2025 Baseball Roster
Grant Holderfield
- Weight:
- 220
- Height:
- 6-3
- Position:
- LHP
- Year:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Oak Park, Ill.
- High School:
- Oak Park & River Forest
2025 (Redshirt Junior Season)
Awards: Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree … Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Season: Pitched in 16 games – all in relief … worked a 7.61 earned run average across 23.2 innings of action … went 3-0 on the year … recorded 25 strikeouts to just 14 walks … had six outings without allowing an earned run … went multiple innings on six different occasions out of the bullpen … had at least one strikeout in 11 of his 16 appearances … made season debut with two-inning effort against No. 7 Oregon State … picked up first win of the season in midweek victory over Evansville (3/18) … punched out season best five batters in night cap of doubleheader against USC (3/28) … held Michigan State (4/7) scoreless in relief stint to record second win of the year … earned third win of year with strong outing at Abilene Christian (5/4) … made final appearance of IU career at Michigan (5/17).
2024 (Redshirt Sophomore Season)
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Season: Made nine appearances on the season – all in relief … threw 10.2 innings of work with 14 strikeouts … made first appearance of season vs. Miami (Ohio) and recorded the win after 643 days between outings because of injury … tallied the save at Baylor with two innings of scoreless work (2/23) … made two appearances in Big Ten play … finished with three-plus strikeouts in three of his appearances … final outing of the year came vs. Penn State (4/14).
2023 (Sophomore Season)
Season: Missed the season due to injury.
2022 (Freshman Season)
Season: Made 25 appearances with two starts on the mound … collected two wins and posted two saves … made collegiate debut in series finale at Clemson (2/20) … earned first career save against Kentucky (3/15) with 3 2/3 innings to close out the win … Earned first career victory Northwestern (4/1) in relief … owned victories over Northwestern (4/1) and at Purdue (4/10) in the first game of a doubleheader … posted holds against Nebraska (4/22) and at Illinois State (4/27) … closed out saves versus Kentucky (3/15) and in the first game of a doubleheader against Evansville (3/27) … did not allow a run of his own in nine of 25 appearances … stranded all 18 inherited runners … held the opponent to three-or-fewer earned runs in 21 appearances, including 11 scoreless outings … fanned seven-plus batters in once … issued two-or-fewer walks in 23 appearances, including nine with zero walks … tied for team high with 25 appearances … finished No. 3 in games finished (7).
Prep/Personal
Played for head coach Joe Parenti at Oak Park River Forest High School, where he was a three-year letterwinner … ranked as the No. 11 overall prospect and No. 3 left-handed pitcher in Illinois … selected team captain as a junior and senior … earned Perfect Game All-America honors as a senior … named Perfect Game Underclass All-America as a sophomore and junior … finished High School with a 4.5 GPA … member of the OPRFHS Students in Service Club and Spirit Club … son of Carol and Greg Holderfield … Born on January 19, 2003 … has one brother, Griffin … brother, Griffin, played baseball at Creighton … is a marketing major in the Kelley School of Business.
