Connor Bright

Connor Bright: The ‘Silent Assassin’?

By Neil White (The State)

AWARDS/HONORS

2015 (SENIOR)

Played in 38 games with 30 starts, hit .149 (17-for-114) with 15 runs scored, two doubles, three homers and 16 RBI
2-for-4 with two runs scored in 4-3 loss at Missouri (3/21)
1-for-2 with two walks, first career grand slam and three runs scored in 7-0 win over Miami (Ohio) (3/7)
Three-run homer and four RBI in 11-4 loss at Clemson (2/27)
1-for-2 with a RBI and two runs scored in 10-1 win over Northeastern (2/21)
2-for-3 with a solo homer and two runs scored in 8-3 win over College of Charleston (2/14

2014 (JUNIOR)

Played in 44 games with 42 starts, hit .311 (50-for-161) with 25 runs scored, 11 doubles, 24 RBI
2-for-4 in 3-2 win at Auburn (4/19)
1-for-3 with a run scored in 4-2 loss at Auburn (4/19)
2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in 9-2 win over Furman (4/8)
3-for-4 with a run scored and a RBI in 2-1 win over Appalachian State (4/1)
2-for-4 with two runs scored and a RBI in 8-3 win at Kentucky (3/23)
2-for-4 with a run scored in 3-1 win over Ole Miss (3/15)
2-for-5 with a double, RBI and a run scored in 5-4 win over Ole Miss (3/15)
2-for-4 with a double, a RBI and a run scored in 5-0 win vs. Furman (3/11)
3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three runs scored in 13-0 win over Brown (3/8)
Game-tying RBI single in 4-2 win vs. Stetson (3/5)
Hit .500 (6-for-12) in the Clemson series with a pair of runs scored and two RBI as well
3-for-4 with a double in 5-3 win at Clemson (3/2)
2-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored in 10-2 win vs. Clemson (3/1)
3-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI in 6-0 win over Eastern Kentucky (2/23)
A double and a run scored in 2-0 win over Eastern Kentucky (2/22)
2-for-3 with a RBI double in 4-0 win vs. Presbyterian (2/18)
Hit .417 (5-for-12) in Bucknell series with three doubles and seven RBI as well as five runs scored
Two-run double in 12-0 win over Bucknell (2/16)
3-for-3 with two RBI and three runs scored in 12-2 win over Bucknell (2/15)
Double, two runs scored and tied a career-high with three RBI in 17-4 win over Bucknell

2013 (SOPHOMORE)

Played in 52 games with 49 starts, hit .288 (51-for-177) with 27 runs scored, 11 doubles, a triple, four homers and 22 RBI
1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in 6-5 loss to North Carolina in NCAA Super Regional (6/11)
2-for-2 with two runs scored and tied a career-high with three RBI in 19-3 win over Liberty in NCAA Regional (6/1)
2-for-3 with a RBI and a double in 7-3 win over Saint Louis (5/31)
2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in 7-6 loss to Gardner-Webb (4/23)
3-for-4 with a double in 5-2 win over Kentucky (4/20)
2-for-4 with a homer, double and tied career-high with three RBI in 10-6 win over College of Charleston (4/16)
3-for-4 with a home run in 4-3 loss at Florida (4/12)
2-for-4 in 3-2 loss at Florida (4/11)
3-for-4 in 6-5 win over The Citadel (4/9)
3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in 12-8 win over Tennessee (4/6)
1-for-2 with a run scored in 6-5 loss to Furman (4/3)
2-for-4 with a run scored in 9-5 win over Charleston Southern (4/2)
Homered, doubled and scored a pair of runs in 6-3 win over Texas A&M (3/29)
1-for-2 with a run scored in 9-5 win over The Citadel (3/19)
2-for-4 in 2-0 win at Missouri (3/16)
First career triple and a run scored in 12-3 win over USC Upstate (3/12)
2-for-5 with first career homer, two RBI and two runs scored in 9-5 win over Rider (3/9)
1-for-2 with a run scored in 10-0 win vs. Ball State (3/5)
2-for-3 with a two-run double in 8-0 win vs. Clemson (3/3)
2-for-4 with a run scored and a RBI in 14-1 win over Albany (2/24)

2012 (FRESHMAN)

Played in 32 games with 22 starts, hit .228 (18-for-79) with eight runs scored, nine RBI and a pair of doubles
Key double in 5-1 win over Oklahoma in NCAA Super Regional (6/11)
RBI double, his first extra base hit of the season, in the 4-3 win over Clemson in NCAA Regional (6/2)
Career day going 3-for-4 with two runs and three RBI in 12-5 win over Auburn (4/20)
2-for-4 with a run scored in 4-3 loss to College of Charleston (4/17)
1-for-2 and scored game-winning run in 2-1 win vs. Tennessee (4/7)
1-for-1 with a run scored in 8-5 win at Furman (3/20)
1-for-4 with a run scored in 4-3 loss at Kentucky (3/16)
1-for-3 with a RBI in the 2-1 win over Princeton (3/9)
First start at shortstop, went 1-for-3 with two RBI in 8-1 win over UNC Asheville (3/7)
Key RBI single in the top of the 11th inning in 3-2 win vs. Clemson in Charleston (3/2)
Made first career start in game two of doubleheader against VMI and went 1-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored (2/18)

HIGH SCHOOL

2010 & 2011 South Carolina AAAA All-State
2011 SC/NC Select All-Star Game
2011 Charleston Post & Courier Lowcountry Player of the Year
Rated No. 4 shortstop in the state of South Carolina and No. 22 best high school prospect by Diamond Prospects
Hit .485 his senior season in 2011 with seven HR as well as 10 doubles
Hit .495 his junior season in 2010 with four HR and 31 RBI at Wando HS
Played on Diamond Devils AAU team

PERSONAL