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Bentley University

2015 Softball

8 Shannon Connor

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool West Haven
  • Hometown West Haven, Conn.

Biography

Captain … senior outfielder from West Haven, Conn. … 2011 graduate of West Haven High School ... bats left and throws right ... very good student majoring in corporate finance and accounting with a minor in global studies … Career: Three-year starter with a .310 average entering the 2015 season … 103 career hits include 12 doubles, four triples and a home run … on Bentley’s all-time career lists, ranks 10th in on base percentage (.384), 11th in batting average and 18th in hits … 2014: led the Falcons in hitting for the third straight season, batting .315 with her team-high 35 hits including six doubles … led or tied for team lead in numerous other categories, including runs (16) and OBP (.372) … Academic All-Northeast-10 selection … battered .300 in March and .324 in April … .328 average in NE-10 divisional games … .342 average with bases empty and .280 with runners in scoring position … reached base 42 percent of the time when leading off innings … team-best 10 multi-hit games … closed season with three hits vs. Merrimack Apr. 29 in NE-10 tournament loss … eight-game hitting streak Mar. 10-22 … appeared in 37 of 38 games, all as a starter in left … NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll twice (Mar. 17, Apr. 21) …  2013: earned third-team All-Northeast-10 honors after hitting a team-high .336 … also led team in on base percentage (.421) and slugging percentage (.464) … in 36 games (35 starts), amassed 37 hits, 17 runs, 5 RBI, 5 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 16 walks and 4 SB … 32 of her starts came in left and 34 were as the lead-off hitter … hit .381 in divisional games, .346 against conference opponents and .408 with the bases empty … had ten multi-hit games, including three Apr. 9 vs. Saint Anselm, Apr. 18 at Franklin Pierce and Apr. 28 at St. Michael’s … homered and drove in three runs Apr. 24 vs. UMass-Lowell … tied for fourth in NE-10 in triples ... named to NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll twice … 2012: led the Falcons in hitting at .279, with 29 of her 31 hits singles ... scored 13 runs and had a .360 on base percentage ... from Mar. 16-25, hit .714 (10-14) during a five-game hitting streak ... started the season’s first 14 games in the outfield and the last 24 at shortstop ... had two three-hit games and five two-hit games ... High School: two-time CHSCA All-State (2009, 2010) ... New Haven Register All-State and All-Area in 2010 ... three-time All-Division selection ... helped West Haven to state quarterfinals in 2010 and second round in 2011 ... team captain in both softball and volleyball ... also lettered in basketball ... Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 2011 ... also played softball for Tradition 18U North ...  Personal: daughter of Martin and Linda Connor ... has two sisters, Stephanie (33) and Lindsay (29), and one brother, Bobby (27) ... Lindsay played softball at Bryant ... studied abroad at Bond University in Australia in fall 2013 … Student Council Vice President ... ranked fifth in her high school class … treasurer of West Haven’s DECA ... New Haven Register Youth of the Year, 2011 ... SAAC representative … Peer Advisor for Office of International Education … has been involved in Service Learning and 85 Broads ... volunteered with Junior Falcon Day and Breast Cancer Walk … age as of Mar. 1: 21.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2012Freshman

    SS-OF
    5'5"
    8
  • 8

    2013Sophomore

    SS-OF
    5'5"
    8
  • 8

    2014Junior

    OF
    5'5"
    8
  • 8

    2015Senior

    OF
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    8