Connor Donovan

Position:
1B/P
Height:
6-3
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Yardley, Pa.
High School:
The Pennington School
Major:
Finance

WHY LEHIGH?
"It has a great academic reputation, is close to home and has a great coaching staff."

ON COACH LEARY
"He's a very dedicated coach that cares a lot about his players and works to develop players both on and off the field."

2017 (SENIOR SEASON)
Earned a second team All-ECAC selection … earned a first and second team All-Patriot League selection, earning first team accolades as a designated hitter and second team honors as a starting pitcher … named a first team All-American first baseman and pitcher by Jewish Sports Review … earned an Academic All-Patriot League selection … played in and started all 50 games as either a first baseman or designated hitter, while also working as a weekend starter on the mound … finished third in the Patriot League (regular season) in home runs (8) and ninth in slugging percentage (.507) … in the field, he posted a .988 fielding percentage with 219 putouts, 25 assists and three errors … on the mound, Donovan posted the lowest earned-run average (2.11) on the team and lowest among Patriot League starting pitchers … he surrendered the fewest total runs (17) and earned runs (11) by a Patriot League starting pitcher … tied for the team lead in wins (4) as he allowed the fewest hits (40), fewest total runs (17) and fewest earned runs (11) out of the team's top-three weekend starters … he also surrendered just four extra-base hits on the season (1 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR) which is the lowest total of any Lehigh pitcher who logged at least 8.1 innings of work this season, it is also lowest total of extra-base hits allowed among Patriot League pitchers who pitched at least 22.1 innings on the season … was named the Patriot League Player of the Week (3/28) and Pitcher of the Week (4/11) … named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll with a 3.85 GPA in the spring semester.

2016 (JUNIOR SEASON)
Earned second team All-Patriot League recognition as Lehigh’s designated hitter and also served as a late-inning reliever…hit .272 with 26 RBI, 22 runs scored and five home runs…went 5-for-9 with three home runs and six RBI in a league-opening doubleheader at Bucknell (4/2)…made 14 appearances out of the bullpen, throwing a season-long 5.2 innings while striking out a season-best six batters at Rider (4/5)…finished the season with a 3.68 ERA, including a strong 0.96 ERA in five Patriot League appearances...named a Jewish Sports Review first team All-American...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2015 (SOPHOMORE SEASON)
Saw action in 18 games and made 14 appearances with two starts on the mound…finished the season with a .273 batting average and 8.31 ERA…went 4-for-6 at the plate in an 18-1 win over DeSales with five RBI, two doubles and grand slam…earned the save in a 10-9 win over Holy Cross and a 5-3 victory at Lafayette…struck out six batters while allowing just one run in seven innings of a 2-1 loss at Holy Cross…earned the win after tossing 3.2 hitless, scoreless innings in an 11-1 win at Iona.

2014 (FRESHMAN SEASON)
Saw action in 12 games, including two stints on the mound…finished the season with a .278 batting average and 3.38 ERA…knocked in two runs and crossed the plate once in his first collegiate action against Fairleigh Dickinson…went 2-for-3 at the plate with two runs scored against UMES… got the start and threw seven innings while striking out six and allowing just five hits in a 4-3 extra-inning win at Coppin State...named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

BEFORE LEHIGH
Donovan led Pennington School to its first NJISAA Prep B-Division State Final since 1985. He was named Co-Prep Player of the Year and the Pennington School's Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2013, while also garnering the team MVP award. From 2011-13, Donovan was a three-time New Jersey All-Prep selection, three-time All-Area selection and a three-time All-Prep League selection. He was a Rawlings Baseball Atlantic Region All-High School team selection and an Under Armour Preseason All-American in 2013. Off the field, Donovan earned a spot on the Dean's List for four years, was a member of the National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society, and won the Terry William Weiler Memorial Scholarship Award for outstanding academics, character and participation in extracurricular activities.

CAREER STATISTICS
HITTING

	G-GS	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SLG%	OB%	SB
2014	12-4	.278	18	5	5	1	0	0	3	3	.333	.435	1
2015	18-12	.273	55	11	15	5	0	1	7	4	.418	.333	0
2016 2017	43-41 50-50	.272 .280	147 150	22 30	40 42	9 8	0 1	5 8	26 30	15 13	.435 .507	.357 .384	0 0
TOTAL	123-107	.276	370	68	102	23	1	14	66	35	.457	.369	1

PITCHING

	W-L	SV	ERA	APP	GS	CG	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2014	0-0	0	3.38	2	1	0	8.0	6	3	3	3	6
2015	1-1	2	8.31	14	2	0	34.2	45	40	32	15	22
2016 2017	0-3 4-2	0 0	3.68 2.11	14 10	0 8	0 1	29.1 47.0	29 40	19 17	12 11	15 27	21 37
Total	5-6	2	4.39	40	11	1	119.0	120	79	58	60	86

GETTING TO KNOW CONNOR
Nickname: ConDon
Favorite Thing About Lehigh: The baseball team
Major: Business
Favorite Place on Campus: The baseball field
Favorite Food: Chicken Parmesan
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Florida Georgia Line
Favorite Movie: Little Big League
Favorite TV Show: The Office
Favorite Website: Bleacher Report
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Dick Vitale
Favorite Pro Team: New York Yankees
Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Kevin Durant
Hobbies: Playing basketball, ping pong and video games
Magazine Cover I'd Like to be On: Sports Illustrated
Place I'd Like to Visit: Israel
Talent I'd Most Like to Have: To have a good voice
Deam Job: Professional baseball player
I Wear my Jersey Number Because: It was the number I wore when I was younger. I used to be a big fan of Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Jason Giami and Mark Teixeira.
If I didn't play Baseball, I Would Play: Basketball
If I had $1 Billion, I Would: Donate a lot of it to charity and give it to my family.