Get to Know Connor ...
At what age did you start playing baseball and how did you get into baseball?
- I started playing at six years old. I always remembered watching Tim Lincecum pitch when I was younger.
Do you have any pregame superstitions or routines?
- I drink three cups of coffee in the morning before the game.
How would you describe your game to someone who has never seen you play?
- I'm a gamer and I am not afraid to go at anyone.
What sport would you play if you did not play baseball and why?
- Wrestling because it looks super cool.
What is one thing that someone wouldn't know about you?
Who is your biggest role model and why?
- My father, because he is always working hard and he is my biggest fan.
Who was your favorite baseball player growing up or who is someone that you model your game after?
- Tim Lincecum or Zack Greinke.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
SINGLE-GAME CAREER HIGHS
- Innings pitched: 6.2, VMI, Apr 7, 2024
- Walks allowed: 4, at Radford, Apr 10, 2022
- Strikeouts: 9, at Charleston Southern, Apr 12, 2024 ; Manhattan, Mar 9, 2024
- Batters faced: 29, VMI, Apr 7, 2024
- Field chances: 2, 6 times
- Putouts: 1, Longwood, Apr 19, 2024 ; North Carolina A&T, April 3, 2024 ; Michigan State, Feb 25, 2023
- Assists: 2, Charleston Southern, Apr 23, 2022 ; Winthrop, Mar 22, 2024 ; Presbyterian, May 15, 2022
- Runners CS: 1, at Charleston Southern, Apr 23, 2022 ; Brown, Mar 11, 2022 ; Wofford, Mar 26, 2022
JUNIOR – 2025
- Appeared in 12 games out of the bullpen
- 3-0, 4.20 ERA, 15.0 IP, 10 BB, 9 SO
- No. 29 impact transfer pitcher for 2025 by D1Baseball
- Committed in June 2024
GARDNER-WEBB – 2022-24
- Spent three years in the Gardner-Webb program
- All-Big South First Team in 2024
- Big South Relief Pitcher of the Week on March 11, 2024
- Went 3-1 with a 4.59 ERA in 143.0 innings pitched with 58 walks and 155 strikeouts in 78 career appearances (one start)
- 2024: 2-0, 3.00 ERA, 60.0 IP, 15 BB, 73 SO in 29 appearances
- Led the pitching staff with a career-high 73 strikeouts in 2024
- Had a team-high 26 appearances in 2023
- Did not allow a run to score in his first five outings of the season in 2023
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four years of baseball at Jefferson Forest High School in Forest, Virginia
- Ranked the No. 13 right-handed pitcher in the state of Virginia, and the No. 45 overall prospect in the state by Perfect Game in 2021
- All-Seminole District First Team and Second Team
- All-District Second Team and All-Region Honorable Mention in 2019 as a sophomore when he posted a 1.20 ERA and a.450 batting average
- Helped his team become Seminole District Champions
- Threw a complete game with 12 strikeouts in the Halifax region championship game
PERSONAL
- Son of Robert and Cathy Maggi
- Has one older sister, Carter
- Picked Kansas over Troy, Baylor, Cincinnati, Louisiana Lafayette, Liberty, Virginia Tech, Miami (FL) and Coastal Carolina
- Chose Kansas because, “I chose Kansas due to the high level of baseball, the professionalism of the school and the traditions of KU.”
- Majoring in liberal arts & sciences