#12 Kevin Connolly Baseball Roster
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PREP & PERSONAL: Named ESPN Nebraska preseason all-state and preseason Rawlings All-American … batted .410, with 34 runs, 41 RBI, 20 walks, 43 hits 16 stolen bases, nine doubles, five home runs and three triples … was a team captain … represented Nebraska in the Arizona PowerShowcase … played in the Nebraska Colin/Orcutt All-Star game … named game MVP … named to the Rawlings Region 5 all-baseball team … led Creighton Prep to best record in school history (34-4) and a state championship during senior year … named Lincoln Journal Star first team SuperState and Omaha World Herald first team All-Nebraska … finished as the all-time record holder in school history in home runs in a season (10) and home runs in a career … had outstanding junior campaign, leading the state in homers (10), while finishing top five in the state in stolen bases (19) and top 10 in doubles (8) … also hit .429 and slugged .938 … scored 35 runs and drove in 36 runs … led team in average and homers and was third in RBI while batting leadoff … played in the 2011 Perfect Game National Showcase … received a 9.5 rating from Perfect Game … ranked first in Nebraska, 50th best outfielder in the U.S. and 27th best prospect in country … selected to the 2011 Perfect Game Midwest Top Prospects team … named Lincoln Journal Star second team SuperState and Omaha World Herald second team all-Nebraska … earned two letters in baseball … led summer league team to Nebraska summer state legion championship, region championship and the Legion World Series all while attending summer school at Notre Dame in 2012 … full name is Kevin Joseph Connolly … born in St. Louis, Mo. … son of Tom and Jennifer Connolly … has an older brother, Tommy, two older sisters, Katie and Kelly, and two younger brothers, Jack and Joe … sister, Kelly, played soccer at Creighton … sister, Katie, graduated from Notre Dame … had two uncles and three aunts… enrolled in First Year of Studies.