Jenni Holtz

Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
Tracy HS
Hometown:
Tracy, Calif.

2010: For the third year in a row, led the Bears in appearances (39), wins (17), innings pitched (235.2), strikeouts (332), opponents batting average (.210), shutouts (8), and complete games (24)…Was third in the conference with 235.2 innings pitched…Was also third in the A-Sun with her 332 K’s…Became Mercer’s all-time leader in career strikeouts (723) against in a double-header split against Belmont (4/10)…Holtz also broke the single-season strikeout record in 2010 as she shattered the old record of 245 set by Katie Rosentreter in 2006 – Holtz had 322 in 2010…Had the fourth most wins (17) in the A-Sun her junior campaign…Threw her first-career no hitter in a 10-inning, 1-0 win over Campbell (3/27)…Was third in the A-Sun with her eight complete game shutouts…Posted her first-career save as well in game two at Furman (3/25)…Finished the season with two saves…Posted a career-high 15 strikeouts at Florida Gulf Coast (4/24) in 6.2 innings of work…Had 15 games of 10 or more strikeouts in 2010…Posted three one-hit games all went for wins: against Belmont (4/10), against Jacksonville (4/30) and against North Florida (5/7)…Posted a season-long five straight wins early in the year(3/3-3/7)…

2009: First-Team All-Sun selection in 2009...Leads team in strikeouts (209), innings pitched (184), wins (21) and ERA(1.56) ... Selected as A-Sun Pitcher of the Week twice (3/23, 4/13) ... Allowed three hits over five innings of work against GSU (2/15) ... Posted third win of the season against Charleston Southern, allowing just two hits over four innings pitched (2/21) ... Earned first complete game shutout victory of the season in game two versus FAMU (2/24) ... Allowed just one hit in complete game victory over Furman (2/26) ... Took victories in both of Mercer’s wins against Auburn (3/3) ... Gave up just one hit in 10 innings of work en route to two wins against Austin Peay (3/10) ... Posted complete-game shutout victory over Alabama State (3/11) ... Named A-Sun Pitcher of the Week on March 23 after earning four wins in Mercer’s sweeps of Georgia State and Kennesaw State ... Earned complete-game win in game one against Campbell (3/30) ... Posted her 17th victory of the season with complete-game, three-hit win over Stetson (4/4) ... Has taken Complete game shutout victories in her last three starts ... Earned 20th win of the season with Complete-game, two-hit shutout of Belmont (4/18) ... Posted victory with complete-game five-hitter Against ETSU (4/24).

2008: Named to Atlantic Sun all-freshman team ... Earned selection to Atlantic-Sun all-tournament team ... Led Mercer pitching staff in wins (15), innings pitched (184.1), strikeouts (222) and opponent’s batting average (.202) ... Notched first collegiate start against Mississippi State, allowing six hits and striking out five in four innings of work (2/24) ... Earned first career win against Florida A&M, tallying seven strikeouts and yielding no runs in five innings pitched (2/27) ... Credited with first complete-game win after tossing eight innings and fanning 12 batters while allowing just one walk versus NIU (3/2) ... Limited Georgia Tech to just one run while racking up nine strikeouts in complete game victory (3/9) ... Earned win over Jacksonville by pitching seven innings and yielding a single run (3/14) ... Tallied career game-high 14 strikeouts while walking a single batter against Birmingham-Southern (3/21) ... Tossed an eight-inning no-hitter to lead the Bears to a 2-0 victory over Harvard (3/22) ... Pitched a two-hit shutout facing Gardner-Webb (3/26) ... Threw complete-game shutout in Bears’ 1-0 win against Campbell (3/29) ... Earned a win in six straight starts between Mar. 29 and April 11 ... Threw five inning, one-hit shutout over Presbyterian (4/20).

High School: Four-year softball letterwinner … Helped lead the Bulldogs to the San Joaquin Athletic Association League Championship title during senior and junior seasons along with being named the SJAA MVP … Named to the Cal Hi Sports All-State team in 2005 and 2007 … Fanned a school-record 623 batters during career … Played for the All-American Sports Academy under Coach Bryan Merrida.

Personal: Full name is Jennifer Lyn Holtz … Daughter of Peter and Lynette Holtz … Has three siblings, sisters Elizabeth and Kristen, and brother, Peter … Born June 23, 1989, in Hayward, Calif. … Major is Media Studies.