Head Coach Tim Hollibaugh
Head Coach Tim Hollibaugh
Tim Hollibaugh enters his 17th season at the helm of the Pioneer baseball program. 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 then 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 Pioneers claimed the Midwest Conference South Division title outright in 2010 while becoming the first team to go unbeaten in divisional play since Monmouth College did so in 1969.
The Pioneers set a school record for wins in 2010 with 23 and hosted the MWC Tournament, qualifying for the championship round of the event for the first time ever.
He was named MWC South Division Coach of the Year in 2010, the third time he has accomplished such a feat. He has 215 career wins, more than any coach in Pioneer history.
In 2000, Jacob Chavez became the first player in Grinnell College history to play professional baseball when he signed a free agent contract with the Evansville Otters of the Frontier league. In 2007, Hollibaugh traveled to Belgium through USA Athletes International where he was an assistant coach on the team which captured third place in the Belgium Open.
Hollibaugh is an associate professor in the physical education department. During the football season, Hollibaugh is assistant head coach for the Pioneers. He is endorsed through the American Coaches Education Program (ASEP) and Program for Athletic Coaches' Education (PACE). Hollibaugh has also spoken at various clinics and published numerous articles on the game of baseball and recruiting.
He and his wife, Alison, have three children: Ryan, Blake, and Lindsey.
