Walter on Holmes
"Brian has a great arm and great stuff. Over the past 18 months he has worked incredibly hard on his mechanics to develop a repeatable delivery. In doing so he has turned himself into big-time college pitcher and professional prospect."
2011 (Sophomore) Was permanently inserted into the weekend rotation on April 10 against Virginia Tech and put together an excellent second-half of the season ... Made 15 appearances on the year and started 11 games ... Made his debut with the Demon Deacons in the season opener at LSU on February 18 ... Picked up his first win of the year vs. Appalachian State on March 29, throwing 5.0 innings and striking out seven without giving up a run ... Made one more non-conference start against High Point before entering the ACC rotation, picking up another win in 6.0 innings of one-run baseball ... In six starts during the ACC regular season, he pitched 41.1 innings and gave up just seven earned runs for a 1.52 ERA ... Pitched 6.0 innings of shutout baseball Duke on May 13 to pick up the victory, striking out eight ... Turned in a season-best nine K's against both Northwestern (February 26) and Georgia Tech (April 15) ... Did not allow a home run all season ... His longest outing of the year came at Maryland on May 19, pitching 8.0 innings and striking out eight while allowing a pair of runs ... Was the tough-luck loser on the road at Clemson on April 22 after striking out seven and allowing just four hits and one run in seven innings.
2010 (at Young Harris JC)
Pitched in 13 games, including eight starts, and finished the season with a 4-2 record and an 8.16 ERA ... Averaged a strikeout an inning, fanning 43 in 43.0 innings of work.
High School
Two-year letterwinner at Mill Creek High School ... Helped his team to state playoffs each of the last two season ... Posted a 4-1 record with a 1.89 ERA and 43 strikeouts during the 2009 season ... Named to All-Region 1st Team ... Also earned All-County 2nd Team honors.
Personal
Born January 30, 1991 ... Son of John Holmes and Sherry Jennings.
