Following a standout collegiate playing career, Paytience Holman arrived in Fayetteville in August of 2024 as a graduate manager on head coach Courtney Deifel’s coaching staff.
Holman starred in the circle at SEMO from 2020-24, where she recorded 37 wins and five saves during her career while registering 28 complete games, a 3.04 earned run average, and 265 strikeouts in 455.1 innings pitched.
A native of Mexico, Mo., Holman finished her career in the Top-10 of the SEMO record books in many statistical categories, including opponent batting average (4th, .251), saves (T-6th, 5), shutouts (10th, 12), and strikeouts (10th, 265).
As a senior, Holman helped guide SEMO to an NCAA Tournament berth and earned Second-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors and was an OVC All-Tournament selection after posting a 16-10 record with a 2.41 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 151.1 innings of work.
During her junior campaign, she limited opponents to a .246 batting average while pitching a team-high seven complete games, while also earning OVC Pitcher of the Week honors after tossing a complete game one-hit shutout while retiring 15 of her last 16 batters faced in the contest.
Holman earned her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from SEMO in the spring of 2024.
Holman starred in the circle at SEMO from 2020-24, where she recorded 37 wins and five saves during her career while registering 28 complete games, a 3.04 earned run average, and 265 strikeouts in 455.1 innings pitched.
A native of Mexico, Mo., Holman finished her career in the Top-10 of the SEMO record books in many statistical categories, including opponent batting average (4th, .251), saves (T-6th, 5), shutouts (10th, 12), and strikeouts (10th, 265).
As a senior, Holman helped guide SEMO to an NCAA Tournament berth and earned Second-Team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors and was an OVC All-Tournament selection after posting a 16-10 record with a 2.41 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 151.1 innings of work.
During her junior campaign, she limited opponents to a .246 batting average while pitching a team-high seven complete games, while also earning OVC Pitcher of the Week honors after tossing a complete game one-hit shutout while retiring 15 of her last 16 batters faced in the contest.
Holman earned her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from SEMO in the spring of 2024.