Coach Tim Hollibaugh reaches 500-victory milestone with MWC Tourney title

GRINNELL, Iowa - Not only did Grinnell College's baseball team make history with Saturday's 16-3, seven-inning victory over Illinois College, but coach Tim Hollibaugh reached a milestone of his own.

As the Pioneers clinched their first-ever Midwest Conference Tournament title in 16 attempts, Hollibaugh gained his 500th career victory. He'll have a chance to add to that when the Pioneers compete in the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time in program history.

Hollibaugh is the second coach in MWC history to win 500 games at the same school. The other is retiring Beloit College coach Dave DeGeorge, who concluded his career with the Bucs following a loss to Monmouth College earlier in the day.

Hollibaugh began his coaching career at Grinnell in 1995 and went 7-25. Within a handful of years, he posted his first winning record with an 18-13 mark and the wins have piled up from there.

He's won 11 MWC South Division titles over the years and been named Division Coach of the Year honors nine times. Hollibaugh has coached players to All-America honors four times and All-Region recognition on 38 occasions.

The Hollibaugh File ...

Year	Victories
1995	7
1996	6
1997	3
1998	9
1999	12
2000	18
2001	19
2002	12
2003	11
2004	15
2005	13
2006	16
2007	13
2008	16
2009	22
2010	23
2011	18
2012	17
2013	13
2014	21
2015	18
2016	30
2017	20
2018	17
2019	14
2020	5
2021	16
2022	14
2023	18
2024	16
2025	23
2026	25
Totals	300

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