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Jersey Number 49
Connor Kurki
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Iola, Wis.
- High School:
- Iola-Scandinavia
2022 (Sophomore)
- Saw action in seven games on the season
- Went 0-0 with a 7.27 ERA on the year
- Struck out nine and walked just two hitters over 8.2 innings pitched
- Gave up one run or less in six of his seven outings on the mound
- Made his season debut versus Rutgers (Feb. 25), throwing 0.2 innings in the win
- Struck out two hitters in 1.1 innings at UNCW (March 2) and in 1.0-scoreless inning at the College of Charleston (April 26)
- Threw 1.0-scoreless inning with one hit and one strikeout in the home win over UNCW (May 3)
- Fanned a season-high three hitters in 2.0 innings on the road at UNC Greensboro (May 11)
- Walked one and gave up two hits over 2.0-scoreless innings in the blowout win at home over Clemson (May 17)
- Pitched 0.2 innings of work in the win over Coppin State (June 4) at the NCAA Greenville Regional
2021 (Freshman)
- Pitched in six games on the season, becoming a reliable midweek arm midway through the season
- Made two starts on the year as a true freshman
- Went 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA on the season
- Struck out 11 batters over 12.0 innings pitched
- Made his CCU debut out of the bullpen with one strikeout over 1.0-hitless innings at Louisiana (March 26)
- Pitched 1.0-scoreless inning versus Georgia Southern (April 16) and at North Carolina (April 20)
- Got the start at UNCW (April 28), allowing two runs on five hits, two strikeouts, and one walk over 4.0 innings pitched
- Totaled a season-best five strikeouts over 3.0 innings out of the bullpen in the 12-10 road win at Georgia State (May 2)
- Suffered the loss in the start versus Troy (May 9), as he gave up six runs on five walks and four hits over 2.0 innings versus the Trojans
- Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2020 fall semester
High School
- Was a multi-sport letterwinner at Iola-Scandinavia High School in Wisconsin
- Lettered baseball, football, and basketball
- Was a team captain in all three sports
- Had his 2020 baseball season canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic
- Ranked as high as the No. 5 right-handed pitching prospect for the Class of 2020 for the state of Wisconsin by Perfect Game
- Rated as high as the No. 23 overall prospect for the Class of 2020 for the state of Wisconsin by Perfect Game
- Ranked as high as the No. 4 right-handed pitching prospect for the Class of 2020 for the state of Wisconsin by Prep Baseball Report
- Rated as high as the No. 14 overall prospect for the Class of 2020 for the state of Wisconsin by Prep Baseball Report
- A PBR Wisconsin preseason second-team All-State pick prior to his senior season in 2020
- Was a 2020 Perfect Game Preseason All-American high honorable mention selection
- Was a 2020 Perfect Game Preseason All-Central Region honorable mention honoree
- Was a 2019 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American high honorable mention pick
- Rank in Perfect Game's Top 500 National rankings for the Class of 2020
- A 2020 WBCA Baseball All-Star selection
- Was named to the 2019 WBCA All-District team for baseball
- Named to the 2019-20 WBCA All-State basketball team his senior season
- Was a 1,000-career point scorer in his high school basketball career
- Helped to lead his baseball team to a 2019 conference championship title
- Also guided his baseball team to a regional championship title in both 2017 and 2019
- Was part of the 2017 baseball team that was also the sectional champions and a state qualifier
- A member of the basketball team that won back-to-back conference and regional championships in 2019 and 2020
- Played quarterback and defensive back for the high school football team that was state runner-up in 2017 and won the conference and state championship titles in 2018 with a perfect 14-0 record
- A member of the National Honor Society
- An honor roll student
- Also played in the PBR Oklahoma Limited Series and was a member of Team Wisconsin at the PBR Future Games
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