HEADING INTO 2013: Expected to split time behind the plate and on the mound as a starter.
2012: Saw time both in the field and on the mound for the Black Bears... named to the America East All-Tournament Team after throwing a gem against Binghamton (5/25)where he allowed just one run on five hits over eight innings while striking out six... named America East Pitcher of the Week on April 2 after earning the win against Norfolk State... went 5.1 innings and did not allow a run on a pair of hits... fanned four batters... finished the season with a record of 5-6 on the mound with a 5.40 ERA... his five wins tied for the team-lead... struck out 52 batters in 65.0 innings pitched... saw action in 14 games in the field where he hit .147 with seven runs scored and a pair of RBI.
2011: Started 26 of the 39 games he appeared in... notched a .248 average, recording 25 hits, 10 RBI and one home run... hit 1-for-4 against UNLV (2/19), driving in two runs and scoring two runs for the Black Bears... hit 2-for-4 against Stetson with an RBI and a run... had back-to-back two hit appearances, first against Florida State (3/9), hitting 2-for-4 with one RBI and a run, and again against Georgetown (3/11), batting 2-for-3, recording a double and an RBI... against Fairleigh Dickinson (3/27), recorded two hits, two runs, an RBI and a stolen base... drilled a home run against Hartford (4/16), hitting 3-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored, and a stolen base... excelled against UMBC (4/30) after hitting 3-for-4, scoring three runs, an RBI and hitting two doubles... made one appearance in relief for Maine against Penn (3/7), throwing a scoreless inning.
BEFORE MAINE: Captain as a senior for John Kearney at Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School... saw time as both a shortstop and a pitcher... hit .388 with seven home runs and 15 stolen bases... compiled a record of 7-1 on the mound with a 1.81 ERA and 73 strikeouts... team finished as South Sectional Final 4 and OCL champions... named an Eastern Massachusetts all-star... OCL MVP... named Boston Globe, Boston Herald and Brockton Enterprise all-scholastic... Also a standout in football where he played in his league’s Super Bowl at Gillette Stadium... named Brockton Enterprise Player of the Year for football and also Boston Globe and Taunton Gazette all-scholastic... born Oct. 31, 1991... son of Michael Sr. and Jackie Connolly... undecided upon major... father, Michael was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in 1982 out of high school as a pitcher.
