2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Holden Powell
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 178
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Visalia, Calif.
- High School:
- Mt. Whitney HS
Notes
Selected in the third round (No. 94 overall pick) of the 2020 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Washington Nationals ... At the conclusion of his true junior season, owned a career 2.26 ERA and 26 saves ... 2019 NCBWA Stopper of the Year and First Team All-American ... Second all-time in UCLA history in career saves ... Career 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings ratio ... 2018 Freshman All-American ... 2020 All-American.ย
Career Highlights
2019 NCBWA Stopper of the Year
Two-time All-American (2019-20)
2018 Freshman All-American
2019 All-Pac-12 Team
2020
Made eight appearances out of the bullpen for UCLA ... Had no record, three saves, a 0.00 ERA, and 20 strikeouts in 9 1/3 innings ... Named a Second Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball ... Led the team in K/9 (19.3), saves, and ERA ... Ranked second in the Pac-12 in saves and eighth in appearances ... Allowed just three hits on the year, including just one over his final five outingsย ... Pitched at least oneย full inning in every one of his appearances, including three outings in which he was asked to get four outs or more ... Had multiple strikeouts in seven of eight appearances, including five outings with 3+ Ks ... Allowed just one extra-base hit, a double in his season debut ... Named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List ...ย Named to the Director's Honor Roll forย spring (quarter GPA of 3.0 or higher and pass at least 12 units).ย
2019 (Summer)
Pitched in one game for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod League, striking out three and allowing just one baserunner - on a walk - in 2 2/3 innings of relief ... Appearance came on Jun. 23 against Brewster.ย
2019
Named the NCBWA Stopper of the Year, handed out annually to college baseball's top reliever ... Was a unanimous All-American selection, as he was tabbed by the NCBWA (First Team), Collegiate Baseball (Second Team), D1Baseball (Second Team), Baseball America (Second Team), ABCA (Third Team), and Perfect Game (honorable mention) ... Selected to the Pac-12 All-Conference Team ... Made 40 appearances, all in relief ... Had a 4-3 record, 1.84 ERA, .121 batting average against, and 65 strikeouts in 49 innings ... Locked down 17 saves, which ranked second in the nation in 2019 and is second all-time in UCLA single-season history ... Becomes the second Bruin ever to be named Stopper of the Year, joining David Berg who was the first two-time winner of the award (2013, 2015) ... Had a 20-inning streak without an earned run from Mar. 22 to May 5 ... Surrendered just four earned runs over his last 28 outings dating from Mar. 18 to Jun. 8, lowering his ERA from 4.76 to 1.84 by season's end ... His 40 appearances were third-most in the country, trailing only teammates Kyle Mora and Nate Hadley ... Accrued a streak of eight or more innings without allowing a hit on two separate occasions, first from Mar. 22 to Apr. 12 and then from May 14 to Jun. 3 ... Earned saves in back-to-back games on eight occasions and earned the save in three straight games twice ... Was 1-0 in postseason action, recording a 1.00 ERA over nine innings with 10 strikeouts ... Led all league pitchers with seven saves in Pac-12 action ... Led the team in BAA andย saves ... Averaged 11.94 strikeouts per nine innings, best among Bruin relievers ... Opponents batted .058 (3-52) against him with two outs ... Had a 3.00 ERA in league play over 21 innings ... Pitched a career-high five innings in relief against Michigan in game two of the Los Angeles Super Regional, helping the Bruins to a 5-4 win in 12 innings ... Struck out five batters in 1 2/3 innings at Oregon on May 24 ... Averaged a strikeout per inning or more in 34 of his 40 appearances.
2018 (Summer)
Logged a 2-3 record and 7.51 ERA over 26 1/3 innings for Newport of the New England Collegiate Baseball League โฆ Missed a lot of bats, striking out 13.67 batters per nine innings (40 Ks in 26.1 IP) โฆ Issued 18 walks.ย ย
2018
Named Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball โฆ made 29 appearances in relief โฆ finished eighth in the Pac-12 and 62nd in the NCAA in pitching appearances โฆ posted a 2-1 record with a 3.51 ERA โฆ led team with six saves and ranked tied for seventh in the Pac-12 โฆ fell one save shy of tying the program's freshman record for saves โฆstruck out 22 batters over 33.1 innings โฆ held opponents to a .235 batting average โฆ made 14 relief appearances during Pac-12 play, posting a 2.08 ERA โฆ posted a 2-1 record in Pac-12 play with two saves โฆ struck out 10 batters in 17.1 innings in conference play โฆ held opponents to a .211 batting average in Pac-12 games โฆ earned first career save tossing 1.0 inning without allowing a run vs. Baylor on Feb. 23 โฆ picked up first career wins in series sweep of Washington State at home including tossing 3.0 shutout innings with two strikeouts on March 18 โฆ threw 3.0 innings without allowing a run vs. Minnesota in the NCAA Minneapolis Regional on June 3.
2017 (Summer)
All-West Coast League second team selection for Bellingham โฆ All-Star selection โฆ went 4-3 with a 4.08 ERA in 10 starts โฆ tallied 43 strikeouts compared to 26 walks in 46.1 innings pitched โฆ played with fellow incoming freshman Zach Pettway.
High School
Four-year varsity baseball letterwinner at Mt. Whitney High School (Visalia, Calif.) under head coach Nick Yockey โฆ ranked No. 88 in the 2017 Perfect Game USA Top High School Prospects in the state of California โฆ ranked No. 500 in the 2017 Perfect Game USA Top 500 High School Prospects โฆ 2017 Perfect Game Preseason All-America Honorable Mention โฆ 2017 Perfect Game Preseason All-Region second team โฆ 2017 All-Tulare County Baseball Player of the Year โฆ 2017 West Yosemite League Pitcher of the Year โฆ 2017 MaxPreps Medium Schools All-State second team selection โฆ 2017 Collegiate Baseball Preseason High School All-America second team selection โฆ threw complete game to win CIF central section title senior year โฆ 2016 Perfect Game Rawlings Underclass High Honorable Mention All-American โฆ 2016 MaxPreps Medium Schools All-State first team selectionย โฆ selected to 2016 17U U.S. National Team Developmental Program โฆ played for the Oakland Athletics at the 2016 Area Code Games in Long Beach, Calif. โฆ 2016 All-Tulare County Player of the Year โฆ 2016 All-Tulare County first team selection โฆ 2016 West Yosemite League Pitcher of the Year โฆ threw no-hitter to win league championship junior year โฆ as a senior at Mt. Whitney High School, finished with a 10-3 record and a 2.08 ERA in 67.1 innings with 97 strikeouts โฆ as a junior finished with a 9-2 record and a 0.42 ERA in 66.2 innings and collected 81 strikeouts, while also hitting .344 with 10 RBIs to lead team to a league title โฆ as a sophomore threw 9.0 innings with nine strikeouts โฆ as a freshman tossed 12.2 innings with nine strikeouts.
Personal
Full Name: Holden William Powell โฆ Parents are Rich and Amy Powell โฆ Has one sister,ย Haleigh โฆ Majoring in history with a minor in public affairs ... Decided to attend UCLA because of the perfect combination of athletic dominance and academic excellence โฆ Admires New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady โฆ Hobbies include video games.
Career Highs (as of conclusion of 2020)
Innings: 5.0 vs. Michigan (6/8/19)
Strikeouts: 5 (twice)
