Chris Pollard

Chris Pollard is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the head coach of the Virginia Cavaliers. He played college baseball at Davidson for head coach Dick Cooke from 1993 to 1996 before playing professionally in 1996. He then served as the head coach of the Pfeiffer Falcons (2000–2004), Appalachian State Mountaineers (2005-2012) and Duke Blue Devils (2013-2025).

Playing career Pollard is from Amherst County, Virginia, and attended high school at Virginia Episcopal School and college at Davidson College and played for the Wildcats baseball team for four years. He pitched in the competitive Southern Conference, and ranks third all-time at Davidson in wins. He also ranks highly in the Davidson record books for strikeouts, appearances, starts, innings pitched, complete games and shutouts. As a sophomore, he earned wins over #1 ranked Georgia Tech and #25 ranked . He also earned the win in both games of a double header against as a junior. After graduating in 1996, Pollard played in the independent Western League and Northern League before beginning his coaching career.

Head coaching record Below are tables of Pollard's yearly records as an NCAA and collegiate summer baseball head coach.

NCAA

Collegiate summer baseball

Coastal Plain League Season Team Record Standing playoffs 1998 Durham 24–23 4th Total 24–23