2018 Baseball Roster
Roster
Konnor Pilkington
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 228
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hurley, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- East Central HS
ยทย ย ย 2017ย USA Collegiate National Team member
ยทย ย ย ย ย No. 6 in Perfect Game's Top 100 college sophomores
ยทย ย ย ย ย No. 2 SEC prospect in 2018 draft (D1 Baseball)
ยทย ย ย ย ย No. 3 SEC prospect in 2018 draft (Perfect Game)
ยทย ย ย ย ย 2016 Cape Cod League Year-End All-League Team
2017: Took over ace role as he started a team-high 17 times on the mound โข Led team in innings pitched (108) and strikeouts (111); second in ERA (3.08) and batting average against (.199) โข Tied his career high in strikeouts with seven on Opening Day against Texas Tech โข Achieved new career-high in innings pitched against Indiana State on Feb. 24, throwing 8.0 shutout innings โข Threw seven strikeouts over seven innings at Oregon March 3 โข Tossed a career-high 13 strikeouts in 7.2 innings, allowing no runs on four hits to South Alabama on March 10 โข Collected another 13 strikeout performance, pitching 8.0 innings in a quality start at Arkansas March 17 โข Struck out seven while going 6.2 innings in his fifth quality start of the season April 7 vs. Kentucky โข Fanned seven batters over six innings to earn third win and fifth quality start of the season April 14 at South Carolina โข Allowed just one earned run in fifth win, against Auburn April 28, his third straight victory โข Struck out seven over 8.0 shutout innings in route to sixth win of season, at Georgia May 12 โข Threw another 8.0 shutout innings against Georgia in the first game of the SEC tournament, has a total 16.0 shutout against the Bulldogs from Athens on the season โข Sat down nine batters via strikeout over 7.0 innings to help MSU beat UIC in Regional play June 4 โข Spent his summer playing for the USA Collegiate National Team, where he collected a 2.65 ERA and held opponents to a .183 batting average in five appearances.
2016: Made his collegiate debut on March 1 against Alcorn State, tossing two hitless innings with his first collegiate strikeout โข Earned his first career start on March 22 against Mississippi Valley State, pitching five shutout innings with six strikeouts โข His first SEC start came on the road at Florida in the series finale, and he pitched 4.0 shutout innings to keep the Gators at bay and helped the Bulldogs take the series โข Earned the win on April 30 at Alabama, tossing 5.2 innings with a career-best seven strikeouts โข Pitched a then career-high 6.0 innings at Auburn on May 15, allowing no runs on just three hits and striking out four โข Played summer ball for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League alongside former MSU teammates Ryan Gridley and Brent Rooker โข Made seven appearances, six starts, and owned a 2-1 record with a 1.37 ERA โข Struck out 33 batters in 39.1 innings pitched for the Whitecaps.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2015 Perfect Game All-American โข 2015 Jackson (Miss.) Clarion Ledger All-State and Dandy Dozen selection after striking out 107 batters and tallying a 1.50 ERA in 65.1 innings โข Named first team MHSAA All-State as a junior and a senior โข Led Mississippi prep players as a junior in 2014 with 104 strikeouts, including 18 in a no hitter against Pascagoula High School on April 1, 2014 โข Finished his junior campaign 9-2 with a 1.01 ERA in 62.2 innings โข Struck out 85 hitters as a sophomore in 2013, going 6-3 with a 2.73 ERA in 59.0 innings โข Went 2-0 with a 1.27 ERA in 11.0 innings as a freshman.
PERSONAL: Born Konnor Chase Pilkington on Sept. 12, 1997 in Pascagoula, Mississippi โข Son of Mitzy and Ron Pilkington โข Has three siblings: Kristen, Hannah and Karsyn โข Majoring in kinesiology โข Chose MSU over Southern Miss โข Is ambidextrous โข Favorite MLB player is Clayton Kershaw and favorite team is the Los Angeles Dodgers โข Celebrity crush is Carrie Underwood.
