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.
What sport would you play if you did not play baseball and why?
I would play football because it is a sport I always enjoyed.
What is one thing that someone wouldn't know about you?
I enjoy hunting and fishing.
Who was your favorite baseball player growing up or who is someone that you model your game after?
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.”