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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 Media Availability
Wednesday, April 22
Postgame Media Availability vs. #20 Nebraska
Tuesday, April 21
Baseball Highlights vs. #20 Nebraska
Tuesday, April 21
Hawk Talk with Dan Fitzgerald
Tuesday, April 21
