.412/.440/.688 Slash Line in Junior Year for All-American OF/2B with 58 Games Experience in Europe; Seeks club for 2021
Name: Connor Graham
Height: 180cm
Weight: 79.4kg
DOB: February 26, 1998
Date Available: May 15, 2020
Will Pay FlightBats: R
Throws: R
Positions: Youth Coach, OF, RF, CF, LF
Positions (alt): 2B, RP
College: Central Penn College
Personal
Connor is in his Senior year at Central Pennsylvania College after spending one season at NCAA D3 Virginia Wesleyan University and one season at NJCAA D2 Anne Arundel Community College. In addition to his college career, he has traveled with summer teams to Europe for competition on five separate occasions (58 games vs Olympics, National and CBLE teams). Once with Planet Baseball to Germany and Prague Baseball Week in 2015, twice with CBLE where he played with the Sant Boi Barcelona (Spain) Falcons in 2016 and 2017 (Great Britain, France, Spain, Holland, Belgium), and twice with the AAU USA International Collegiate Team in 2018 and 2019 (Spain, Ireland, Scotland). He is an OF/2B who put up an impressive slash of .457/.576/.957 in his Senior and .412/.440/.688 in his Junior seasons at Central Pennsylvania College, earning All-America honorable mention.
He also has JUCO coaching experience and is a certified umpire for collegiate and Little League Baseball and Softball©. He played two years (2015-2016) in the MLB Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy League and in 2015, at the age of 16, Connor was invited to play for the Philadelphia Phillies Scout Development Team. During autumn 2019, he tournament-guest played for the Harford Hurricanes of the highly competitive Susquehanna Semipro Baseball League, a semipro league which features some of the Mid-Atlantic’s top talent of former professional and college players. He is an alumnus of national baseball player development powerhouse MVP Baseball (Santa Barbara, Calif.), which has produced numerous MLB players including Carson Fulmer (White Sox), Felipe Lopez (Reds) and Drew Henson (Yankees).
Some interesting facts about Connor is he comes from a diamond sports family: he has a cousin in the MLB Hall of Fame (Edd Roush, Cincinnati Reds), one of his grandfathers played semipro, his sister played women’s college softball and coaches high school softball, and his father is in the AAU Baseball Hall of Fame (Maryland) and member of the AAU Baseball National Executive Committee. Another cousin is Jack Roush of NASCAR motorsports racing fame.
Additional accolades are listed below:
Central Penn’s Connor Graham named Baseball Player of the Year, Central Penn College, Nov. 12, 2019
Graham stays hot over summer competition, Knightly News, Aug. 22, 2019
Exit Velocity: 96 mph
Line drive contact hitter (.900-.940) w/ pop, RBI machine
Good arm, OF read
Consistently timed 6.7-6.9 range in 60-yard dash, 86% stolen-base success rate
Five years German as a Second Language (College, High School)
Two years JUCO coaching experience
Certified Umpire: NJCAA College Baseball, NCAA Women’s College Softball, Little League Baseball and Softball©
College: 179AB 42R 63H 8-2B 2-3B 7HR 50RBI 17SB .352/.402/.536
International: 172AB 59R 61H 4-2B 5-3B 2HR 29RBI 13SB .355/.439/.471
Summer Collegiate: 229AB 120R 89H 22-2B 7-3B 1HR 55RBI 59SB .388/.474/.559
HS: 152AB 33R 49H 8-2B 1-3B 45RBI 25SB .323/.369/.388
SENIOR 2019-2020
Player of the Year, Maryland AAU Baseball
Offensive Player of the Year, AAU USA International Collegiate Team
Spain/USA All-Tournament
AAU Baseball Collegiate Player of the Week
x3 Player of the Game, AAU USA International Collegiate Team
Player of the Year, Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Wood Bat League
JUNIOR 2018-2019
All-America Honorable Mention
Academic All-America First Team
Central Penn College Student-Athlete of the Year
Knightly News Collegiate Athlete of the Year
All-Eastern States
Central Penn College Student-Athlete of the Month
x2 Knightly News Player of the Game
Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, AAU USA International Collegiate Team
Scotland/USA All-Tournament
MVP | Maryland AAU Baseball
SOPHOMORE 2017-2018
NJCAA Academic All-Region XX (Mid-Atlantic)
Academic All-Maryland JUCO Athletic Conference
Falcon Award (Leadership/Integrity), Sant Boi Barcelona Falcons (Spain), Collegiate Baseball League Europe
FRESHMAN 2016-2017
Old Dominion Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference
State Farm© Scholar-Athlete Award
Maryland AAU All-Star Baseball Classic
Outstanding Sportsmanship Award, Sant Boi Barcelona (Spain) Falcons, Collegiate Baseball League Europe
HIGH SCHOOL 2012-2016
Rivals Top 25 Prospect in the state of Maryland 2016
Ranked Top 1000 nationally by Perfect Game USA, named PG Follow Prospect
Academic All-America
National Amateur Athlete of the Year Award, HS Division, Nominee, AAU, MD District
All-County First Team 2015, Honorable Mention 2016
x2 AAU 19U All-Mid-Atlantic Wood Bat League 2015-16
x2 Preseason All-State Nominee
MD AAU Male High School Athlete of the Year Award
MD AAU Baseball Player of the Year Award
x3 Academic All-Southern Maryland Athletic Conference First Team, 2014-16
MD AAU Baseball Outstanding Youth Leadership Award 2014
MD AAU Baseball Outstanding Sportsmanship Award 2013
AAU Baseball National Underclassman All-America
Team Captain, Northern HS Baseball JV
x3 Iron Man, RBI Baseball Club 2012-13, 2016
Playing Experience
Coaching Experience
| YEAR | ROLE | ORGANIZATION | LEAGUE/DIVISION | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-2019 | Assistant Coach (Fall) | Anne Arundel Community College (Maryland) | NJCAA D2 | Two years, all phases of a college baseball program helping Head Coach, including hitting, baserunning, IF/OF, hitting fungos, strength & conditioning, lineup decisions, base coaching, field set up, recruiting, and team operations |
| 2019 | Youth Instructional Coach | Keystone Nationals Winter Indoor Baseball Clinic | Central Penn College | Instructed Hitting/Defense skills. Helped facilitate youth camp. |
| 2019 | Youth Instructional Coach | Maryland Little League Summer Camp | N/A | Ran own outfield station for 3 days. Taught youth basic and advanced outfield skills and fundamentals. |
| 2018 | Youth Instructional Coach | AAU USA International Collegiate Team | Ireland | Throwing/Catching, Baserunning, Hitting |
| 2018 | Youth Instructional Coach | U.S. Baseball Academy Annual Winter Indoor Baseball Camp | Anne Arundel Community College | Hitting, fielding skills. Helped facilitate youth baseball camp. |
| 2017 | Youth Instructional Coach | Collegiate Baseball League Europe | Spain, Belgium | Throwing/Catching, Hitting/OF Mechanics |
| 2016 | Youth Instructional Coach | Collegiate Baseball League Europe | Spain, France | Hitting/OF Mechanics |
| 2016 | Assistant Coach | Short Pump Bandits 16U | Virginia Fall College Series Tournament | Base Coach, College Showcase team, coached in tournament. Went 2-1. |
Stats
Pro/Overseas Batting
| Years | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Harford Hurricanes (Semipro) | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .154 | .538 | .308 |
College/Amateur Batting
| Years | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Central Penn College (Fall) | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .375 | .364 | .750 |
| 2019 | AAU USA International Collegiate Team | 9 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .469 | .514 | .594 |
| 2019 | Maryland RBI | 10 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .367 | .486 | .467 |
| 2019 | Central Penn College | 22 | 80 | 21 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 3 | .412 | .440 | .688 |
| 2018 | Central Penn College (Fall) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .400 |
| 2018 | AAU USA International Collegiate Team | 11 | 50 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .380 | .439 | .480 |
| 2018 | Maryland RBI | 14 | 42 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | .357 | .429 | .595 |
| 2018 | Anne Arundel Community College | 30 | 70 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 25 | 4 | 1 | .229 | .295 | .300 |
| 2017 | Anne Arundel Community College (Fall) | 5 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .462 | .563 | .769 |
| 2017 | Sant Boi Barcelona (Spain) Falcons | 15 | 44 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | .318 | .404 | .523 |
| 2017 | Maryland RBI | 18 | 47 | 47 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 4 | .447 | .585 | .723 |
| 2017 | Virginia Wesleyan University | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 2016 | Virginia Wesleyan University (Fall) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2016 | Sant Boi Barcelona (Spain) Falcons | 15 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .283 | .393 | .326 |
| 2016 | Maryland RBI 19U | 12 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .389 | .347 | .500 |
| 2015 | Maryland RBI 19U | 24 | 79 | 26 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 1 | .431 | .532 | .569 |
| 2013-2016 | Northern Patriots | 53 | 152 | 33 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 5 | .323 | .369 | .388 |
| 2013-2014 | MVP Baseball | 28 | 84 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | .310 | .464 | .381 |
College/Amateur Pitching
| Year | Team | ERA | GS | CG | IP | H | SO | BB | HBP | R | ER | Wins | Losses | SV | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-2016 | Maryland RBI | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
