Scott Friedholm

Scott Friedholm
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	UNC Asheville
Conference	Big South
Record	96–189
Biographical details
Born	March 14, 1975; Norwood, Massachusetts
Playing career
1995–1998	Providence
1998	St. Petersburg Devil Rays
Position(s)	Catcher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2001	Bryant (asst.)
2002–2005	Maine (asst.)
2006–2010	Navy (asst.)
2011–2014	Boston College (asst.)
2015–present	UNC Asheville
Head coaching record
Overall	96–189
Tournaments	Big South: 2–2; NCAA: 0–0

Scott A. Friedholm (born March 14, 1975) is an American college baseball coach and former catcher. Friedholm is the head coach of the UNC Asheville Bulldogs baseball team.

Amateur career

Friedholm attended Walpole High School in Walpole, Massachusetts.[1] Friedholm played for the school's varsity baseball team. Friedholm then enrolled at Providence College, to play college baseball for the Providence Friars baseball team.

As a freshman at Providence College in 1995, Friedholm was a member of the Friars team that won a school record 44 games and winning the Big East Conference. In 1996, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League, helping lead the team to the league title.[2]

As a sophomore in 1997, Friedholm had a .381 batting average, a .471 on-base percentage (OBP) and a .636 SLG.

In the 1998 season as a junior, Friedholm batted .352 with a .525 SLG, 3 home run, and 30 RBIs. He was named First Team All-Big East.

During his senior season, he hit 13 home runs, 21 doubles, 3 triples and 66 RBIs. He was named First Team All-Big East.[3]

Professional career

Friedholm began his professional career with the St. Petersburg Devil Rays of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, where he batted .200 with one RBI.

Coaching career

Friedholm began his coaching career in 1999 as a pitching coach for the Bryant Bulldogs baseball program. In 2002, Friedholm left Bryant to join the coaching staff of the Maine Black Bears to served under Paul Kostacopoulos, whom recruited Friedholm at Providence. On August 30, 2005, he followed Kostacopoulos to work for the Navy Midshipmen baseball program.[4] On July 28, 2010, he joined Mike Gambino's coaching staff at Boston College.[5]

On June 18, 2014, Friedholm was the head coach of the UNC Asheville Bulldogs baseball program.[6] Friedholm led the Bulldogs to a 21–34 record in his first season.[7] In 2017, he led the Bulldogs to the first berth in the Big South Conference Baseball Tournament since 2012.[8]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
UNC Asheville Bulldogs (Big South Conference) (2015–present)
2015	UNC Asheville	21–34	5–19	11th
2016	UNC Asheville	16–38	5–19	11th
2017	UNC Asheville	25–32	11–13	6th	Big South Tournament
2018	UNC Asheville	13–38	8–19	10th
2019	UNC Asheville	16–36	9–18	9th
2020	UNC Asheville	5–11	0–0
UNC Asheville:		96–189	38–88
Total:		96–189
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

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References

"UNC Asheville taps BC pitching coach". www.bostonglobe.com. Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC. June 26, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
Eldred, Rich (August 13, 1996). "A's Cop Crown From 'Caps in Cape League East". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. pp. 18–19.
"Baseball Catcher Scott Friedholm Receives Honors". www.friars.com. Providence College Athletics. May 28, 1998. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
"Scott Friedholm Added to Baseball Coaching Staff". www.navysports.com. Navy Athletics. August 31, 2005. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
"Scott Friedholm Added To Baseball Staff". www.bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. July 28, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
Keith Jarrett (June 18, 2014). "UNC Asheville selects new baseball coach". www.citizen-times.com. Citizen Times. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
Caleb Calhoun (March 30, 2016). "Tennessee Baseball: Vols to Face UNC Asheville in Second Night of Midweek Back-to-Back". www.allfortennessee.com. Fan Side Inc. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
Luke Notestine (May 22, 2017). "UNC Asheville prepares for Big South Baseball Tournament". www.wlos.com. News 13 WLOS. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
UNC Asheville Bulldogs bio

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[1] "UNC Asheville taps BC pitching coach". www.bostonglobe.com. Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC. June 26, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

[2] Eldred, Rich (August 13, 1996). "A's Cop Crown From 'Caps in Cape League East". The Cape Codder. Orleans, MA. pp. 18–19.

[3] "Baseball Catcher Scott Friedholm Receives Honors". www.friars.com. Providence College Athletics. May 28, 1998. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

[4] "Scott Friedholm Added to Baseball Coaching Staff". www.navysports.com. Navy Athletics. August 31, 2005. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

[5] "Scott Friedholm Added To Baseball Staff". www.bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. July 28, 2010. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

[6] Keith Jarrett (June 18, 2014). "UNC Asheville selects new baseball coach". www.citizen-times.com. Citizen Times. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

[7] Caleb Calhoun (March 30, 2016). "Tennessee Baseball: Vols to Face UNC Asheville in Second Night of Midweek Back-to-Back". www.allfortennessee.com. Fan Side Inc. Retrieved January 20, 2019.

[8] Luke Notestine (May 22, 2017). "UNC Asheville prepares for Big South Baseball Tournament". www.wlos.com. News 13 WLOS. Retrieved January 20, 2019.