University of Evansville Athletics

2025

• Served as Evansville’s primary shortstop as a freshman
• Started 49 games in the middle infield
• Collected 36 hits, including 11 for extra bases
• Hit five home runs, with three coming in conference play
• Made his collegiate debut in grand fashion, going 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and four RBI against USI (2/23)
• Went 2-for-3 two days later at Kentucky and hit his first career home run (2/25)
• Collected RBIs in five consecutive games, totaling nine during the stretch (3/7-3/12)
• Drove in three and scored three runs in a 2-for-3 effort at SIUE (3/12)
• Hit a grand slam at Western Kentucky (4/22)
• Tallied three RBI and homered against Belmont (5/3)
• Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored against Southern Illinois (5/9)
• Played in 26 games with the Jackson Rockabillys in the Prospect League over the summer, collecting 16 hits

PREP

• Played three years for the Blue Springs High School baseball team as back-to-back Class 6 District 5 Championships
• Was part of the Wildcats 2024 Missouri State Championship where he was named to the MHSBCA All-State First Team
• Made the Academic All-State Team three years in a row from 2022-24
• Was named the Kansas Examiner Player of the Week on October 21, 2024 for a two triple, four home run, 11 RBI, and nine walk week
• In 2023 he averaged .275 at the plate an OPS of .818 and a fielding percentage of .922.
• In 2024 he averaged .400 at the plate, .527 OBP, an OPS of 1.188, and a fielding percentage of .906 while hitting five home run

PERSONAL

• Son of Brett and Kristin McConnell
• Majoring in business at UE
• Chose to come to Evansville as he "values the coaches approach to building this program."
• His career goal is to play in the bigs