Connor Harrell - Baseball - Vanderbilt University Athletics

#20 Connor Harrell Season 2010-11

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Class Sophomore
Height 6'2"
Weight 200 LBS
B/T R/R
Hometown Houston, Texas
High School Kinkaid

Honors
• 2013 Second Team All-SEC
• 2013 NCBWA Second Team All-American
• 2013 ABCA Second Team All-American
• 2013 ABCA First Team All-South Region
• 2013 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2012 SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2011 SEC Academic Honor Roll

Career Game Highs
Hits:*4, last 4/14 vs. Missouri
Runs:4, 4/14 vs. Missouri
RBI: 5, 4/16/10 vs. Auburn
Walks:*3, last 6/8 vs. Louisville
HRs:*2, last 5/11 at Kentucky G1
Strikeouts: 4, 2/22/12 vs. Oakland
Stolen Bases: *2, last 6/8 vs. Louisville

Coach Corbin Quote: Connor has been a mainstay in center field since his freshman year. He is the best overall athlete on our team. He is completely unselfish and team oriented. The growth that he has made offensively has been substantial. During his career, he has come up with more clutch and game-winning plays than anyone I can remember. Vanderbilt baseball is very fortunate to get him back for his senior year.

2013 –Drafted by Detroit in the seventh round… Went 0-for-3 in Super Regional loss to Louisville 6/9… Matched career-highs with three walks and two stolen bases in loss to Louisville 6/8 in Super Regional… Walked and singled in NCAA Tournament win over Georgia Tech 6/3… Went 0-for- 3 in NCAA Tournament loss to Georgia Tech 6/2… Went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in NCAA Tournament win vs. Illinois 6/1… Hit his 12th home run of the season with a two-run shot in NCAA Tournament win vs. ETSU 5/31… Tabbed as a second team All-SEC performer and All Community Service team for the second straight year… Singled twice and scored two runs in SEC Tournament Championship Game loss to LSU 5/26… Knocked in two runs and went 3-for-6 with two runs score in SEC Tournament win over Mississippi State 5/25… Went 0-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored in win over Texas A&M 5/24 at SEC Tournament… Singled twice and stole a base in win over South Carolina 5/23 at SEC Tournament… Went 0-for-2 with two walks in SEC Tournament loss to Texas A&M 5/22… Knocked in two more runs to push his season total to 61 and scored two more runs in win over Alabama 5/18… Pushed his hitting streak to nine games with a single in loss to Alabama 5/17… Smashed his 11th homer of the year, a two-run shot, in win over Alabama 5/16… Doubled for the third straight game in win vs. Belmont 5/14… Scored two runs and went 1-for-4 with a double and RBI in win at Kentucky 5/12… Doubled in his final at-bat of double dip sweep at Kentucky 5/11… Belted two home runs in a game for the second time this season with two homers in first game of a double dip at Kentucky 5/11… Knocked in a run for the first time in nine games with a pair of hits in win over Presbyterian 5/8… Singled and scored in win at South Carolina 5/4… Struck out three times and went 1-for-4 in win at South Carolina 5/3… Scored twice and went 0-for-3 in win vs. Mississippi State 4/28… Went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in win over Mississippi State 4/27… Singled twice in win vs. Mississippi State 4/26… Scored a run and went 0-for-4 in win at Louisville 4/23… Singled and struck out twice in win at Georgia 4/21… Scored two runs and went 3-for-5 in the second game of a doubleheader at Georgia 4/20… Singled twice in loss at Georgia 4/20… Crushed his eighth home run of the season over the lights in left field going 2-for-4 with two RBI in loss to Tennessee Tech 4/16… Matched a career- best with four hits driving in four runs and scoring four more in win over Missouri 4/14… Scored two runs in victory vs. Missouri 4/13… Belted two home runs in win over Missouri 4/12 going 3-for-5 with three runs scored and four RBI… Knocked in three runs and went 1-for-3 with a stolen base in win over UT-Martin 4/9… Matched a season-best with three hits, includ- ing the eventual game-winning double, in win at Ole Miss 4/7… Singled in win over Ole Miss 4/6… RBI-single in the ninth inning provided insurance run in win at Ole Miss 4/5… Drove in three runs in win over MTSU 4/2 to push his total to seven in his last three games… Cleared the bases with a three-run triple in win over Tennessee 3/31… Singled twice and drove in a run in win vs. Tennessee 3/30… Went 0-for-6 in win over Tennessee 3/29… Reached base safely for the 11th straight game despite going 0-for- 3 in win vs. Lipscomb 3/26… Swiped a base for the third straight day and scored a run in win over Florida 3/24… Collected a season-high three hits and scored two runs in win over Florida 3/23… Singled and scored Vanderbilt[apos]s only run in loss to Florida 3/22… Walked and singled in loss at MTSU 3/20… Singled in win at Auburn 3/17… Went 0-for-3 with a run scored in win at Auburn 3/16… Crushed his team-best fifth home run with a three-run shot in win at Auburn 3/15… Doubled and scored in win over Buffalo 3/13… Scored a run and drove in a run in loss at Oregon 3/10… Pushed in a run with a bases loaded walk in win over Oregon 3/9… Went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in win at Oregon 3/8… Knocked in two more runs against Eastern Illinois 3/5 to push season total to 25… Went 0-for-4 against Illinois-Chicago 3/3 to snap 10-game hitting streak… Ran his hit- ting streak to 10 games with a RBI-double against UIC 3/2… Pushed hitting streak to nine games with RBI-double against UIC 3/1… Drove in four more runs going 2-for-4 with his fourth home run in win over Evansville 2/27, tripled and hit a grand slam in sixth inning… Hit his third home run of the year with a mammoth shot over the left field bleachers in win over Arkansas State 2/26 driving in three with two hits to push his RBI total to 17… Went 1-for-3 with a RBI-double in win against Monmouth 2/24… Drove in two runs with two singles against Monmouth 2/23… Singled in win over Monmouth 2/22… Walked three times to match a career-best from 2010 in win over Central Arkansas also knocked in two runs giving a SEC-leading 11 RBI in the first five games of the season… Scored twice and went 2-for- 5 with two RBI in win at Belmont 2/19… Drove in four runs with a two-run double and two-run homer in loss to Long Beach State 2/17… Knocked in a run and walked twice against LBSU 2/16… Hit his first home run of the season with a two-run shot in win over LBSU 2/15.

2012 – Went 0-for-4 with a run scored in loss to NC State 6/4 at Raleigh Regional… Doubled in loss to NC State 6/3… Went 0-for-4 in win over NC State 6/2… Stole a base and scored a run going 0-for-3 in NCAA Tournament opening win over UNC-Wilmington 6/1… Named to SEC All-Tournament Team… Singled in loss to Mississippi State 5/27 in SEC Tournament Championship… Went 2-for-5 with a double in win over Florida 5/26… Singled in win over Florida 5/24… Doubled and scored in win over South Carolina 5/23… Went 0-for-3 in win over Georgia 5/22 in SEC Tournament opener… Crushed his seventh home run of the season and third in his last nine games in win over Ole Miss 5/19… Went 1-for-4 in win over Ole Miss 5/18… Struck out twice going 0-for-3 in win over Ole Miss 5/17… Went 2-for-4 with a triple in win at LSU 5/13… Singled and fanned three times in win at LSU 5/12… Struck out three times, going 0-for-3 at LSU 5/11… Walked twice in win over Louisville 5/8… Collected three hits, including a home run, for the second straight day in win at Tennessee 5/6… Posted a season-best three hits, including a solo homer, in win at Tennessee 5/5… Went 0-for-4 in loss at Tennessee 5/4… Crushed his first career grand slam to cap a five-run eighth inning that sent the Commodores to a series clinching win over Kentucky 4/29… Had two hits for the third straight game going 2-for-3 with one RBI in win over Kentucky 4/28… Picked up two hits for the second straight game in loss to Kentucky 4/27… Hit his third home run of the year and knocked in three runs in at MTSU 4/25… Drove in the go-ahead run in come-from-behind win at Alabama 4/22… Went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts at Alabama 4/21… Pinch hit RBI-double at Alabama 4/20… Struck out in lone at-bat against Auburn 4/15… Went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts at Mississippi State 4/8… Doubled in win over Mississippi State 4/7… Entered as a pinch runner going 0-for-1 with a run scored in win over UT-Martin 4/3… Went 1-for-6 with two strikeouts in loss to South Carolina 4/1… Matched a career-high with three runs scored in win over South Carolina 3/31… Fell into 0-for-13 slump with 0-for-2 against South Carolina 3/30… Went 0-for-4 against Tennessee Tech 3/27… Flew out as a pinch hitter against Georgia 3/24… Struck out twice going 0-for-3 in loss to Georgia 3/23… Walked and went 0-for-3 against Evansville 3/20… Stole two bases and went 2-for-3 at Florida 3/18… Doubled going 1-for-4 at Florida 3/17… Tripled in loss at Florida 3/16… Scored two runs and picked up a pair of hits against Siena 3/14… Stole his first base of the season and knocked in a run for the second straight game in win over Siena 3/13… Snapped 4-for-34 slump with two hits and RBI in loss to San Diego 3/11… Went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts against San Diego 3/10… Picked up a bunt single and scored in win over San Diego 3/9… Went 0-for4 in loss at Belmont 3/6… Singled and scored in win over Rhode Island 3/4… Went 0-for-2 against Rhode Island 3/3 G2… Drove in three runs with a double to center field in win over Rhode Island 3/3 G1… Went 1-for-4 against Louisiana Tech 2/29… Scored a run and was hit by a pitch for the third straight day in loss to Oregon 2/26… Hit by a pitch for the second straight game going 0-for-3 in loss to Oregon 2/25… Went 0-for-3 in loss to Oregon 2/24… Struck out four times in win over Oakland 2/22… Doubled and scored a run to extend his hitting streak to 10 games in loss at Stanford 2/19… Crushed a career-best two home runs and went 2-for-4 with four RBI at Stanford 2/18… Knocked in a run going 1-for-3 in season opener at Stanford 2/17.

2011 – Named to the College World Series All-Tournament team… Knocked in a run and went 1-for-3 in College World Series loss to Florida 6/24… Crushed his ninth home run of the year and second of the CWS in elimination game win over North Carolina 6/22… Singled and scored in College World Series loss to Florida 6/20… Hit the first home run in TD Ameritrade Park College World Series history with a two-run homer against North Carolina 6/18… Scored a run going 1-for-4 against Oregon State in Super Regional clinching win 6/11… Knocked in two runs with a single in win over Oregon State in Super Regional 6/10… Went 1-for-5 in Regional clinching win over Belmont 6/5… Went 0-for-3 with a run scored against Troy 6/4… Scored a run and doubled in win over Belmont 6/3 in NCAA Tournament opener… Doubled and stole a base in loss to Florida 5/29… Belted his seventh homer of the year in win over Arkansas 5/28… Went 0-for-5 in win over South Carolina 5/26… Went 1-for-3 with two runs scored in win over Georgia in SEC Tournament 5/25… Scored three runs, drove in three runs and hit his second homer in as many days at Georgia 5/21… Crushed his fifth home run of the season at Georgia 5/20… Struck out twice but scored a run in loss at Georgia 5/19… Doubled for the fourth straight game in loss to Florida 5/15… Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored against Florida 5/14… Drove in a run in loss to Florida 5/13… Hit his fourth home run of the year and doubled at Louisville 5/10… Struck out twice and went 0-for-3 in win at Kentucky 5/8… Went 2-for-3 in win at Kentucky 5/7… Singled and went 1-for-3 at Kentucky 5/6… Hit his second pinch-hit, two-run homer of the weekend against Tennesee 5/1… Drove in a run with a pinch-hit double against Tennessee 4/30… Belted a two-run, pinch-hit home run against Tennessee 4/29… Struck out as a pinch hitter against LSU 4/23… Went 0-for-3 against LSU to slide into 1-for-13 slump over four games… Singled going 1-for-4 at South Carolina 4/17… Scored a run and went 0-for-3 at South Carolina 4/16… Went 0-for-3 at South Carolina 4/15… Went 1-for-2 with a double in win over Alabama 4/10… Drove in a run going 1-for-3 against Alabama 4/9… Snapped 0-for-21 skid with single against Alabama 4/8… Fell to 0-for-19 in his last six games with 0-for-1 against Middle Tennessee State 4/5… Slipped to 0-for-18 in his last five games with 0-for-3 at Auburn 4/3… Went 0-for-5 at Auburn 4/1 to slip to 0-for-15 in his last four games… Fell to 0-for-10 on trip with 0-for-4 at Arkansas 3/27… Belted his first home run of the year driving in three runs and going 2-for-5 against Tennessee Tech 3/22… Knocked in a run and scored a run going 1-for-3 against Mississippi State 3/18… Singled going 1-for-3 in win over Purdue 3/15… Went 0-for-1 as a pinch hitter against UIC 3/13… Scored a run going 2-for-4 in win over UIC 3/12… Went 1-for-3 in win over UIC 3/11… Knocked in two runs going 2-for-4 with a runs scored in win over Kennesaw State 3/9… Went 0-for-4 from the two-hole in the lineup for the first time on the year in win over Brown 3/6… Knocked in a run, scored twice and went 1-for-3 in first game of twin bill against Brown 3/6… Entered the game as a pinch runner and went 1-for-1 against WKU 3/1… Doubled and scored in loss to Stanford 2/27… Knocked in a run going 1-for-4 with a run scored against Stanford 2/26… Picked up two hits in win over Stanford 2/25… Went 1-for-3 with a run scored in home opener against Belmont 2/23… Drove in a run and went 1-for-4 in second game of doubleheader at USD 2/20…Scored a run and went 1-for-3 in first game of doubleheader at USD… Struck out twice and went 0-for-3 at SDSU 2/19… Went 1-for-3 and knocked in the winning run on Opening Day at USD 2/18… SUMMER BALL – Participated in the College Home Run Derby at TD Ameritrade Park before reporting to Yarmouth-Dennis of the Cape Cod League, hit .244 with three extra-base hits in 20 games.

2010 – Named to the All-SEC Freshman Team after hitting .300 with 18 extra-base hits and driving in 39 runs in 61 games… Knocked in the game[apos]s winning-run with 10th-inning suicide squeeze bunt against Louisville in the NCAA Regional Championship game 6/7… Named to the NCAA Regional All-Tournament team for superb defensive plays all week, including saving a two-run homer with leaping catch above the wall in Regional final 6/7… Went 2-for-5 with a run scored in two games of the SEC Tournament before suffering a minor concussion against LSU 5/27… Went 2-for-5 with an RBI and run scored at Middle Tennessee 4/21… Scored two runs and went 2-for-3 with an RBI against Lipscomb 4/20… Drove in two runs going 2-for-4 in 8-2 win over South Carolina 4/10… Went 2-for-4 with a walk and run scored in series finale win over Florida 4/4… Went 2-for-5 with two RBI and two doubles against Lipscomb 3/23… Scored four runs and drove in four more while going 4-for-10 with two doubles in series with Ohio 3/12-14… Went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double in win over Tennessee Tech 3/3… Recorded first collegiate hit with seventh-inning double against Niagara 2/20… SUMMER BALL – In 26 games with the Newport Gulls of the New England Collegiate Baseball League he hit .274 with nine extra-base hits, including four home runs.

HIGH SCHOOL – Three-time first-team all-conference and first-team All-South zone selection, (2007, 08, 09)… 2009 Rawlings Preseason All-American… 2009 Pre Season All-Texas… Selected to 2009 Greater Houston All-Star Game… 2009 ESPN All-Greater Houston selection… Member of 2006 conference championship team and 2008 conference runner-up team… Four-year letter winner in baseball and two-year letterwinner in football… Captain in baseball and football during senior year… Honor roll student… Played for the Houston Heat during the summer.

ACADEMICS – Harrell is a Financial Strategy major and was a Academic All-SEC member in 2011. Is a two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.

PERSONAL– Connor Franklin Harrell… Born 3/24/91… Son of Curtis and Beth Harrell… Has one brother, Clay and one sister, Hannah… Favorites include Josh Hamilton (athlete), Tin Cup (movie), Robert Earl Keen (musician) Tom Hanks (actor), Crawfish (meal)… His advice to youngsters is to not put limits on yourself… Lists winning the Nashville Super Regional as his most memorable athletic experience… Chose Vanderbilt because it offers a combination of premier academics and athletics.

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