Chris Pollard
Appearance
Current position | |
---|---|
Title | Head coach |
Team | Duke |
Conference | ACC |
Record | 379–274 |
Biographical details | |
Born | Durham, North Carolina |
Alma mater | Davidson '96 |
Playing career | |
1993–1996 | Davidson |
1996 | Sioux Falls Canaries |
1996 | Salinas Peppers |
Position(s) | P |
Coaching career ( Pfeiffer | |
2005–2012 | Appalachian State |
2013–present | Duke |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2003–2004 | Pfeiffer |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 764–580–2 |
Tournaments | NCAA: 16–15 ACC: 12–4 SoCon: 10–14 |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
2x Conference Carolinas: 2003, 2004 SoCon: 2012 2x ACC: 2021, 2024 | |
Awards | |
Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year: 2004 SoCon Coach of the Year: 2012 | |
Chris Pollard is an American
Pfeiffer Falcons (2000–2004) and Appalachian State Mountaineers
.
Playing career
Pollard is from
Western Carolina. He also earned the win in both games of a double header against Georgia Southern as a junior. After graduating in 1996, Pollard played in the independent Western League and Northern League before beginning his coaching career.[1][2]
Coaching career
Pollard began his coaching career as an assistant at Davidson. After one season, he became head coach at
Carolinas-Virginia Athletic Conference championship. Pollard was named conference Coach of the Year, and was also rewarded with the head coaching position at Appalachian State, a Southern Conference rival of his alma mater Davidson. Pollard spent eight seasons with the Mountaineers, claiming the school's first conference championship since 1987 in his final 2012 campaign. ASU's at-large trip to the 2012 NCAA tournament ended just one win shy of a Super Regional. Pollard was named head coach at Duke shortly after the end of the tournament run.[4][5][6][7]
Head coaching record
Below are tables of Pollard's yearly records as an NCAA and
NCAA
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Pfeiffer University Falcons (Conference Carolinas) (2000–2004) | |||||||||
2000 | Pfeiffer University | 20–28 | 10–15 | 8th | |||||
2001 | Pfeiffer University | 21–26 | 11–12 | 6th | |||||
2002 | Pfeiffer University | 26–23–1 | 11–14 | 8th | |||||
2003 | Pfeiffer University | 33–17 | 16–10 | 3rd | |||||
2004 | Pfeiffer University | 41–14 | 18–6 | 1st | |||||
Pfeiffer University: | 141–108–1 | 66–57 | |||||||
Appalachian State Mountaineers (Southern Conference) (2005–2012) | |||||||||
2005 | Appalachian State | 10–42 | 5–24 | 11th | |||||
2006 | Appalachian State | 24–31 | 9–18 | 8th | |||||
2007 | Appalachian State | 33–26 | 14–13 | T–4th | |||||
2008 | Appalachian State | 32–27 | 14–13 | T–6th | |||||
2009 | Appalachian State | 33–21 | 15–13 | 6th | |||||
2010 | Appalachian State | 38–18–1 | 14–14–1 | 7th | |||||
2011 | Appalachian State | 33–27 | 15–15 | 6th | |||||
2012 | Appalachian State | 41–18 | 21–9 | T–1st | NCAA Regional | ||||
Appalachian State: | 244–210–1 | 107–119 | |||||||
Duke Blue Devils (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2013–present) | |||||||||
2013 | Duke | 26–29 | 9–21 | 6th (Coastal) | |||||
2014 | Duke | 33–25 | 16–14 | 3rd (Coastal) | |||||
2015 | Duke | 31–22 | 10–19 | 6th (Coastal) | |||||
2016 | Duke | 33–24 | 14–15 | 3rd (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2017 | Duke | 30–28 | 12–19 | 4th (Coastal) | |||||
2018 | Duke | 45–18 | 18–11 | 2nd (Coastal) | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2019 | Duke | 35–27 | 15-15 | 4th (Coastal) | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2020 | Duke | 12–4 | 2–1 | (Coastal) | Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||
2021 | Duke | 33–22 | 16–17 | 5th (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
2022 | Duke | 22–32 | 10–20 | 7th (Coastal) | |||||
2023 | Duke | 39–23 | 16–13 | 3rd (Coastal) | NCAA Super Regional | ||||
2024 | Duke | 40–20 | 16–14 | 3rd (Coastal) | NCAA Regional | ||||
Duke: | 379–274 | 154–178 | |||||||
Total: | 764–592–2 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
|
Collegiate summer baseball
Coastal Plain League
Season | Team | Record | Standing | playoffs |
---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | Durham | 24–23 | 4th | |
Total | 24–23 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Duke Names Chris Pollard Head Baseball Coach". goduke.com. June 15, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ a b "Chris Pollard". goasu.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- Roanoke Times. Archived from the originalon February 1, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ a b Steve Behr (June 16, 2012). "Duke hits home run with Pollard". Watauga Democrat. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Archived from the originalon June 21, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ^ Andrew Beaton (June 14, 2012). "Pollard hired as next baseball coach". dukechronicle.com. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ "Duke hires Appalachian's Pollard as baseball coach". Winston-Salem Journal. June 14, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Southern Conference Baseball Media Guide". Southern Conference. Archived from the original on May 25, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
- ^ "1998 Statistics". CoastalPlain.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2013.