PICK #101: J.C Holt, 2B/OF

With pick #101 in the Third Round, the Atlanta Braves selected 2B/OF J.C Holt, out of Louisiana State University. Holt was rated as the 51st Best College Player in the USA by Team One Baseball.

VITAL STATISTICS:
Full Name: John Curtis Holt
College: Louisiana State University
Position: OF
Experience: 2L
Birthplace: Sieper, Louisiana
High School: Oak Hill HS
Birthdate: 12/8/82

RANKING:

51st best college player in USA.

LSU BIOGRAPHY:
The Tigers' center fielder in 2003 after starting 43 games in 2002 as an infielder (35 at second base, seven at shortstop, one at DH) . . . made a huge impact as a true freshman in 2002, as he was named a Freshman All-American by two publications and the LSWA Louisiana Freshman of the Year . . . named the 2003 MVP of the Cape Cod Baseball League, the wooden-bat summer league for collegiate players . . . as a member of the Brewster Whitecaps, batted a league-high .388 (52-for-134) in the CCBL with six doubles, one triple, one homer, 19 RBI, 25 runs and 13 steals . . . voted to the 2003 Baseball America Summer all-America team after his outstanding CCBL performance . . . hit .333 (25-for-75) in LSU's 2003 fall intra-squad games with 10 doubles and one homer.

AWARDS AND COLLEGE STATS:

2003 NCAA Regional Most Outstanding Player

2002 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American

2002 Baseball America Freshman All-American

2002 NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team

2002 Louisiana Sportswriters Association Freshman of the Year

LSU CAREER STATISTICS

Year G-GS AB R H Avg. 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB-SBA
2002 55-43 192 45 67 .349 5 6 3 23 20 40 10-11
2003 59-49 224 51 67 .299 11 2 5 36 16 54 16-18
Total 114-92 416 96 134 .322 16 8 8 59 36 94 26-29