Honors and Awards
- 2022: NCBWA Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List
- 2022: NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award watch list
- 2022: D1Baseball Second Team Preseason All-American
- 2021: ABCA Second Team West All-Region
- 2021: First Team All-WCC
Arizona 2022 (Senior)
Made 25 appearances (two starts) in first season with the Wildcats...Posted a 2-2 record with five saves and a 4.94 ERA (15ERx27.1IP)...Struck out 32 across 27.1 innings and limited opposing hitters to a .240 batting average...Five saves were second on the team and Top 10 in the conference...Earned inclusion on the
NCBWA's preseason and midseason watch lists for the Stopper of the Year Award...Held opponents scoreless in 14-of-25 outings...Struck out a season-high four batters on March 1 versus Dixie State (2.0,2,0,0,1,4)...Logged more than one inning of work nine times...Earned a save in three consecutive appearances March 26–April 2, allowing just one earned run and three hits across 4.2 innings in that stretch...Made 10 appearances during Pac-12 play, going 1-2 with two saves and a 5.40 ERA (7ERx11.2IP)...Started back-to-back games against Creighton: April 18 (2.0,2,0,0,0,3) and April 19 (1.0,0,1,1,2,1).
POSTSEASON: Made three relief appearances spanning 1.1 innings of work...Limited opposing hitters to a .167 batting average...Entered in relief in both games against Stanford at the Pac-12 Tournament and saw time in the NCAA Coral Gables Regional finals game against Ole Miss.
Before Arizona
Spent four seasons at Loyola Marymount as a pitcher...Combined to go 5-3 with five saves and a 3.32 ERA across 53 appearances with the Lions...As a senior in 2021 posted a 0.97 ERA (4ERx37.0IP) with a 3-1 record and four saves...Struck out 56 batters and issued just 15 walks across 37.0 innings in 2021...Named First Team All-WCC and
ABCA West All-Region Second Team in 2021...Prepped at Oaks Christian High School in Westlake Village, California...Lettered three years as a pitcher for the baseball team under head coach Royce Clayton...Picked up second team All-Marmonte League honors and third team all-county selection as a sophomore.
Personal
Holden Marcus Christian...Son of Dean and Christi Christian...Seeking a graduate degree in Real Estate Development Financing...Father played baseball at the University of Redlands...One older brother, Travis...Two older sisters, Britney and Marissa...Enjoys going to the beach in his free time...Color blind...Volunteered four years with the Champions Baseball League for special needs children...Chose Arizona because, "I wanted the chance to compete for a national championship and continue my education."
