Brian Holstad Hometown: Cameron, South Carolina Height / Weight: 5-10 / 185 Position: INF/OF Birthdate: 09/22/1976 Bats-Throws: R-R

One of seven captains for the 2000 season...fifth-year senior who "leads by example"...has started at least 28 games in all three seasons...reliable player who can play any outfield spot and has been a starter at second and third bases...has good speed...has 13 career sacrifice bunts, two shy of the Tiger record held by Kurt Bultmann (1996-99)...one of only two players (along with Brian Ellis) left on Clemson's last College World Series team of 1996.

1999: Batted .313 as a left and right fielder...had a .444 on base percentage...had five doubles, a triple, a homer, 16 RBIs, and scored 30 runs...played in 50 games primarily in the outfield after playing his first two seasons at second and third bases; started 38 games (21 in left field and 17 in right field)...had nine two-out RBIs...batted .379 with a .507 on-base percentage at Tiger Field...hit a team-best .421 (8-for-19) with a .593 on-base percentage in neutral site games...hit a team-best .500 (4-for-8) in the ACC Tournament...had a nine-game hitting streak from Apr. 13 to May 1 (first game of a doubleheader)...went 2-for-5 with two RBIs in the season opener against Kansas State on Feb. 12...went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in the second game of a doubleheader against George Mason on Mar. 13...had two hits and scored three runs against #6 Miami (FL) on Apr. 4...had three RBIs against #19 Georgia Tech on Apr. 23...walked four times and scored three runs against Virginia on May 2...had two hits, including a double, and one RBI in three at bats against #14 North Carolina on May 11...went 3-for-4 with two runs scored against N.C. State in the ACC Tournament on May 19.

1998: Along with Derek Borgert, Holstad was one of the hottest hitters in the last half of the season...solid third baseman in '98 who made some outstanding defensive plays...hit .301 overall, despite his batting average being at .228 in mid-March, and had a .436 on base percentage...tied for the team lead with 15 stolen bases...his 0.33 stolen bases per game was sixth best in the ACC...hit .375 in his last 28 games...hit a team best .545 in away games, and hit .345 at night and .364 versus top 25 teams...ended the ACC regular season with the second highest batting average on the team at .400...also had a .553 on base percentage and .970 fielding percentage in ACC regular season play...hit .364 with two outs...had a .475 on base percentage when leading off an inning...had three hits in eight pinch-hit at bats...platooned all year at third base with freshman Justin Singleton...committed only one error in his 15 ACC regular season games...was the only Tiger to steal three bases in a game; he did so twice in '98...had three hits against Old Dominion on Feb. 21...tied a Clemson game record held by many with two sacrifice bunts at #24 North Carolina on May 9...was a perfect 3-for-3 at #24 North Carolina on May 10.

1997: Stepped in at second base after Kurt Bultmann moved to shortstop to replace Doug Roper, who went down with a season-ending injury...started every game at second base except the first game of the season...led the team with 11 stolen bases in 13 attempts...only Tiger to steal two bases in a game in 1997...most consistent infielder on the 1997 Clemson team...had a .966 fielding percentage as a freshman...led the team with six sacrifice bunts and tied for the team lead with five sacrifice flies...tied for the team lead with two triples...hit .275 with 17 RBIs and five stolen bases in 23 conference games...had a 3-for-5 performance with one RBI and one run scored versus Kentucky on Feb. 23...went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored on Mar. 9 against Coastal Carolina...doubled twice in two plate appearances, driving in three runs and scoring two more on Mar. 16 against Virginia...scored three runs while going 2-for-3 with a stolen base at Wake Forest on Mar. 30...picked up his first collegiate home run on Apr. 6 at Florida State...went 3-for-4 with a double, triple, and three RBIs against Duke on Apr. 11...stole two bases versus Duke on Apr. 13...went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a stolen base in the win over Tennessee on Apr. 15...went 2-for-3 with a run scored against Georgia Tech on Apr. 25...had a two-run single against Nevada in the Central Regional.

1996: Red-shirted.

BEFORE CLEMSON: SCISA Player-of-the-Year in baseball and football in 1995...1995 all-state selection in football and baseball...batted .456 his senior season at Orangeburg Prep...earned five varsity letters in baseball and three in football...MVP of his high school in 1993-1995.

PERSONAL: His father, Steve, played football at South Carolina (1969-72)...his brother, Chris, played baseball at North Carolina-Wilmington (1990-93)...pronounced HOHL-stadd...majoring in Mechanical Engineering...born Sept. 22, 1976.

Coach Leggett on Brian Holstad:
"Brian is another co-captain who brings great leadership to our team. He is a fifth-year player that will be a good example to the young players. He has worked hard for five years and has been a contributor at nearly every position."