2014: Did not see game action due to severe shoulder injury … granted a medical redshirt by NCAA.

2013: Enjoyed a breakout season at the plate as a junior ... a .236 career hitter coming into his junior campaign, hit .296, good for fifth on the team ... set career highs for batting average, at-bats (179), hits (53), triples (2), home runs (5), RBI (27), walks (30) and stolen bases (3) ... 23 of his 53 hits came with two outs, good for a team-best .418 average (23-of-55) with two away ... ranked second on team with 14 two-out RBI ... tied for third on team with 13 multi-hit games ... opened the season as Appalachian State’s primary third baseman before settling in as the team’s everyday designated hitter ... saw action in 50 of Appalachian State’s 54 games, including 49 starts (35 at DH, 13 at 3B, 1 at 1B) ... hit safely in four of the season’s first five games, including a home run off all-American Carlos Rodon in the Mountaineers’ season-opening victory over NC State (Feb. 15) ... however, he also committed four errors at third base in the first five games before relinquishing the position to William Head and settling in at designated hitter ... continued to swing a hot bat following the move to DH, hitting in seven-straight games after the switch to extend his season-best hitting streak to nine games ... had multiple hits in four of the first seven games at DH, highlighted by the only multi-home run game of his career in the March 16 series opener vs. Cornell (2-for-3, 2 HR, BB, 2 RBI, 3 runs) ... notched five multi-hit games in seven contests from March 30-April 9, highlighted by a career-high-tying four hits (including a double) in series finale vs. Georgia Southern (April 7) ... a relatively slow April saw batting average dip from .341 on April 9 to as low as .288 on May 11, but hit safely in 12 of the season’s final 13 games ... the season-ending hot streak included going 5-for-9 with two home runs, a double, five RBI and three runs scored over the final two games at Gonzaga (May 11-12), both wins that gave Appalachian a series victory over the West Coast Conference regular-season champion ... drew three walks and scored two runs in 15-4 victory over Western Carolina (May 24) that eliminated the Southern Conference regular-season champion from the conference tournament and ended WCU’s hopes for an NCAA Tournament bid ... reached base four times (two hits, two walks) in season-ending loss to The Citadel (May 25) ... closed the campaign by reaching base in 16-straight games, Appalachian’s third-longest streak of the season.

2012: Made 52 starts at third base ... did not see action in the first four games of the season but was inserted in the starting lineup on Feb. 25 at LSU and started 52 of the season’s final 55 contests ... solidified his spot in the everyday lineup with outstanding defense in Appalachian State’s two wins at No. 7 LSU (Feb. 25-26) ... drove in a run during 11-1 win in series finale at LSU ... collected eight hits (including four doubles), drove in six runs and scored four more during three-game stretch from March 3-7 (two wins vs. Rider, win vs. Duke) ... combined to go 4-for-9 with two doubles in two wins over Duke (March 7 and 13) ... hit safely in all three games, drove in two runs and scored four more in three-game series sweep over The Citadel (March 16-18) ... raised batting average from .194 to .248 by collecting 13 hits during a 12-game stretch from April 14-May 5 ... had four multi-hit games during the 12-game stretch, highlighted by a 3-for-4 performance with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored in win over Furman (April 21) ... hit safely in all four NCAA Regional games ... went 2-for-3 with two RBI and run scored during 5-4 win over No. 23 Oklahoma (June 2) ... went 1-for-3 with an RBI and run scored in 6-5 win over No. 15 Virginia (June 3) ... had another 1-for-3 effort with an RBI and run scored during loss to OU in opening game of Charlottesville Regional championship round.

2011: Appeared in 14 games as a true freshman, making five starts at third base … opened the season platooning at third base with junior Zack Briggs but saw playing time decrease as the upperclassman became one of Appalachian State’s top hitters … opened career by going 2-for-4 with a double, walk and run scored versus Maryland-Eastern Shore (Feb. 19) … drew a walk and scored a run after entering as a defensive replacement at The Citadel (March 5) … went 1-for-1 with a run scored after entering games versus Elon (March 13) and Georgia Southern (May 21).

High School: Earned all-America recognition from Max Preps as a senior ... also named to all-state and all-Charlotte Observer teams following senior campaign ... 2010 North Peidmont Conference Player of the Year ... three-time all-conference selection ... helped lead East Rowan to North Carolina 3A state championship as a senior and 3A state championship series (state runner-up) as a sophomore ... high-school teammate of former Appalachian State teammates Trey Holmes and Preston Troutman ... coached by Brian Hightower ... helped lead Rowan County American Legion team (coached by Jim Gantt) to third-place finish at 2009 American Legion World Series ... hit .411 over three-year American Legion career ... also played for South Charlotte Panthers (coach Don Hutchins), the same program as current Appalachian players Alex Leach, Bradley Morton, Jamie Nunn, Ryan Ross, Jeffrey Springs and Drake Zupcic, as well as former Mountaineer standouts Ryan Arrowood, Tyler Tewell and Tyler Zupcic.

Personal: Full name is Noah Christopher Holmes ... born Nov. 24, 1991 (23 years old) ... son of Leslie and Jimmy Holmes ... older brother, Trey, was Appalachian State’s starting first baseman from 2011-12 ... father, Jimmy, played football at Catawba ... enjoys hunting and snowboarding ... majoring in recreation management.