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Crenshaw signs with Mariners following draft
7/16/2024 6:47:00 PM | Baseball
Infielder becomes 3rd Lope to turn pro in 2024, joining 2 draft picks
Grand Canyon senior infielder Dustin Crenshaw was the latest Lope to join the professional ranks after agreeing to terms with the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday.
Following the draft selections of senior outfielder Tyler Wilson and junior pitcher Daniel Avitia, Crenshaw is the third GCU player to join a professional organization in the last 36 hours.
"Super grateful and excited for this opportunity to join the Mariners organization," Crenshaw said. "Big thanks to my family and every teammate, coach, student manager that has helped me along the way and most importantly thanks be to God forever and always."
Crenshaw appeared in 143 games during his four-year GCU career, easily posting his best collegiate season as a senior in 2024. As a member of a Lopes squad that won a pair of NCAA tournament games, Crenshaw had career-best tallies of 59 hits, 31 runs and a .333 batting average.
"Congratulations to Dustin!" GCU head coach Gregg Wallis said. "Over four years he's been a great player and incredible teammate. He has fun playing this game, and I'm so happy he gets to keep doing it with the Seattle Mariners organization."
Traditionally, MLB clubs will make several free-agent signings of eligible players who were not selected in the 20-round MLB Draft that concluded Tuesday.
Crenshaw was named to the Tucson All-Regional team after hitting .500 (5 for 10) in GCU's four games, which included wins over No. 15 Arizona and No. 25 Dallas Baptist.
The Mariners made Crenshaw the 26th free-agent signing in GCU history and second to sign with the club (AJ Franks in 2017). Three GCU alums who signed as free agents are still playing professional baseball: Zach Barnes (signed by the Diamondbacks in 2021), David Avitia (signed by the Cubs in 2022) and Cody Tucker (signed by the Giants in 2023).
Crenshaw's signing brings the number of GCU alums in affiliated professional baseball to 14.
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Following the draft selections of senior outfielder Tyler Wilson and junior pitcher Daniel Avitia, Crenshaw is the third GCU player to join a professional organization in the last 36 hours.
"Super grateful and excited for this opportunity to join the Mariners organization," Crenshaw said. "Big thanks to my family and every teammate, coach, student manager that has helped me along the way and most importantly thanks be to God forever and always."
Crenshaw appeared in 143 games during his four-year GCU career, easily posting his best collegiate season as a senior in 2024. As a member of a Lopes squad that won a pair of NCAA tournament games, Crenshaw had career-best tallies of 59 hits, 31 runs and a .333 batting average.
"Congratulations to Dustin!" GCU head coach Gregg Wallis said. "Over four years he's been a great player and incredible teammate. He has fun playing this game, and I'm so happy he gets to keep doing it with the Seattle Mariners organization."
Traditionally, MLB clubs will make several free-agent signings of eligible players who were not selected in the 20-round MLB Draft that concluded Tuesday.
Crenshaw was named to the Tucson All-Regional team after hitting .500 (5 for 10) in GCU's four games, which included wins over No. 15 Arizona and No. 25 Dallas Baptist.
The Mariners made Crenshaw the 26th free-agent signing in GCU history and second to sign with the club (AJ Franks in 2017). Three GCU alums who signed as free agents are still playing professional baseball: Zach Barnes (signed by the Diamondbacks in 2021), David Avitia (signed by the Cubs in 2022) and Cody Tucker (signed by the Giants in 2023).
Crenshaw's signing brings the number of GCU alums in affiliated professional baseball to 14.
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