At the time of his selection, the 6-foot-1, 190-pound senior right-handed pitcher and infielder had led the Bears to a 26-4 record and the Class AAA championship series. Crawford owned a 9-0 record and a 0.57 ERA with 81 strikeouts in 61.1 innings through
Crawford has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom and is ranked third in a graduating class of 244 students.
The vice president of the National Honor Society, he is a member of the Beta Club and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and has volunteered locally on behalf of Meals on Wheels as well as the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation.
