University of Missouri Athletics

Crow established himself as one of the most feared pitchers in the nation during the mid 2000s in a time of great success for Tiger baseball under Coach Tim Jamieson. During his junior season of 2008, Crow was arguably the most dominant pitcher in the game, as he won the Roger Clemens Award, given annually to the top pitcher in college baseball, in addition to being named a consensus 1st-team all-American. His stats in 2008 were stellar – a perfect 13-0 record, an earned run average of 2.35, four complete-game shutouts and 127 strikeouts (10.65 per nine innings). He had a 43-inning scoreless streak in 2008. He was 9-4 as a sophomore (3.60 ERA) in 2007, winning 1st-team all-Big 12 Conference honors for the first of two straight years. He split time as a starter and reliever as a freshman but turned in one of the top starts ever by a Tiger freshman when he earned his first career victory by throwing a complete game 4-1 win against Pepperdine to stave off elimination in the 2006 NCAA Regional. Mizzou went on to win the regional, becoming the first #4-seed to ever win an NCAA Regional. In his three years at Mizzou, Crow started 46 games, and had a final record of 23-8 with a 3.27 ERA, and following his junior season, became a first-round draft pick as the ninth selection overall in the 2008 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals. He was the second Tiger to be drafted in the first round of the MLB Draft. After sitting out a year, he was drafted again in the first round (#12 overall) in 2009 by the Kansas City Royals. He was the Royals’ opening day starter in 2011 and was an American League all-star game selection that year. During four years with the Royals, he posted a 20-11 record with a 3.43 ERA and 208 strikeouts.