Duke hires App State's Pollard as baseball coach

by Associated Press

WCNC.com

Posted on June 14, 2012 at 5:31 PM

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Duke has hired Appalachian State's Chris Pollard as its baseball coach.?

The schools announced the move Thursday. Pollard joins the Blue Devils after going 244-210-2 in eight seasons with the Mountaineers. This year's team went 41-18 and reached its first NCAA tournament since 1986.?

Athletic director Kevin White previously said he was looking for "a programmatic game-changer and a Duke fit" and thinks he found one in Pollard, whom he called "a seasoned, highly successful coach, mentor and leader."?

Pollard pitched at Davidson in the mid-1990s and spent four years as head coach at Division II Pfeiffer before moving to Appalachian State.?

He replaces Sean McNally, who resigned last month after seven mostly subpar seasons.
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