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
· 2017 USA Collegiate National Team member
· No. 6 in Perfect Game's Top 100 college sophomores
· No. 2 SEC prospect in 2018 draft (D1 Baseball)
· No. 3 SEC prospect in 2018 draft (Perfect Game)
· 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 • Led team in innings pitched (108) and strikeouts (111); second in ERA (3.08) and batting average against (.199) • Tied his career high in strikeouts with seven on Opening Day against Texas Tech • Achieved new career-high in innings pitched against Indiana State on Feb. 24, throwing 8.0 shutout innings • Threw seven strikeouts over seven innings at Oregon March 3 • Tossed a career-high 13 strikeouts in 7.2 innings, allowing no runs on four hits to South Alabama on March 10 • Collected another 13 strikeout performance, pitching 8.0 innings in a quality start at Arkansas March 17 • Struck out seven while going 6.2 innings in his fifth quality start of the season April 7 vs. Kentucky • Fanned seven batters over six innings to earn third win and fifth quality start of the season April 14 at South Carolina • Allowed just one earned run in fifth win, against Auburn April 28, his third straight victory • Struck out seven over 8.0 shutout innings in route to sixth win of season, at Georgia May 12 • 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 • Sat down nine batters via strikeout over 7.0 innings to help MSU beat UIC in Regional play June 4 • 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 • Earned his first career start on March 22 against Mississippi Valley State, pitching five shutout innings with six strikeouts • 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 • Earned the win on April 30 at Alabama, tossing 5.2 innings with a career-best seven strikeouts • Pitched a then career-high 6.0 innings at Auburn on May 15, allowing no runs on just three hits and striking out four • Played summer ball for the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod League alongside former MSU teammates Ryan Gridley and Brent Rooker • Made seven appearances, six starts, and owned a 2-1 record with a 1.37 ERA • Struck out 33 batters in 39.1 innings pitched for the Whitecaps.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2015 Perfect Game All-American • 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 • Named first team MHSAA All-State as a junior and a senior • 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 • Finished his junior campaign 9-2 with a 1.01 ERA in 62.2 innings • Struck out 85 hitters as a sophomore in 2013, going 6-3 with a 2.73 ERA in 59.0 innings • 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 • Son of Mitzy and Ron Pilkington • Has three siblings: Kristen, Hannah and Karsyn • Majoring in kinesiology • Chose MSU over Southern Miss • Is ambidextrous • Favorite MLB player is Clayton Kershaw and favorite team is the Los Angeles Dodgers • Celebrity crush is Carrie Underwood.
