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Jersey Number 9
Connor Blair
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 6-0
- Bats:
- R
- Weight:
- 215
- Throws:
- R
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Brentwood, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Butte College
- High School:
- Liberty
Bio
2019 MLB Draft - Atlanta Braves, 15th round, 457th overall
WASHINGTON
2019 (Junior):Β 36 games, 33 starts (26 in RF/5 DH/2 CF) ... missed the final 15 games after getting hit by a pitch and breaking his his wrist on April 27 vs. Arizona State Β ... was second on team with 8 home runs and a .522 slugging percentage ... third on team with 27 RBI, 70 total bases and nine doubles ... overall hit .291 with 39 hits in 134 at bats ... hit .355 (22x62, 2 HR, 4 2B, 9 R, 11 RBI) in April ... 15x32 (.469), 10 RBI, HR, 6 R over last 7 games before broken wrist ... 2x5, 3 RBI, 2 R in GM 1 vs. ASU and 1x5 in GM2 ... 3x5, 2 RBI at Portland on April 23 ...Β 5x5, BB, 2 RBI, 2 2B vs. Santa Clara on April 15 to raise avg from .235 to Β .271 ... first UW player with 5 hits since Austin Rei, 2014 ... 3x12 at Stanford ...Β only hit in OSU series was a 3-run HR that tied GM 2, 5-5 ... 1x3 with a run at Gonzaga ... hit a 2-run HR in series opener vs. USC ...Β homered and scored twice in each of the first two games vs. Oregon, going 2x4, HR 2 RBI in GM1 win and 2x4, HR, 3 RBI in GM2 ...Β 2x9 in 2 starts vs. Cal Poly ...Β started all 3 gms in right field and was 4x10, 2 HR, 4 RBI in Northern Colorado series ... 3x4, 1st career HR, 3 RBI in series opener vs. N. Colo and hit HR in GM2 of DH ... was 2x4, 2B, RBI in college debut at UC Irvine.
BUTTE COLLEGE / LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL
Was the 2018 American Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year in the Pacific Association Division for 2018 β the first Butte College player to be so honored β¦ also the California Community College SID Association 2018 State Athlete of the Year for males in all sports β¦ led the California Community College Athletic Association in home runs (21), runs batted in (77), total bases (149) and slugging percentage (.887), and ranked eighth with a .411 average in 44 games β¦ named a 2018 Rawlings All-American, Pacific Association Northern California All-Region First Team and MVP of the Golden Valley Conference β¦ was 2017 First Team All-Conference hitting .400 with 11 home runs β¦ hit .372 with two homers, two triples, six doubles and 17 RBIβs in 25 games as a senior at Liberty High School.
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PERSONAL
Intends on majoring in business finance β¦ would like to be a firefighter after baseball β¦ parents are Jill and Danile, has a brother, Nicholas β¦ played summer ball with the Humboldt Crabs.
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GETTING TO KNOW CONNOR BLAIR
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Outside hobbies:
Reading and surfing.
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Early memory of baseball?
Rec League soft toss playing for the Yankees.
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Favorite baseball player?
Bo Jackson and Mike Trout, the greatest athlete ever and the best baseball player ever, respectively.
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Why Washington?
It was an amazing opportunity to receive an outstanding education while playing for one of the top programs in the nation.
WASHINGTON
2019 (Junior):Β 36 games, 33 starts (26 in RF/5 DH/2 CF) ... missed the final 15 games after getting hit by a pitch and breaking his his wrist on April 27 vs. Arizona State Β ... was second on team with 8 home runs and a .522 slugging percentage ... third on team with 27 RBI, 70 total bases and nine doubles ... overall hit .291 with 39 hits in 134 at bats ... hit .355 (22x62, 2 HR, 4 2B, 9 R, 11 RBI) in April ... 15x32 (.469), 10 RBI, HR, 6 R over last 7 games before broken wrist ... 2x5, 3 RBI, 2 R in GM 1 vs. ASU and 1x5 in GM2 ... 3x5, 2 RBI at Portland on April 23 ...Β 5x5, BB, 2 RBI, 2 2B vs. Santa Clara on April 15 to raise avg from .235 to Β .271 ... first UW player with 5 hits since Austin Rei, 2014 ... 3x12 at Stanford ...Β only hit in OSU series was a 3-run HR that tied GM 2, 5-5 ... 1x3 with a run at Gonzaga ... hit a 2-run HR in series opener vs. USC ...Β homered and scored twice in each of the first two games vs. Oregon, going 2x4, HR 2 RBI in GM1 win and 2x4, HR, 3 RBI in GM2 ...Β 2x9 in 2 starts vs. Cal Poly ...Β started all 3 gms in right field and was 4x10, 2 HR, 4 RBI in Northern Colorado series ... 3x4, 1st career HR, 3 RBI in series opener vs. N. Colo and hit HR in GM2 of DH ... was 2x4, 2B, RBI in college debut at UC Irvine.
BUTTE COLLEGE / LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL
Was the 2018 American Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year in the Pacific Association Division for 2018 β the first Butte College player to be so honored β¦ also the California Community College SID Association 2018 State Athlete of the Year for males in all sports β¦ led the California Community College Athletic Association in home runs (21), runs batted in (77), total bases (149) and slugging percentage (.887), and ranked eighth with a .411 average in 44 games β¦ named a 2018 Rawlings All-American, Pacific Association Northern California All-Region First Team and MVP of the Golden Valley Conference β¦ was 2017 First Team All-Conference hitting .400 with 11 home runs β¦ hit .372 with two homers, two triples, six doubles and 17 RBIβs in 25 games as a senior at Liberty High School.
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PERSONAL
Intends on majoring in business finance β¦ would like to be a firefighter after baseball β¦ parents are Jill and Danile, has a brother, Nicholas β¦ played summer ball with the Humboldt Crabs.
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GETTING TO KNOW CONNOR BLAIR
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Outside hobbies:
Reading and surfing.
Β
Early memory of baseball?
Rec League soft toss playing for the Yankees.
Β
Favorite baseball player?
Bo Jackson and Mike Trout, the greatest athlete ever and the best baseball player ever, respectively.
Β
Why Washington?
It was an amazing opportunity to receive an outstanding education while playing for one of the top programs in the nation.
AJ Guerrero breaks the UW home run record π
Friday, May 23
Business trip to Omaha πΌβΎοΈ #GoHuskies #baseball #pitcher
Wednesday, May 21
Washington 3, USC 1 | Huskies Highlights
Saturday, May 17
Washington 5, USC 3 | Huskies Highlights
Friday, May 16
