Gophers defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 7-0 after the game was suspended due to weather delays
PRIOR TO MINNESOTA: No. 1 pitcher for Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) • NJCAA First Team All-American in 2012 as well as NJCAA All-Tournament Team • also all-region, all-conference when he posted a 12-1 record, 2.33 ERA in 104.1 innings pitched in 2012 • produced a team-best 1.77 earned run average in 15 appearances and 12 starts in 2011 • pitching 91.2 innings, struck out 90 batters in seven complete games for a 10-2 record • named to the 2011 National Junior College Division II World Series All-Tournament Team • struck out 15 batters as the Bears defeated UConn-Avery Point, 5-0, in the tournament's second round • tossed a complete game five-hitter in leading DMACC to the win • played baseball, basketball, football and golf at Wilton High School where he was all-state and all-elite in baseball, and second-team all-state in basketball • also played for the Eau Claire Express in the Northwoods League in 2011. Crawford graduated from Wilton High School in 2010 and is the son of Ken and Dawn Crawford.
PERSONAL: A 2010 graduate of Wilton High School • born January 10, 1992 • son of Ken and Dawn Crawford • has a brother, Cole • lists playing in the JUCO World Series two straight years his most memorable sports thrill • sports management major.
