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20122014 (Junior): One of two players to start and play in all 37 games for E-town...Put up career-best numbers across the board...Tied for second on the team in hits with 36, second in runs scored (26), stolen bases (eight) and at-bats (120), third in total bases (44), tied for fourth in RBIs (15), and fifth in doubles (eight)...Finished the season with zero errors as the everyday center fielder...Had nine multi-hit games (fourth on the team) and four multi-RBI games (tied for second)...Season-high four hits in five at-bats in a win at Messiah on April 11...Knocked in three runs, which tied a season-best and also scored two runs...Also had three RBIs against Immaculata on March 6, a Blue Jay victory...MAC Spring Academic Honor Roll for a second straight year.
2013 (Sophomore): Looked to be headed for a big sophomore season, especially on the basepaths, before an injury ended his season after just seven games...Started the first seven games in the outfield (5 in CF, 2 in RF) for the blue and gray prior to the injury...Led off in all seven games...Scored nine runs, which still ranked tied for eighth on the ballclub...Was 4-for-6 in stolen base attempts...Had four hits, including a double, in 15 at-bats (.267)...Scored three runs in consecutive games against Misericordia Feb. 24, and La Roche March 3...Doubled to lead off game one against La Roche March 3 and proceeded to score three times, steal two bases and drive in a run on a sacrifice fly in a 9-2 E-town triumph...Named to the MAC Spring Academic Honor Roll in his first year eligible.
2012 (Freshman): Split time between all three outfield spots in making 12 starts...Played in 30-of-42 games overall, also coming on regularly as a defensive replacement and a pinch-runner...Ranked third on the team in stolen bases with 10...Batted .244 (11-for-45) with a double, six RBIs and six runs scored...Finished the season with a .970 fielding percentage on 33 attempts...Got his first college at-bat March 5 against Penn State Behrend and his first college start March 7 against Westminster (Pa.)...Went 2-for-3 with first collegiate hit, double and run batted in game one of a doubleheader with Westminster (Pa.) March 7...Stole two bases and scored twice in game one at Arcadia March 23...Stolen seven bases in a row without being caught.
High School: Two-sport athlete at Mechanicsburg Area High School that competed in baseball and soccer...On the diamond, team won the District 3-AAA Championship and qualified for the PIAA-AAA Tournament his senior season...Recorded two hits and two RBIs in the Wildcats' 14-8 win over Twin Valley in the 2011 District 3-AAA Final on June 2...Team made four trips to the District 3-AAA Tournament...Mid-Penn Keystone Division First Team All-Star as a senior...Earned a second Mid-Penn Keystone All-Star honor in baseball during his career...Mid-Penn Scholar Athlete as a senior...Coached by Clay McAllister...Played defense on the soccer team...Helped the Wildcats reach four District 3-AAA Tournaments and two PIAA-AA state tournaments...Mechanicsburg was ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 9 in the nation by the NSCAA during his senior season...Played under the direction of Tony Lougee...On the Mini-Thon committee...Member of Key Club...National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born Oct. 15, 1992...Son of John and Sally Holbert...Both parents were collegiate athletes at Indiana University of Pennsylvania...Father played soccer and mother was a two-time All-American as part of the track & field and cross country teams...Mother, Sally, was also an All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) finisher in both track & field and cross country...Alex is the oldest of four kids, with two younger brothers and a younger sister...Biochemistry major.
