Brian Scott Holman
Brian started his high school baseball career at Aurora Hinkley High School in Aurora, CO. While at Aurora Hinkley Brian earned “ALL CENTENNIAL LEAGUE” First Team Pitcher honors and was selected to the Colorado Division AAA “ALL STATE” High School Baseball Team.
In 1982, Brian moved to Wichita, KS, and began attending Wichita North High School. After graduating from North High where he earned “ALL CITY”, “ALL DISTRICT-5” and First Team High School “ALL AMERICA” honors, Brian was selected by the Montreal Expos in the first round of the 1983 June free agent draft. He was the sixteenth player selected overall. Brian decided to forgo a college baseball scholarship to the University of Nebraska to pursue a professional baseball career and signed with the Expos organization.
In 1989, Brian was traded to the Seattle Mariners along with Randy Johnson and Gene Harris for Mark Langston and player to be named later, Mike Campbell. On April 9, 1990, Brian was the Mariners “Opening Night” starting pitcher vs. the California Angels and recorded the victory with a 7-1 win. Brian is perhaps most well known for his pitching performance on April 20, 1990 vs. the Oakland A’s when he came within one out of throwing a perfect game.
Known as a fierce competitor, Brian was a workhorse for the Mariners during the late 1980’s and early 1990’s logging 32 wins and fourteen complete games, five of those shutouts in just two and a half seasons of work. He was on his way to a very bright future when regrettably; his playing career was cut short when an arm injury forced him to retire. During his time in the Major Leagues, Brian served as a Major League Baseball Players Association Player Representative and participated in collective bargaining negotiations with Team Owners on behalf of the Players Union.
Brian is now heavily involved in youth baseball in and around the Wichita and Kansas City, KS, areas where he conducts private and group pitching lessons and clinics for teams and individuals. Brian also coaches select “Show Case” teams during the summer months. Prior to moving to Kansas City, Brian was the head varsity baseball coach at Andale High School from 2008-2010 where in 2008 he led his team to a second place finish in the Kansas State 4-A High School Baseball Tournament losing the championship game 2-1 to powerhouse KC Bishop Ward. He is a member of the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association, The National High School Baseball Coaches Association and the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches. In 2007, Brian was inducted into the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame along with Joe Carter, Phil Stephenson and Bill James. He joined the Wichita Wingnuts Professional Baseball Club in 2010 as a Special Assistant to the General Manager. In 2010 Brian along with his brother Brad were inducted into the Wichita North High School HOF for athletics.