Connor Litton

Height:
6-2
Weight:
220
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Big Cove Tannery, Pa.
High School:
Southern Fulton
Prev School:
Cowley County JC
Major:
Business Marketing

2018: Selected in the 20th round (pick 587) by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft … Started all 59 games played at third base … Batted .285 (63-for-221) with nine home runs … Laced 12 doubles, drove in 38 runs and scored 40 … Stole 7 of 11 bases … Drew 32 walks, was hit by five pitches and struck out 42 times … Ranked among the team leaders in doubles (third), home runs (third), hits (fourth), RBI (fourth), runs (fourth) and stolen bases (fourth) … Registered 14 two-out RBI to stand third on the team … Tallied 18 multi-hit and 10 multi-RBI games … Had season-long 12 hit streak from March 17 to April 6 where he batted ..361 (17-for-47) with five home runs, 14 RBI and 14 runs scored … Belted home runs against Cincinnati, Missouri State, Western Carolina, Wichita State (twice), Wofford, UCF and UNCW (twice) … Registered at least one hit in 41 of 59 games … Scored at least one run in 26 games (multiple 10 times) … Drove in at least one run in 22 contests … Plated a season-high four runs twice (UCF/March 24, UNCW/June 1) … Hit grand slam at UCF (March 24) … Homered in four-straight games (March 30 to April 4) … Had walk-off RBI against Cincinnati (May 13) with a two-run single in the ninth inning … Laced three doubles against Houston (May 25) in the 2018 AAC Baseball Championships … Fielded at a .963 clip committing seven errors in 191 chances … Registered 46 putouts, 138 assists and turned seven double plays … Pirates posted a 42-17 record when he started at third base … Batted anywhere from first to seventh in the lineup, but primarily in the five hole.

Cowely County Junior College (2016-17): Two-year starter for Dave Burroughs … Helped the Tigers to an 87-36 two-year record that included a pair of Region VI Championships, a third place finish at the 2017 JUCO World Series (Grand Junction) and a No. 3 National Ranking in 2017 … Batted .358 (148-for-414) with 11 home runs, 39 doubles, 105 RBI and scored 110 runs during his tenure with the Tigers … Tallied 47 multi-hit and 29 multi-RBI games … During freshman season, batted .379 (92-for-243) with four home runs and 63 RBI … Laced 23 doubles, two triples while walking 18 times and scoring 53 runs … Participated in the Kansas JUCO All-Star Game … Ranked among the nations leaders in at-bats (fourth), hits (17th) and doubles (21st) … Registered at least one hit in 51 of 60 contests (multiple 31 times) with a career-high four twice … Plated at least one run in 33 of 60 games (multiple 18 times) … Drove in four or more runs in a game five times with a career-best five at Western Oklahoma State (Feb. 27) … As a sophomore earned First-Team Jayhawk East All-Conference and Second-Team All-Region VI honors after batting .327 (56-for-171) with seven home runs and 42 RBI … Laced 16 doubles and one triple, while drawing 35 walks and scoring 57 runs … Sported a .927 fielding percentage recording 41 putouts, 73 assists and nine errors in 123 total chances earning Region VI Gold Glove Team accolades … Recorded at least one hit in 36 of 50 games played (multiple 16 times) with a season-high three on four occasions … Drove in at least one run 26 contests (multiple 11 times) with a season-high four against Coffeyville (March 25).

Southern Fulton High School: Two-sport athlete and seven-time letterwinner (baseball 4, basketball 3) … Helped the Indians and coach Dustin Fischer to a 74-18 four-year record which included a pair of District 5 Championships (2014-15) … Batted .430 with seven home runs and 88 RBI during his four-year prep career … Collected 125 hits, scored 113 runs, laced 26 doubles and swiped 58 of 60 bases in 90 games … Three-time all-district selection (2013-15) … Named second-team all-state … Team captain … On the mound, sported a 12-5 record with four saves in 35 appearances (nine starts) … Allowed 37 runs (21 earned) on 60 hits for an impressive 1.52 career ERA … Struck out 161 batters while walking just 49 and held opposing hitters to a .174 composite batting average … Threw three complete games, one shutout and a no-hitter during his senior year … Three-year starter at point guard … Two-time all-district player in basketball (2014-15) … Earned Public Opinion Men’s Basketball Player-of-the-Year honors in 2015 … Averaged a double-double during senior campaign and closed out his career scoring more than 800 points for the Indians … Eleven-time MaxPreps.com Player-of-the-Game selection … Also named USA Baseball Player-of-the-Game … Played travel ball for Post 421 under coach Robert Koontz.

Personal: Full name is Connor Blake Litton … Born in Hagerstown, Md. … Son of Maureen and Ryan Litton … Has one sibling (Brayden) … Intended major is marketing.