Logan has coached four schools to state football titles, including the 2019 championship with Cherry Creek High School in metro Denver. [108] Each of those nine games featured Holliday with at least one hit and twice reaching base. [34] An All-Star selection to the game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh for the first time in his career, Holliday was hitting .339 with 16 home runs and 56 RBI at the time of his selection. In 22 years with the Trojans, he won 13 state titles, the most of any high school football coach in state history. "[240] Leslee has led a Bible study in the St. Louis area for professional athletes' wives. season in 1987. [222], In 2018 he batted .283/.415/.434 in 53 at bats. 23 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. [43] On December 14, Stillwater High School retired Holliday's high school jersey number 24. [47][52][53], The Rockies and Padres finished the scheduled portion of their regular seasons tied for the NL wild card position with identical 89–73 records, for which MLB declared a one-game extension to the regular season to determine the wild-card winner. [43], Holliday hit .361 (86-for-238) in the final 60 games of the season. [35] In the game, Holliday played right field for the first time as a major leaguer. We feel like if we get that (scenario) — you could get that in some of the lower classes where teams may have to come from a pretty good distance — but we also feel that we're doing this together. He finished tied for second in the National League in doubles, third in hits, fourth with 317 total bases and 52 multi-hit games, fifth in batting, sixth in OBP and extra base hits with 74, and seventh in slugging and RBI. "[206], After becoming a free agent for the second time in his career, on December 7, 2016, Holliday signed a one-year contract with the New York Yankees worth $13 million,[207] to become their primary designated hitter (DH). [33], On September 19, 2006, Holliday hit the longest home run of 2006 in MLB against Matt Cain of the Giants. Holliday was named the NL All-Star team to replace teammate Yadier Molina when he went on the bereavement list. She later won a gold medal in the 1996 Olympics as a part of the 400-meter relay team. [177], Former Cardinals hitting coach Mark McGwire described Holliday as "a very good on-base guy. Faced with a must-win Game 4 situation against the Pirates in the NLDS, he hit a two-run home run in a 2–1 victory. [105], In his Cardinals debut, Holliday augmented four hits with an RBI and a stolen base in an 8–1 win, for his 15th career four-hit game. [49] His September totals included a .367 batting average, 29 R, six doubles, 12 HR, 30 RBI, and .796 slugging percentage, prompting MLB to award him NL Player of the Month honors[50] as the Rockies won 13 of their 14 final scheduled games. [38] In 155 total games, Holliday batted .326 with 196 hits, 45 doubles, 34 home runs, 114 RBIs, 119 runs, 10 stolen bases, 353 total bases, .586 slugging percentage, and .387 on-base percentage. Dietz was a member of the USA National Ice Hockey Team for many years and was Player of the Year in 1995 and 1998. He was in better health for the NLCS against Milwaukee, batting .435 with 10 hits,[136] six runs scored, five RBI and a home run. Pujols and his wife, Deidre, started the foundation to raise funds and awareness of poverty and infirm children in Pujols' native Dominican Republic. Holliday was second in the MVP voting with the Rockies in 2007 and won a World Series in 2011 with the St. Louis Cardinals. [155][156][157] Eventually, the Giants won the series. Read more ›, Nick Sardis joined The Oklahoman in 2017, and he covers high school sports. 22 jersey retired by USC. Thus, the Rockies entered the playoffs for the first time in Holliday's career. [200] Presented with the option to either allow the thumb to heal naturally or with surgery, Holliday elected surgery as that would have potentially allowed him to return before season's end. The others with this exploit were Stan Musial (10), Manny Ramirez (10), Pujols (10), and Miguel Cabrera (nine). Michele Smith was an accomplished three-sport athlete at Voorhees High School in Glen Gardner, New Jersey, in the early 1980s. [251], Holliday batting for the Colorado Rockies in 2007, 2009–10: Second playoff push and new contract, 2011–13: First World Series championship, three consecutive NLCS appearances, 2014: Fifth NLCS, 400th double and 1,000th career RBI and run scored, Second stint with the Colorado Rockies (2018), Survey of free agent contract signed in 2010. [17] In 2001, the Rockies moved Holliday to the outfield. [214], Holliday hit his 300th career home run on May 3, versus Marcus Stroman of the Toronto Blue Jays. With the formation of girls hockey teams still almost 20 years down the road, Dietz became one of the state’s top players on the boys team. [219] For the 2017 season, he batted .231/.316/.432. [180] The Cardinals faced the Giants in an NLCS rematch but were defeated in five games. Cameron Jourdan and Nick Sardis, Staff writers, Cameron Jourdan joined The Oklahoman in March 2019 to cover high school sports. [92], After spending most of the off-season on the trade market with the Rockies, Holliday was again a frequent subject of rumors during the spring. Notes: Through 2015 season. [24] Holliday's first career home run came against José Lima of the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 22. ", "Surgery is Holliday's best bet to play again this season", "WATCH: Matt Holliday homers with broken thumb in perfect Cardinals farewell", "Holy Holliday! He’ll take the walks. She was. During his tenure at the UIL, Farney developed the academic and fine arts programs into the most expansive offerings of any state association. Finally, Logan is the radio voice of the Denver Broncos and hosts a popular midday radio talk show. After the Marlins led 13–4, Holliday provided two home runs, including a grand slam to reduce the Marlins' lead to 17–16 in an eventual 18–17 win. [39] His two outfield assists on April 21 against San Diego in the sixth inning tied a club record for outfield assists in one inning. She also played on three gold-medal winning World Championships teams and two teams that won gold medals at the Pan American Games. She later excelled in ice hockey at the University of New Hampshire and played on the 1998 Olympic women’s ice hockey team that won a gold medal. In addition, he played American Legion Baseball during the summer. Following a Game 1 defeat, Holliday hit a go-ahead home run off starter Clayton Kershaw in Game 2. Robert Littlefield has been one of the top speech and debate educators in North Dakota and nationally for more than 45 years. Couch’s football prowess continued at the University of Kentucky, where he passed for 8,159 yards and 73 touchdowns in his final two seasons. In addition to serving as debate coach at Shanley High School in Fargo, North Dakota, for eight years, Littlefield was the state planner and coordinator for speech clinics for high school teachers and students for more than 20 years. Olsen’s older brother, Perry, is a quarterback at Navy. [164], The Cardinals clinched the best record in the NL at 97–65, granting Holliday his fifth career postseason entrance, and fourth with the Cardinals. After beginning his career as director of forensics and fine arts in the Barnesville (Minnesota) Public Schools in 1974, Littlefield worked at the high school and college levels in North Dakota until 2016, when he moved to the University of Central Florida. Former Jenks football coach Allan Trimble and Stillwater alum Matt Holliday are the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association’s 2020 nominees for the National High School Hall of Fame. [131] He earned another Silver Slugger award, was named to The Sporting News All-Star Team and placed 12th in the NL MVP voting. He graduated from Oklahoma State University in May 2018. The 12 honorees will be inducted July 1 at the 38th induction ceremony of the National High School Hall of Fame, which will be held at the NFHS Summer Meeting in Denver, Colorado. They formerly resided in Austin, Texas, during the offseason until December 2010, following his signing of the contract with the Cardinals in January 2010. She was selected to the all-state softball team three consecutive years. [165] The Cardinals advanced to their third consecutive NLCS against the Dodgers. 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