3.08.2009

Who is Conor Gillaspie?

Name: Conor M Gillaspie
Position: 3B
Bat/Throws: L / R
Height: 6'01"
Weight: 195
Birthday: 1987-07-18
Round: Comp A
Pick #: 37
Signed: 8/06/2008

2008 JUNIOR
Played summer ball for the Falmouth (Mass.) Commodores...Named the Most Valuable Player of the Cape Cod League...Earned the Thurman Munson Batting Champion Trophy in the Cape Cod League...Named Most Valuable Player of the Falmouth Commodores...Named the No. 13 prospect in the Cape Cod League by Baseball America.

2007 SOPHOMORE
Played in 73 games, with 72 starts, all at third base...Hit .325 with 55 runs, 24 doubles, four triples, six home runs, 63 RBI and 12 stolen bases...Named first team all-Valley...Named to the MVC all-tournament team at third base...Named to the Wichita all-Regional team...Named MVC Player-of-the-Week on April 16 and May 20...First in The Valley in hits, RBI, doubles and total bases and third in runs...Had 28 multiple-hit games and 16 multiple-RBI games...Had a 15-game hitting streak from March 24-April 18...Had a season-high four hits at Southern Illinois on April 15...Had a season-high four RBI three times...Went 3-for-5 with four RBI and a home run at Hawaii on Feb. 25...Went 3-for-5 with four RBI and a triple against Richmond on March 4...Went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a home run against Creighton on April 8...Went 3-for-5 with three RBI and a double against Evansville on May 19...Named to the AD’s honor roll for Spring 2007.

2006 FRESHMAN
Played in 68 games, with 67 starts, all at third base...Hit .352 with 41 runs, 92 hits, 18 doubles, three triples, seven home runs, 67 RBI and five stolen bases...Named first team all-Valley...Named a first team Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball...Named to the Norman all-Regional team...Sixth in The Valley in batting average, second in hits, first in RBI and second in total bases...Had 27 multiple-hit games, 15 multiple-RBI games and two multiple-home run games...Had a 17-game hitting streak from April 28-May 25...Had a season-high five hits against USC on May 20...Had a season-high four RBI three times...Went 4-for-5 with four RBI and a triple at Hawaii-Hilo on Feb. 11...Went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two home runs against Kansas on April 5...Went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles and a home run against Bradley on April 22...Went 3-for-4 with four RBI and two home runs at Oklahoma on June 4...Named to the AD’s honor roll for Fall 2005.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Millard North High School in Omaha, Neb...Lettered three years in baseball, football and basketball...In baseball, named all-Metro and all-state...During junior and senior seasons batted over .500...Lists best individual performance as hitting a home run at Rosenblatt Stadium during senior season at the high school state championship...Member of team that was state runner-up during junior season...Member of team that was state champions during senior season and ranked third nationally by USA Today...Member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Son of Mark and Dianne Gillaspie...Born July 18, 1987, in Omaha, Neb...Has one sister, Makenzie, and one brother, Casey...Dad Mark played professional baseball and was an All-American at Mississippi State...Is majoring in geology at WSU...Also recruited by Creighton.

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