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Connor Bright

  • position INF
  • height 5-11
  • weight 175
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
  • High school Wando HS
  • position INF
  • height 5-11
  • weight 175
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
  • High school Wando HS

Connor Bright Bio

Connor Bright: The ‘Silent Assassin’?

By Neil White (The State)

Connor Bright’s Career Stats Get Acrobat Reader

AWARDS/HONORS

  • 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2014 SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2012 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

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

  • Born on March 19, 1993
  • Parents are Michael and Jill Bright
  • Father is a former professional golfer on the PGA Tour
  • Major is sport & entertainment management