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.”
John Holobetz Season 2023
ODU Baseball Scores Six in the Fourth to Upset No. 21 Louisiana, 7-3, in Sun Belt Tourney
Kenny Levari homers in the first inning for the Monarchs
Monarchs Handed 5-3 Setback at Georgia State on Friday
Jake Ticer and Maverick Stallings both homered, but Old Dominion Baseball dropped Game Two at Georgia State, 5-3 on Friday afternoon at the GSU Baseball Complex.
ODU Baseball Rallies from 3-0 Deficit, But Falls in Extras
A Jake Ticer two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth tied the game at 3-3, but the Monarchs came up short 4-3 in 10 innings.
ODU Splits Saturday Doubleheader at Texas State
Old Dominion baseball split its doubleheader at Texas State on Saturday, falling 8-6 in the first game and edging the Bobcats 7-4 in the second game.
Monarchs Away at Texas State this Weekend
Old Dominion Baseball will be in San Marcos, Texas this weekend for a Sun Belt series at Texas State. Friday’s series opener is slated for a 7 p.m. ET start at Bobcat Ballpark. The two teams then return for a 3:30 p.m. ET game on Saturday and will play at 12 p.m. ET on Sunday.