Bio

2016 at Taylor: Transitioned into rotation and took the start in 11-of-14 appearances … Went 6-2 with 2.58 earned-run average and 56 strikeouts in 63.2 innings … Allowed only 12 extra-base hits … Ranked second on staff in starts and innings … Ended third on roster in wins and strike outs … Held Crossroads League sticks to .191 average for fourth-lowest mark in league play … Finished sixth with 1.47 ERA in league play … Also ranked among league’s top-10 in total wins and strikeouts … Posted new personal-bests in starts, wins, innings and strikeouts … Tossed first collegiate complete game in TU’s 3-2 win at Milligan on February 20 … Blanked Indiana Wesleyan to complete a four-game sweep of the Wildcats on April 23 for first career shutout … Did not allow a run in back-to-back league starts against Mount Vernon Nazarene and IWU … Only allowed more than three runs in one start … Went at least four innings in 10-of-11 starts … Went at least four innings and surrendered no more than two earned runs in nine starts … Held foes to one earned run over seven innings of work out of the pen … Was at his best against league batters, going 3-0 with 1.47 ERA and .191 average allowed against CL bats … Went 4-0 with 1.89 ERA in six starts at Winterholter Field … Selected as an Honorable Mention All-Crossroads League performer … Earned NAIA Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Crossroads League honors.

2015 at Taylor: Excelled in first season with Trojans with 3-0 record, two saves and a 1.90 ERA in 18 games as top reliever … Did not allow an earned run in first nine appearances … Yielded an earned run in just three-of-18 outings … Held opposing batters to a .239 average … Gave up only five extra-base hits … Finished eighth in Crossroads League in saves … Tied for team lead in games pitched … Ranked second on staff in ERA and saves … Posted 1-0 record with two saves and a 0.96 ERA in eight games on the home mound … Earned first collegiate win with three scoreless innings in a 6-3 win over RV Judson on March 6 … Notched saves in next two outings … Tossed three innings without allowing an earned run in first collegiate start against Cleary on April 7.

2014 at Taylor: Did not compete for Trojans during red-shirt season … Named as Indiana College Baseball Summer League All-Star.

2013 at Indiana Wesleyan: Pitched 6.2 innings over seven appearances in first collegiate season … Held opponents to .207 batting average for lowest clip on the team.

Prep: Played three varsity seasons at Twin Lakes High for head coach Oscar Haughs … Two-time All-Hoosier Conference standout … Named to Journal and Courier All-Area Big School Team … Claimed All-White County honors … Posted lowest ERA on the team during senior season … Academic All-Indiana … Member of Academic Honor Roll … Recipient of Academic Honors Diploma.

Personal: Son of Mike and Darla Crabb … Father was a former football player at TU and mother was a former cheerleader for the Trojans … Majoring in finance.