Connor Prielipp

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Position:
LHP
B-T:
L-L
Height:
6-3
Weight:
205
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Tomah, Wis.
High School:
Tomah

Career Accolades

Selected in the second round of the 2022 MLB Draft (Minnesota Twins)
SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2022)
SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (2021)
First Team All-American - Collegiate Baseball News (2020)
Freshman All-American - Collegiate Baseball News (2020)
National Freshman Player of the Year - Collegiate Baseball News (2020)
SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2019-20)

2022

Worked back from injury during his junior campaign

2021

Suffered a season-ending injury mid-year and missed a majority of the 2021 schedule
Did not allow a run across the first 26.2 innings of his career spanning his first two seasons of collegiate baseball
Made the season-opening start and was out with a medical issue until April 17 against Auburn
Returned from a two-month hiatus to make the Saturday start against the Tigers on April 17
Appeared for his third start after a month-long absence when he faced LSU on May 16
Tossed 5.0 scoreless frames against McNeese on Feb. 19, allowing four hits while striking out eight in his season-opening start
Picked up Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List recognition from USA Baseball
Selected as a Preseason First Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball News, D1Baseball.com, the NCBWA and Perfect Game USA entering his sophomore season
Named to the Preseason All-SEC First Team as a starting pitcher
Listed as the No. 4 pitcher on Baseball America's College Top 150 list for 2021

2020

Earned First Team All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball News
One of four to earn National Freshman Player of the Year accolades from CBN
Named a Freshman All-American by CBN
Selected as Perfect Game USA's "Impact Freshman of the Year"
Named D1Baseball.com's "Top Freshman Pitcher" at season's end
Finished his first season at the Capstone with a perfect 0.00 ERA (21.0 IP) and a 3-0 record across four starts
Struck out 35 compared to six walks and held opposing hitters to a team-low and SEC-low .077 average
Gave up the fewest hits (5) and earned runs (0) among qualifying pitchers in the conference ranks
Allowed just 2.14 hits per nine innings to lead the SEC and rank third nationally
Paced the conference and ranked fifth in Division I with a 0.52 WHIP
Tied for third in the SEC in strikeouts
Picked up a win in each of his first three career starts at UA, making him the first freshman since B.J. Green in 1998 to get a victory in the first three starts of his career
Green was also a reliever in 1998 and did not make three straight starts as Prielipp did in 2020
Earned the start on Opening Day against Northeastern, making him the first freshman since Taylor Guilbeau (2012) to earn the nod in the season-opener
The duo are the only freshmen to start an opener for UA since freshmen were allowed to play Division I baseball (1968)
Secured the win in that start against the Huskies, making him the first freshman in school history to win a season opener

Prep Highlights

Attended Tomah High School in Tomah, Wis.
The top-rated left-handed pitcher and No. 2 overall player in the state of Wisconsin by Perfect Game USA
Also tabbed as the No. 27 left-handed pitcher nationally in the 2019 class by PG
The No. 1 left-hander and top-ranked overall player in Wisconsin by Prep Baseball Report
Tabbed the sixth-rated lefty and No. 54 player nationally by PBR
Selected as the 2019 Gatorade State High School Player of the Year
Earned Collegiate Baseball News First Team All-American honors in 2019
Maintained a 6-2 record with a 0.85 ERA and 118 strikeouts across 49.1 innings pitched during the regular season as a senior at THS
Also batted .311 with seven doubles, 12 RBI and a .446 slugging percentage in that final season
Earned 2018 Underclass Honorable Mention accolades from PG as a junior
Second Team All-USA Wisconsin Baseball selection by USA Today in 2018
2018 District III Player of the Year and First Team All-District honoree
Selected as the Wisconsin Baseball Central Pitcher of the Year following his junior year
Named the La Crosse Tribune's Player of the Year in 2018
Earned Mississippi Valley Conference Player of the Year recognition at the conclusion of his junior season
Posted a 0.27 ERA with 97 strikeouts across 52.0 innings pitched with only 14 total hits allowed during his time on the mound in 2018
Also contributed 16 hits and 18 RBI as a hitter during his junior year
Two-sport athlete who also played quarterback for the THS football team
Drafted in the 37^th round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Boston Red Sox but elected to attend Alabama