Bradley Holt

Bradley Holt

Holt pitching for the Binghamton Mets, Double-A affiliate of the New York Mets, in 2010.
Free Agent
Pitcher
Born: (1986-10-13) October 13, 1986
Albemarle, North Carolina
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Bradley David Holt[1] (born October 13, 1986) is an American professional baseball player. He has played in minor league baseball as a starting pitcher.

Career

Holt was born on October 13, 1986 in Albemarle, North Carolina to John and Wanda Holt.[1] He attended Albemarle High School and during his time there was named 1A All-State, four time All-Yadkin Valley, All-County selection and was named Louisville Slugger Second Team All-American.[1]

Holt attended the University of North Carolina Wilmington. At NC-Wilmington, Holt was named All-CAA in the CAA Tournament in 2006, and was named CAA Pitcher of the Week in 2007.[1]

In 2006, Holt held VCU to two runs in 8.2 innings of work.[1] He went 3-3 and added wins against Duke and La Salle.[1]

Holt started 15 games and went 5-5 in 2007 for the Seahawks with wins against Hofstra, George Mason and Texas Christian.[1] Against Hofstra he struck out a career high seven and allowed only two hits in a shutout.[1] He set a career high 53 strikeouts and 76.1 innings pitched in 2007.[1]

Holt was drafted by the New York Mets in the first round with the 33rd overall pick in the 2008 Major League Baseball draft.[2] Baseball America has named him as the fourth best prospect in the Mets organization in 2009.[3]

In 2009, Holt began the season with the St. Lucie Mets. After going 3-1 with a 3.57 ERA,[4] he was promoted to the AA Eastern League Binghamton Mets.

The Mets released Holt in March 2013.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "UNCW Seahawks bio". Retrieved 2009-04-25.
  2. ↑ "UNCW's Bradley Holt Selected By Mets". WWay NewsChannel. June 5, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  3. ↑ Carree, Chuck (April 12, 2009). "Former Seahawks pitcher rocked in minor-league season debut". Star News. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
  4. ↑ Carree, Chuck (April 24, 2009). "UNCW BASEBALL: Updates on major recruit, minor leaguers". StarNewsOnline. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  5. ↑ http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/03/minor-moves-mets-jeroloman.html

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