Appalachian Loses Head Baseball Coach to Duke

[asumike83]

http://www2.wataugademocrat.com/Sports/story/Report-Duke-to-hire-Chris-Pollard-id-008150

A sad day for ASU baseball, the job Coach Pollard has done for us is truly amazing. Hard to blame him for taking a job in the ACC. Duke has deep pockets and I can only imagine the pay increase he is getting.

Sorry to lose him but that is the reality of being a mid-major program. However, he has done such a good job that the Appalachian head coaching position is much more desirable than it used to be. I have faith that our program will continue to be successful.

Best wishes coach, and go App!

[dbackjon]

That sucks - but the reality of success

[Apphole]

That sucks - but the reality of success

The reality of mid-major success. It's a hard knock life for us.

[asumike83]

Really puts a damper on my day... I was looking forward to Coach Pollard continuing to move forward with our program. I hope he does not take too many coaches/recruits with him to Duke. If we can keep one of our top assistants/recruiters on board to take the helm, we should be able to minimize the damage.

[seantaylor]

Interesting decision. Rodney Hennon is never mentioned for any other jobs, but our fans love him.