The 6-foot-2, 185-pound senior outfielder had led the Crusaders to an 18-6 record at the time of his selection. Holmes owned a .463 batting average with seven home runs, 24 RBI and 21 stolen bases through 24 games. A member of the USA Baseball 18U National Team, he was a First Team All-State and All-City selection as a junior and was named a Rawlings/Perfect Game First Team All-American.
Holmes has maintained an A average in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at Mississippi State University this fall, but is projected as an early round selection in June's Major League Baseball draft.
A peer tutor in his school, Holmes has volunteered locally visiting nursing homes and children's hospitals. "Quentin Holmes has the ability to change the game in so many ways," said Brad Lyons, head coach at Archbishop Molloy High. "His bat is great, and defensively, he's one of the best I have ever seen."
