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For four decades, the name Bill Holowaty has been synonymous with Eastern Connecticut State University championship baseball.

 

Holowaty is the winningest coach in the history of New England intercollegiate athletics. He has produced 35 post-season teams in 39 seasons, 14 of which have advanced to national tournament play. He is currently the only active coach in NCAA baseball — and one of only three in college history — to have led one program to as many as four national championships.

 

Heading into his 40th season, Holowaty has amassed 1,217 victories in 1,673 games for a winning percentage of .729 (1,217-451-5). In 39 years, he has amassed over 90 percent (.912) of the program’s 59-year total of 1,335 victories.

Among active Division III coaches, Holowaty ranks first

in total wins and eighth in winning percentage. On the all-time Division III coaching list, he is third in victories and tenth in winning percentage. Among college coaches who have coached college baseball at any level, he ranks 20th in total wins and is one of 45 coaches to ever win as many as 1,000 games.

 

In the eight years of this decade, Holowaty has led the Warriors to an average of 37 wins each year and a winning percentage just under .750. The team has won its regional championship in five of the last six years and in each of the last five years in which it has participated.

Having been named national Coach-of-the-Year four times and regional Coach-of-the-Year 14 times, Holowaty is known for consistency. In addition to winning four national championships, the Warriors have posted at least 30 wins 24 times in the last 35 seasons and have captured .817 per cent of their Little East Conference games in 11 years of LEC play.

A tenured professor of health and physical education at Eastern, Holowaty holds a B.S. in Physical Education and M.S. in Education from the University of Connecticut and makes his home in nearby Columbia with wife Jan. The Holowaty's have three grown children: daughter Jennifer, and sons Jason, and Jared.

 

BILL HOLOWATY'S OVERALL CAREER RECORD
YEAR
GP
WON
LOSS
PCT.
 CHAMPIONSHIP
2007#
50
38
12
76.0
New England Champion
2006#
56
36
20
64.3
 N.Y. Champion
2005
43
30
13
69.7
  
2004#
54
43
11
79.6
 New England Champion
2003#
52
43
  9
82.7
 New England Champioin
2002#
51
39
11*
77.5
 NATIONAL CHAMPION
2001#
51
38
13
74.5
  
2000
39
29
10
74.4
  
1999
41
26
15
63.4
  
1998#
51
40
11
78.4
 NATIONAL CHAMPION
1997#
44
31
13
70.5
  
1996#
41
27
14
65.9
  
1995#
40
28
12
70.0
 New England Champion
1994#
38
23
15
60.5
  
1993#
42
29
11**
71.4
 New England Champion
1992
38
27
11
71.1
  
1991#
44
28
16
63.6
  
1990#
46
40
  6
87.0
 NATIONAL CHAMPION
1989#
41
24
17
58.5
  
1988#
43
26
17
60.5
  
1987#
49
36
13
73.5
 Northeast Champion
1986#
45
34
11
75.6
  
1985#
48
36
12
75.0
  
1984#
42
31
10*
75.6
  
1983#
48
32
16
66.7
 Northeast Champion
1982#
45
38
  6*
86.4
 NATIONAL CHAMPION
1981#
47
34
13
72.3
  
1980#
43
28
15
65.1
  
1979#
47
31
16
66.0
  
1978#
47
36
11
76.6
  
1977#
44
35
  9
79.5
  
1976#
48
30
18
62.5
  
1975$$
48
36
12
75.0
 NAIA Area 8 Champion
1974$
40
33
  7
82.5
 NAIA District 32 Champion
1973$$
39
31
  8
79.5
 NAIA Area 8 Champion
1972$
25
23
  3
88.5
 NAIA District 32 Champion
1971$
24
19
  5
72.2
  
1970$
22
18
  4
81.8
  
1969$
16
11
  5
68.8
  
CAREER:
1,673
1,217
451
72.9
  

*-Indicates number of ties                              #-NCAA Division III tournament qualifier

##-NCAA Division III national champion      $-NAIA tournament qualifier  

$$-NAIA national tournament qualifier

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