2024: Through four starts and 15 appearances, he owned a 4-5 record with a 4.31 ERA ... Finished the regular season ranked fourth in the Sun Belt in WHIP (1.20), seventh ini hits allowed per nine innings (8.01), and eighth in ERA ... Held opposing batters to a .238 average against him ... Got the start and the win in the season opener versus George Washington. He went five innings, allowing one unearned run on three hits with two strikeouts ... Picked up the win against Georgia Southern after tossing 4.1 scoreless frames out of the pen. He ended up with five strikeouts and no walk while giving up one hit ... Together with Jay Cassady, the pair had a shutout going through 8.1 innings versus James Madison. He limited the Dukes to one run while scattering four hits, issued one free pass and struck out three ... Finished with a season-high six strikeouts in a no decision versus ULM. Holobetz scattered two hits and didn't walk anyone in 5.1 innings ... Helped ODU split its doubleheader at Texas State, earning the win in Game Two versus the Bobcats. He surrendered two runs on four hits and four walks with one strikeout in 5.2 innings of relief.
2023: Appeared in 18 games with one start ... Put up a 2-1 record with a 3.37 ERA and had six saves, which landed him number six in the Sun Belt Conference ... Pitched in 42 innings allowing only 16 runs, 37 hits, 10 walks, 16 earned and threw 49 strikeouts ... Opponents hit .231 off of him ... Threw a season high of five strikeouts in a win against ULM on March 17 ... In a save against Arkansas State, allowed zero hits and zero runs with three strikeouts ... Threw four strikeouts in a win against Coastal Carolina on April 14.
2022 (Radford): Made three starts in 20 appearances … Had a 5.90 ERA with 39.2 innings pitched and 34 strikeouts.
Personal: Full name is John Cole Holobetz … Son of Michael and Angela Holobetz … Two siblings, Jocelyn and Michael … Dad Played football at Dartmouth, Grandfather played football at Toledo … Played golf and basketball in addition to baseball in high school … Majoring in accounting … Favorite team: New York Yankees … Favorite athlete: Derek Jeter.
Why ODU: “I thought it was the best fit for me.”