Richie Holetz

Position:
RHP
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 210
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Edina, Minn.
High School:
Edina

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS & AWARDS
Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2023)
George Thomas Most Improved Player Award (2023)
Three-Time Summit League Honor Roll (2019-21)
Summit League Breakout Pitcher of the Year (2020, D1Baseball)
Summit League Pitcher of the Week (April 4, 2021)

HIGHLIGHTS
2023 Season

2023 | REDSHIRT SENIOR Went 2-5 with a 5.14 ERA in 14 appearances (11 starts) in 2023 · struck out 56 in 70.0 innings pitched, walking just 22 with 40 earned runs · went six-or-more innings in five of his outings · tied for the team-lead with two conference wins (at Ohio State, vs. Purdue). Game Highlights: Went 5.0 innings in his season debut, going 5.0 innings with three strikeouts and one earned run (Feb. 20) · tallied 6.0 innings vs. No. 7 Vanderbilt, striking out two and giving up three earned runs · totaled 5.2 innings at West Virginia, striking out two and giving up two earned runs (March 12) · went 6.0 innings vs. Houston, striking out a career-high seven hitters and giving up three runs (none earned) on March 19 · picked up his first save, tossing three shutout innings at Creighton, striking out three with no hits allowed (March 25) · earned his first win after going 6.0 innings, striking out eight with two earned runs allowed at Ohio State (April 2) · earned win No. 2 after going 6.1 innings with seven K's, five hits and three earned runs allowed vs. Purdue (April 9) · struck out two and allowed one earned run in 4.2 innings at Illinois (April 23) · struck out four and allowed four earned runs in 6.0 innings of work vs. Michigan (May 7) · went 4.1 innings with four strikeouts and six earned runs at No. 19 Maryland (May 14) · pitched 5.0 innings, striking out three with three earned runs allowed in a series' clinching win over Rutgers (May 19).

2022 | REDSHIRT JUNIOR Made 14 appearances with three starts in 2022, posting a 1-3 record with a 7.41 ERA · tossed 34.0 innings, striking out 29 while allowing 28 earned runs, 41 hits and 14 walks. Game Highlights: Tossed 1.2 scoreless innings against Indiana State (Feb. 26) · pitched 2.0 scoreless innings against Air Force, striking out two (March 12) · struck out three and allowed no hits or runs in 2.2 innings at Creighton (March 18) · started against UST and struck out six in 4.0 innings, allowing one hit and no earned runs (April 27) · tossed 4.0 innings and struck out four in 4.0 innings at Indiana (May 13).

PRIOR TO MINNESOTA (Nebraska-Omaha) During his three seasons in Omaha, Holetz compiled a 5-8 record in 109 innings pitched with 94 strikeouts and a .256 batting average/against · Holetz was the staff ace for the Mavericks in both 2020 and 2021, leading the team in games started, innings pitched, strikeouts, and wins · During the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign, Holetz was off to a phenomenal start, posting a team-best 2.49 ERA in 21 innings pitched with 22 strikeouts and a miniscule .208 batting average/against · he finished the season with 14 consecutive scoreless innings in starts vs Chicago State and Creighton and struckout a career-high nine hitters against Creighton · D1Baseball tabbed Holetz as the Breakout Pitcher of the Year in the Summit League as well as the No. 3 MLB Draft prospect in the conference · Last spring, Holetz once again flourished atop of the staff, leading the team with 79.1 innings pitched (2nd most in the Summit League Conference), to go along with a team-best 68 strikeouts (4th most in the Summit League) and two complete games while opponents hit just .239 against him.

HIGH SCHOOL A two-year letterwinner at Edina High School for Coach Carter Freeman, Holetz earned a 2018 Lake Conference Championship as a senior and was a two-time All-Section 2AAA Tournament Team selection · he was twice named All-Lake Conference · Holetz posted a 6-0 record in six starts, eight appearances, over 39.0 innings pitched accumulating a 1.25 ERA and 46 strikeouts as a senior · he continued his dominance into the summer, going 8-0 for Edina Legion, playing for former Minnesota Twin Gene Larkin, posting a state best team 0.53 ERA with 85 strikeouts and a .155 batting average/against · as the staff ace of Edina Legion, he helped lead the team a fourth-place finish at the 2018 American Legion Division I Minnesota State Tournament · as a junior, he posted a team best 4-0 mark on the mound with a 0.48 ERA in 29 innings pitched with an .128 batting average/against, helping Edina qualify for the Minnesota State American Legion Tournament · played club baseball for the Minnesota Staters and Cangelosi Sparks and was named to the 2017 WWBA Kernels Foundation Championship All-Tournament Team and the WWBA World Championship All-Tournament Team in addition to be honored as a 2018 Rawlings All American-Honorable Mention through Perfect Game · ranked as the #24 overall player in the state of Minnesota and No. 12 ranked RHP by Perfect Game · Prep Baseball Report ranked Holetz as the No. 18 player in Minnesota and No. 9 RHP in the state.

PERSONAL Native of Edina, Minnesota · son of Rich and Karen Holetz · has an older brother, Anthony, a University of Minnesota and Carlson School of Management graduate, an older sister Laura and younger sister, Sarah · his grandfather, Roger Schnobrich, played basketball at the University of Minnesota for the Gophers and wore #43 · other hobbies include hockey, golf, and fishing.

WHY MINNESOTA "The UofM program has a rich history and there's a great culture here, so it was just a good fit for me to come home. I've been a fan of the Gophers ever since I was a little kid. I had good conversations with Coach McDevitt and Coach Casey regarding my development and their vision for the program."