DURHAM, N.C. – Duke head coach Chris Pollard and the Duke baseball program are pleased to announce the signing of first baseman Chris Crabtree to a National Letter of Intent. Crabtree, currently a senior at Riverside High School in Durham, N.C., joins the Blue Devils in the fall of 2017.
At 6-4 and 220 pounds, the locally produced Crabtree adds a power-hitting left-handed bat to the Duke lineup.
“Chris is an extremely strong and powerful young man,” said Pollard. “He has the ability to be a plus power hitter from the left side of the plate.