Condredge Holloway

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Condredge Holloway

Position:
Shortstop
Height:
5-11
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Huntsville, Ala.
High School:
Lee High School

A prolific two-sport standout during his time on Rocky Top, ultra-athletic shortstop/quarterback Condredge Holloway was one of the most efficient hitters in Tennessee baseball history. He was inducted into the Tennessee Baseball Hall of Fame in 2000, the University of Tennessee Athletics Hall of Fame in 2016 and became only the third Vol ever to have his baseball jersey retired when his No. 1 was honored on April 25, 2015.

View Condredge Holloway's Tennessee football bio.

1975 - SENIOR

Concluded his Tennessee baseball career with 147 hits in 417 at-bats (119 games) with 15 doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 63 RBIs, 23 stolen bases and 104 runs.
At the time his career as a Vol ended, his 147 hits and 104 runs were the second-most in school history, and his .353 batting average was the fifth-best in school history.
Earned All-America (The Sporting News), All-SEC and All-SEC Eastern Division honors after leading the SEC with a stellar .396 batting average and powering Tennessee to a school-record 32 wins.
In 144 at-bats, the steady shortstop collected 57 hits and 32 runs scored—both team-highs; the 57 hits were a UT single-season record.
Also posted five doubles, two homers, six stolen bases and 20 RBIs.
Authored a school-record 27-game hitting streak.

1974 - JUNIOR

Junior shortstop played in 42 of UT's 44 games and earned All-SEC Eastern Division Team honors as the Vols posted a 29-15 (10-7 SEC) record.
For the second straight season, he was Tennessee's third-leading hitter, batting .331 (ninth-best in the SEC) with a team-high 142 at-bats.
Also led the club in runs (40), hits (47), doubles (nine) and stolen bases (11).
His 142 at-bats and 40 runs scored were both Tennessee single-season records.
Added one triple and one home run on the year.

1973 - SOPHOMORE

Starting shortstop saw action in all 35 games for the Vols, batting .323—third-best on the team and 12th-best in the SEC.
Ranked second on the team in at-bats (127), hits (41), runs (31, tied), home runs (5) and RBIs (27).
Also logged one double and six stolen bases for the 20-15 (9-7 SEC) Volunteers).
His seven RBIs during Tennessee's 26-4 win over Maryville College (4/11/1973) set a single-game program record.

1972 - FRESHMAN

In his lone appearance as a freshman, he played shortstop and went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple and a run scored.

HIGH SCHOOL

Graduated from Lee High School in Huntsville, Alabama.
Following his senior year of high school, he was selected by the Montreal Expos with the fourth overall pick in the 1971 MLB Draft, but his mother insisted he turn down the lucrative signing bonus and pursue college.

PERSONAL

Full name is Condredge Holloway Jr.
Born Jan. 25, 1954, in Huntsville, Alabama
Majored in Business Administration, but later returned to UT and completed a degree in Liberal Arts in 1991.
Son of Condredge Sr. and Dorothy Holloway
His mother, Dorothy, was hired to work at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville in 1962, becoming NASA's first Black employee.