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Tim Hollibaugh
Tim Hollibaugh enters his 25th season at the helm of
the Pioneer baseball program at Grinnell College.
Hollibaugh has been named the MWC South Division
Coach of the Year nine times .
Over the past five years, the team is 63-24in conference play and has won 199
games overall since 2009.
A native of Logansport, Ind., Hollibaugh is a graduate of Hanover College with an
education endorsement, as well as a double major in physical education and
sociology. He also holds a master’s degree in physical education with an emphasis
in teaching from Indiana State University.
At Hanover, he was a two-sport athlete in baseball and football. A middle infielder
in college, Hollibaugh captained the team his senior season. During his four years
at Hanover the Panthers were 134-69, winning their first Indiana Collegiate
Athletic Conference (ICAC) title in 1987.
After college, Hollibaugh started his coaching career at his alma mater as a
graduate assistant. The 1992 squad went 42-11 and made the national playoffs. He
then spent two years as an assistant at DePauw University. In 1994, the DePauw
baseball team became champions of the ICAC, going an impressive 26-12.
Under Hollibaugh, the Grinnell College Pioneers have claimed the Midwest
Conference South Division title in 2000, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and
2017. The 2010 season saw Grinnell become the first team to go unbeaten in
divisional play since Monmouth College in 1969