The guest speaker for our upcoming meeting will be Chris Pollard, Head Baseball Coach at Duke. Last season, in just his second year, Pollard led the Blue Devils to the ACC Tournament for the first time since 2009 as Duke finished fourth overall in the league standings. Duke’s 16 ACC wins in 2014 tied the program record as the Blue Devils finished in the top four in the conference standings for the first time since 1994. The Blue Devils cemented their status as one of the top teams in North Carolina, finishing the season 8-1 against in-state ACC rivals North Carolina, NC State, and Wake Forest. Duke finished the season with 33 wins, surpassing the 30-win plateau for the first time since 2009 and 10th time in program history. In addition, the Blue Devils entered the national rankings, earning the No. 30 spot in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper national poll May 6. The 2014 Blue Devils earned a spot in the Collegiate Baseball Newspaper’s rankings for the first time since the organization began its poll in 1998.
Prior to Duke, Pollard spent 8 years coaching at Appalachian State and 5 years at Pfeiffer University. He graduated with a B.A. from Davidson and a Master’s Degree from Mississippi State University. He and his wife, Stephanie, live in Durham with sons, Thomas and Brady.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
5/6/15 – Shane Ryan, Professional Golfer and Author
5/20/15 – Kenny King, Academic Support Director /Student Life and Campus Relations Coordinator, Duke Basketball
5/30/15 – Annual “Night Out With the Bulls”
6/3/15 – Durham Sports Club Scholar-Athlete Awards Night