Keith Holcombe

Position:
OF
Height:
6-4
Weight:
235
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tuscaloosa, Ala.
High School:
Hillcrest

Career Accolades

Earned his graduate degree in May of 2019
Earned his undergraduate degree in December of 2017
2019 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2018 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2017 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
2016 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Member of the Alabama football team from 2014-17
2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District (football)

Senior (2019)

Started 44 of his 45 games played, finishing at .263 (41-156) with 21 runs and four stolen bases
Totaled 12 doubles to tie for the team lead while adding 30 RBI, tied for second on UA
Tied for third in homers (4) and multi-hit games (14) while ranking fourth in multi-RBI contests (7)
Reached base safely in 36 games from game two of the doubleheader vs. Auburn on April 21, 2018 through March 19 of this season and reached in 34 of 44 starts as a senior

Junior (2018)

The Tide's everyday left fielder for most of the season, playing in 47 games with 45 starts
Ranked third on the team in hits with 51
Finished tied for third with 11 multi-hit games, including three of the Tide's six four-hit performances in 2018, going a perfect 4-for-4 in those outings and reaching base safely in every plate appearance
Maintained a team-leading .346 (19-55) average over his final 15 games of the season, leading the Tide in hits and totaled at least one hit in 12 of the 15 games, including four multi-hit efforts
Also led the Tide in RBI across his final 15 contests, recording one or more in nine of the 15 matchups, including seven of the final nine SEC games
Reached base safely in his final 15 games and sported a .438 on-base percentage during that stretch
Registered an eight-game hitting streak in SEC action from April 21-May 11, batting .400 (12-30) with three doubles, 11 RBI and four runs scored across the streak
Collected an eight-game hitting streak from April 21-May 6, maintaining a .414 (12-29) average with three doubles, nine RBI, one run and four walks during that stretch
Held a seven-game hitting streak in SEC action that started in game two of the twinbill with Auburn on April 21, hitting at a .440 (11-25) pace with three doubles, nine RBI and four runs scored across the streak
Tallied a six-game hitting streak from game two of the March 9 doubleheader with New Mexico State through March 18, batting .269 (7-26) with an RBI, four runs scored, one walk and two stolen bases in as many attempts during the streak
Recorded a nine-game hitting streak from Feb. 17-March 3, maintaining a .545 (18-33) average that included three doubles, one triple and his first career home run over that time and added 12 RBI to go with six runs scored and two walks

Sophomore (2017)

Made the transition back to football for the Crimson Tide's spring practices following the SEC-opening series with Missouri and did not return to baseball
Suffered an arm injury that ended his sophomore campaign early
Played in 13 games (10 starts) and batted .250 (7-28) with a double, two RBI, six runs scored and three walks in the first month of the season

Freshman (2016)

Began his Alabama baseball career in 2016 after spending the 2014-15 seasons with the football team
Saw time in 37 games, starting 32 of those contests
Batted .279 to rank third on the team in average while adding eight RBI, 23 runs scored and 15 walks while stealing four bases in seven attempts
Recorded a seven-game hitting streak from May 6-19, across which he batted .429 (9-21) with a double, seven runs scored and six walks
Reached base safely in seven games from Feb. 24-March 6, sporting a .609 on-base percentage over the streak and batted .471 (8-17) with a triple, three RBI, seven runs scored, five walks and three stolen bases
From the end of spring football (April 19) on, batted .313 (15-48) with two doubles, two RBI, 11 runs scored and eight walks to close out the regular season
Heated up significantly over his final nine games of the regular season, batting .400 (12-30) with a double, a team-high 10 runs scored, six walks and three hit-by-pitches while recording at least one hit and reaching base safely in eight of those nine contests, setting single-game season highs for runs (3) and tied his season best for hits with three (both came on May 21 vs. South Carolina)

Prep Highlights

Attended Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa
Made the move about six miles up the road to The University of Alabama campus after an outstanding prep career where he excelled in football and baseball

Personal Info

Keith Lee Holcombe
Born on Aug. 1, 1995
Son of Danny and Kendra Holcombe
Has one brother, Max
Earned his undergraduate degree in human performance exercise science in December of 2017
Graduated from Alabama with his master's degree in sport management as part of the college of education in May of 2019