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Jersey Number 2
Conner Brown
- Year:
- Senior
- Position:
- Infield
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 200
- B/T:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Va.
- High School:
- Godwin
Career Highs
Runs: 5, Georgia State 4/20/13
Hits: 4, 2x, Georgia State 4/20/13
RBIs: 5, 2x, Cornell 3/15/14
Steals: 2, 2x, UNCG 4/15/11
Hitting Streak: 9, 4/6/12-4/28/12
As a senior:
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
- JMU Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete
- Fall Semester Dean's ListÂ
- Led JMU in doubles (15) and defensive assists (165)
- Tied for team lead in multiple RBI games (10)Â
- Tied for 4th on team in multiple hit games (15)
- JMU Top Ten -- eigth in career hit by pitches (27), eigth in season defensive assists (165)
- Ranked 5th in CAA in doubles (15) and tied for 5th in triples (3)
- In league play only, ranked 1st in defensive assists (73) and ranked 2nd in hit by pitches (8)
- Collegiate Baseball Preseason Second Team All-American
- CAA preseason honorable mention All-CAA
- Returned from five-game injury absence with two home runs and four RBIs vs. Maryland
- 3-for-4 with a double and three runs scored in win over Rhode Island
- 8-for-14 in Cornell series, including two hits with a grand slam in the opener followed by consecutive three-game hits
- Doubled and tripled with an RBI and run scored in St. John's middle game
- 3-for-5 with each hit driving in a run in UNCW opener with the third hit being a walk-off, bases-loaded, one-out single in the bottom on the ninth for the 6-5 victory
- Recorded multiple hits in three straight games vs. Radford and W&M as part of a seven-game hitting streak
- Four hits, including a double, in Towson series to go with three runs and four RBIs
- Three hits in Longwood final non-conference game with a double and two-run homer
- Single, double and walk in final game of the season as JMU clinched a CAA tournament spot
As a junior:
- Third Team All-CAA
- Second Team VaSID All-State
- CollegeSportsMadness.com First Team All-CAA
- Named preseason All-CAA
- JMU Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete
- JMU's home run leader, ranked eighth in the CAA in home runs (9), third in on-base percentage (.465) and seventh in slugging percentage (.592)
- Within the 26-game league schedule, ranked fourth in the CAA in home runs (7), ninth in RBIs (24), eighth in total bases (60) and fifth in slugging percentage (.659)
- Ranks eighth in JMU history with 27 career hit by pitches after placing eighth with 15 season plunks
- Ranked within the top 100 in the nation statistically with 78th in home runs per game (0.18), 88th in home runs (9), 81st in RBIs per game (0.92), 51st in slugging percentage (.592), 45th in on-base percentage (.465), 69th in hit by pitch per game (0.29) and 76th in hit by pitch (15)
- 3-for-5 with two RBIs against Longwood
- 3-for-4 with two doubles in second game of Hartford series
- Third three-hit game of the season by going 3-for-5 in Hofstra finale
- Drove in three runs with first home run of the season in UNCW opener
- Consecutive three-hit games by going 3-for-4 with a double in ODU finale followed by 3-for-3 with a triple and two walks against Liberty
- Two hits with a three-run home run in William and Mary finale
- Posted the first cycle at JMU in 13 years by going 4-for-4 with a walk and five runs scored in Georgia State opening game
- 2-for-3 with two runs scored in GSU finale, including third straight game with a double
- Hit a combined 7-for-15 in GW series, including 3-for-6 with four RBIs in finale, including a double and sixth home run
- Two home runs and three RBIs in Towson middle game
- Homered with two RBIs and three runs scored in season finale
- Tripled, walked three times and drove in two in CAA Tournament win over Delaware
- Walked three times in second straight tournament game with a double and two runs in 20-19 setback vs. William and Mary
As a sophomore:
- Third Team All-CAA
- JMU Athletics Director Scholar-Athlete
- During CAA league games, ranked sixth with two triples
- Single, walk, sacrifice fly, RBI and two runs scored vs. Longwood
- 3-for-5 with two RBIs in Bucknell opener
- Smacked JMU's first home run of the season, a two-run shot in second game of Bucknell series to go with a run and three RBIs
- 3-for-4 with a steal and four runs scored, including the game-winning run in 10-9 win over Lafayette
- Double and home runs while scoring the walk-off game winner second day in a row in 7-5 win over Lafayette
- 3-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored in middle game vs. UNCW
- Two hits with a walk, steal and run scored vs. Virginia Tech
- Single, two walks and a run scored in Delaware opener
- 2-for-4 with a hit by pitch and RBI double in Delaware finale
- Career-high five RBI's in NU opener wiwth a sacrifice fly and first career grand slam
- Career-high four hits with two doubles and three RBI's in Northeastern finale
- Went 6-for-10 in ODU series with two doubles, two RBI's and three runs
- Ninth player in JMU history to triple twice in a game while going 3-for-4 in Mason win
As a freshman:
- Homered in first collegiate at bat vs. Bucknell, going 2-for-3 with a double
- 3-for-4 with three runs vs. Bucknell
- 0-for-2 but scored three runs after a pair of walks and a hit by pitch vs. Cornell
- Missed four games with hamstring injury before returning with two hits and two runs at Liberty
- Three hits in Towson home finale, including two on bunts
- 2-for-4 with an RBI in Northeastern opener
- Two RBIs in CAA Championship game with a single to drive in JMU's first run of the game as well as a bases-loaded hit by pitch
- Named to NCAA All-Regional Team with three hits, two walks and a hit by pitch
- Played the 2011 summer for the Elkton Blue Sox in the Rockingham County Baseball League.
Before JMU:
- Played for John Marano at Godwin High School
- Played for Jon Buyor for American Legion Post 361 and hit .500 with 12 doubles, three triples, three home runs, 26 RBIs, a .760 slugging percentage
- Godwin was regular season Colonial District champions junior year and district tournament champions senior year
- Post 361 was district tournament champions and state quarterfinalists in 2010
- Second Team All-District as a junior
- Honor Roll student
Personal:
- Son of Dotti and Rick Brown
- Business management major
- Enjoys cars, video games, wakeboarding, and snowboarding
Getting to know Conner...
What is your current major?Business Management
Why did you choose JMU?
Good business program, good food, and good baseball program
What is your favorite thing about JMU?
The people that go here
What is your Favorite place to eat on campus?
DHall
Most people don’t know that I...
Flip houses
Who is the biggest inspiration in your life?
God
What is your Favorite pregame meal?
Hardee’s breakfast platter for an early game; Turkey sub for night games
Who is your Favorite Athlete?
Michael Jordan
What is your Favorite Movie?
Monsters University
What is your biggest fear?
Scary Movies
If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
To fly
If you could travel to one place, where would it be?
Europe
If you could sit down and talk to any person, living or deceased, who would it be?
Jesus
What is your biggest pet peeve?
People coughing during a test
Pick one.
Hamburger or Hot Dog: Hamburger
 Gray, White, Gold, Purple, or Black Uniform: Black
Ski or Snowboard: Snowboard
Facebook or Twitter: Facebook
Chinese Food or Mexican Food: Chinese
Skittles or M&M’s: Skittles
Country Music or Hip Hop: Country
Within the team, who is the...
Most looked up to: Pat Toohers, because he is the tallest at 6’4”
Team Clown: Matt Tenaglia
Best Dressed: Trey Jones & Michael Church
Most likely to be late: Michael Church
Most likely to break out in a song: Bobby “Pampers” SanMartin
Best Dancer: Tyler Gregory
Best Motivator: Chris Huffman
Most likely to become famous (from baseball or nonbaseball related): Chad CarrollÂ
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