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Jersey Number 20
Connor Wilford
- Position:
- Right-Handed Pitcher
- Class:
- Senior
- B/T:
- L/R
- Major:
- Advertising
- Hometown:
- San Clemente, Calif.
- Height:
- 6-4
- High School:
- San Clemente HS
- Weight:
- 185
- Prev School:
- Cal Poly / Saddleback College
- Letters:
- 1
WASHINGTON STATE
WSU CAREER: Pitched two seasons…made 41 appearances, 15 as a starter…tallied six wins with two saves, 111 strikeouts and a 5.05 ERA in 130 innings…graduated with degree in advertising.
SENIOR (2024): Made 15 appearances, 13 as a starter…went 4-6 with 4.91 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 84.1 innings…earned win with six strikeouts in six shutout innings in opening weekend win at Utah Tech (2/17)…struck out three and worked six innings in win over Kansas at Round Rock Classic in Texas (2/24)…earned win with two strikeouts in six innings against Rhode Island (3/2)…struck out while working into the eighth inning against Utah (3/9)…earned win after allowing just one earned run while working in the eighth inning against Arizona State (3/23)…worked into the seventh inning at Stanford (4/6)…struck out seven, allowed three earned runs while working into eighth inning against California (4/13)…struck out seven and worked into seventh inning at No. 19 Arizona (4/20)…earned win, struck out four, allowed one run on four hits while working into sixth inning against No. 6 Oregon State (5/4)…struck out five and allowed three runs in six innings against USC (5/11)…struck out six in seven innings at No. 20 Oregon (5/17).
JUNIOR (2023): Appeared in 26 games, two as a starter…went 2-2 with two saves…struck out 47, walked 13 and posted 5.32 ERA in 45.2 innings…earned save with four strikeouts in three scoreless innings in season-opening win over Villanova in Arizona (2/17)…named Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week and Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week after two no-hit appearances in series-win at No. 15 Oregon State; recorded seven no-hit innings with nine strikeouts and just one walk, struck out six in four no-hit innings (3/10) and retired all nine batters faced to earn series-clinching win (3/12)…earned save with 3.2 scoreless frames in win over Arizona (4/14)…worked scoreless inning in win at Gonzaga (4/18)…worked 1.2 scoreless innings in win over Gonzaga (5/2).
JUNIOR COLLEGE
SOPHOMORE (2022): Attended Saddleback College in southern California…named to the ABCA Pacific Association Division Southern California All-Region First Team and All-Orange Empire Conference First Team…started all 16 games appeared in, went 11-2 with 3.07 ERA, 87 strikeouts and 14 walks in 96.2 innings.
FRESHMAN (2021): Attended Saddleback College in southern California…appeared in nine games, went 0-3 with one save, 13 strikeouts and 5.73 ERA in 11 innings.
FRESHMAN (2020): Attended Cal Poly out of high school during fall, 2020...attended Saddleback College in southern California in spring, 2020...season canceled.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended San Clemente High School…as a SENIOR, named All-Orange County First Team…made 12 appearances, posted 1.17 EAR with 70 strikeouts, 13 walks and 46 hits in 65.2 innings.
PERSONAL
Born in Mission Viejo, Calif.…parents, Eric and Jennifer…older sister, Rachel…older brother, Ryan…younger sister, Caitlin…grandpa, Jerry Nesbitt was an All-Conference guard at New Mexico in mid-1950’s…cousin, Cody Hart plays Lacrosse at Utah…volunteered to work with Challenger League, a program where kids with special needs play little league baseball.
WSU CAREER: Pitched two seasons…made 41 appearances, 15 as a starter…tallied six wins with two saves, 111 strikeouts and a 5.05 ERA in 130 innings…graduated with degree in advertising.
SENIOR (2024): Made 15 appearances, 13 as a starter…went 4-6 with 4.91 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 84.1 innings…earned win with six strikeouts in six shutout innings in opening weekend win at Utah Tech (2/17)…struck out three and worked six innings in win over Kansas at Round Rock Classic in Texas (2/24)…earned win with two strikeouts in six innings against Rhode Island (3/2)…struck out while working into the eighth inning against Utah (3/9)…earned win after allowing just one earned run while working in the eighth inning against Arizona State (3/23)…worked into the seventh inning at Stanford (4/6)…struck out seven, allowed three earned runs while working into eighth inning against California (4/13)…struck out seven and worked into seventh inning at No. 19 Arizona (4/20)…earned win, struck out four, allowed one run on four hits while working into sixth inning against No. 6 Oregon State (5/4)…struck out five and allowed three runs in six innings against USC (5/11)…struck out six in seven innings at No. 20 Oregon (5/17).
JUNIOR (2023): Appeared in 26 games, two as a starter…went 2-2 with two saves…struck out 47, walked 13 and posted 5.32 ERA in 45.2 innings…earned save with four strikeouts in three scoreless innings in season-opening win over Villanova in Arizona (2/17)…named Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week and Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week after two no-hit appearances in series-win at No. 15 Oregon State; recorded seven no-hit innings with nine strikeouts and just one walk, struck out six in four no-hit innings (3/10) and retired all nine batters faced to earn series-clinching win (3/12)…earned save with 3.2 scoreless frames in win over Arizona (4/14)…worked scoreless inning in win at Gonzaga (4/18)…worked 1.2 scoreless innings in win over Gonzaga (5/2).
JUNIOR COLLEGE
SOPHOMORE (2022): Attended Saddleback College in southern California…named to the ABCA Pacific Association Division Southern California All-Region First Team and All-Orange Empire Conference First Team…started all 16 games appeared in, went 11-2 with 3.07 ERA, 87 strikeouts and 14 walks in 96.2 innings.
FRESHMAN (2021): Attended Saddleback College in southern California…appeared in nine games, went 0-3 with one save, 13 strikeouts and 5.73 ERA in 11 innings.
FRESHMAN (2020): Attended Cal Poly out of high school during fall, 2020...attended Saddleback College in southern California in spring, 2020...season canceled.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended San Clemente High School…as a SENIOR, named All-Orange County First Team…made 12 appearances, posted 1.17 EAR with 70 strikeouts, 13 walks and 46 hits in 65.2 innings.
PERSONAL
Born in Mission Viejo, Calif.…parents, Eric and Jennifer…older sister, Rachel…older brother, Ryan…younger sister, Caitlin…grandpa, Jerry Nesbitt was an All-Conference guard at New Mexico in mid-1950’s…cousin, Cody Hart plays Lacrosse at Utah…volunteered to work with Challenger League, a program where kids with special needs play little league baseball.
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