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Jersey Number 33
Porter Conn
- Position:
- LHP
- B/T:
- R/L
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 220
- Hometown:
- LeRoy, Ill.
- High School:
- LeRoy HS
- Prev School:
- Lincoln Land CC
Get to Know Porter ...
At what age did you start playing baseball and how did you get into baseball?
- I started playing at five years old in tee ball.
Do you have any pregame superstitions or routines?
- Routine would be get lots of sleep, eat lots of food, and hydrate.
- I would play football because it is a sport I always enjoyed.
- I enjoy hunting and fishing.
- Michael Lorenzen. I feel he has great work ethic and is strong in his faith which is admirable.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
JUNIOR – 2025
- Did not appear in a game
- Committed in October 2023
LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE – 2023-24
- Spent two years in the Lincoln Land program
- NJCAA Division II All-America Third Team in 2024
- NJCAA D2 All-Region 24 Team in 2024
- All-MWAC Second Team in 2024
- Named All-MWAC First Team and NJCAA All-Region 24 First Team in 2023
- Career: 12-2, 2.73 ERA, 102.1 IP, 82 BB, 161 SO in 26 appearances (16 starts)
- 2024: 8-1, 3.23 ERA, 55.2 IP, 49 BB, 88 SO, 14.23 SO/9 inn., 2 CG in 12 appearances (11 starts)
- Posted a 4-1 record and three saves with a 2.12 ERA in 46.2 innings pitches as a freshman in 2023
- Recorded 73 strikeouts and 14.08 strikeouts per nine innings along with a 1.18 WHIP
- Threw a no-hitter on May 7, 2023 against Spoon River
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four years of baseball at LeRoy High School in LeRoy, Illinois
- Named a unanimous all-conference first team pitcher
- Posted a 1.62 ERA in 42 innings pitched and recorded 82 strikeouts
- Helped LeRoy High School finish fourth in the state tournament and become conference, regional, sectional and super-sectional champions
- Tore his UCL while pitching his junior year
- Played four years of football in addition to baseball
- Finished high school Summa Cum Laude and graduated with distinction
PERSONAL
- Son of Wade and Erin Conn
- Has one older brother, Noah
- His cousin, Cole Conn, is currently in the Oakland Athletics organization
- Picked Kansas over Baylor, Michigan, Nebraska, Illinois and Troy
- Chose Kansas because, “I chose Kansas because I believe they will give me the best shot of going onto the next level. Additionally, I connected very well with the coaches and had great conversations that motivated and inspired me to want to be a part of the program and to win alongside them.”
- Majoring in liberal arts & sciences
Baseball Highlights vs St. Thomas
Friday, March 06
Kansas Baseball Press Conference
Wednesday, March 04
Dan Fitzgerald Preseason Press Conference
Thursday, February 05
Baseball 2026 Preseason Press Conference
Tuesday, February 03
