bonaire, Georgia... 2017 All-Region Player of the Year, Houston County Player of the Year, First Team All-State... was a three-time Region Champion his freshman, sophomore, and senior season... hit .457 in addition to eight homeruns, 29 stolen bases, and 27 RBI senior year ... holds the Veterans High School Single Season for: plate appearances (145), runs scored (51), hits (47) and stolen bases (29) ... named 2016 Georgia 4A All-State First Team ... received All-Region & All-Houston County First Team honors (2016) ... three-time WWBA World Championship All-Tournament Team (2014, 2015 & 2016) ... WWBA National Qualifier & SE Qualifier All-Tournament Teams (2016) ... Perfect Game Underclassmen Preseason All-American First Team (2016) ... 2015 Region 4A Co-Player of the year... two-time First Team All-Middle Georgia (2014 and 2015) ... received All-Region & All-Houston County First Team accolades (2015) ... Perfect Game 17U All-Tournament All-American (2015) ... played in the PG National All-American Game in San Diego, California (2015) ... WWBA World Championship All-Tournament Team (2015) ... WWBA National Qualifier & SE Qualifier All-Tournament Teams (2015) ... Perfect Game Underclassmen Preseason All-American (2015) ... received All-Region & All-Houston Country First Team awards (2014) ... MaxPreps Underclassmen All-American (2014) ... ranked No. 2 at shortstop in Georgia, No. 10 high school prospect from Georgia and No. 126 in the country by Perfect Game.
PERSONAL
From Bonaire, Ga. ... son of Greg and Christi Holt.
Highlights: Cincinnati (Big 12 Tournament)
Wednesday, May 21
Behind the Mic - UC vs TTU
Wednesday, May 21
Preview Presser: Cincinnati (B12 Tournament)
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights: BYU (Game Three)
Saturday, May 17
