Former Christian County High School and Hoptown Hoppers coach Grayson Crawford has been named the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Louisiana-Monroe after spending the last 2 ½ years at Murray State.
Crawford, who served as pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Murray State the past two seasons, officially joined the ULM staff on Jan. 2, according to a press release from the school.
As pitching coach for the Racers in 2017, he helped craft a staff that set a single-season school record for strikeouts (491) and saves (10).
Crawford was 47-35 in two seasons as Christian County High head coach in 2013-14, guiding the Colonels to one district title and two trips to the Second Region title game.
He also served as the inaugural coach of the Hoptown Hoppers from 2012-14, winning the league title in 2012 and finishing as runner-up in both 2013 and 2014.
Crawford and his wife Lee, married in 2012, have two children: Ava Gray and Evan.
