Connor Klemann Season 2017

ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN (2018)
 
2018 (JUNIOR)
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten. Season: Led team with a career-high 27 walks … Set career highs with five doubles, four home runs and 22 RBIs … Started a career-high 47 games split among third base (44), designated hitter (2) and first base (1). at Elon (2/16-18): Went 4-for-12 in the opening series with a double, home run and three RBIs. vs. No. 23 St. John’s (2/25): Went 2-for-4 with a double plus an RBI and hit by pitch. at UCSB (3/3-5): Drove in a run in the series opener on a base hit ... Scored twice in the series finale, blasting an estimated 382-foot home run and walking three times. at GCU (3/8-9): Went 3-for-8 in the first two games of the series with a double in the opener. NJIT (3/17-18): Went 3-for-9 in the series with four walks, three runs, two RBIs and a home run. at Rutgers (3/23-25): Went 4-for-10 in the series with a run, three RBIs and home run ... Tallied a career-high three hits in the finale, driving in two runs on a home run and sacrifice fly, and walking once. Mount St. Mary’s (4/18): Hit first career triple as part of a 3-for-5 night with a run and RBI. at Michigan (4/20-22): Totaled three RBIs and two doubles in the first two games. Northwestern (4/27-29): Scored one run in each game of the series and drew four walks total ... Drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the finale. Michigan State (5/4-5): Went 5-for-9 with three runs, three RBIs and three walks (.667 OBP) in the three-game series ... Had two hits in each of the first two games and an RBI in each game.
 
2017 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in 10 games with eight starts before season ended due to injury.
 
2016 (FRESHMAN)
Season: Started 23 of 28 games played all at second base … Hit .260 with a .345 on-base percentage … Was opening day starter at second base but was injured in the game and did not return until April. Purdue (4/2): Earned first career hit while pinch-hitting in the first game of the day. at Lafayette (4/6): Went 2-for-4 plus two walks with a run and two RBIs. Michigan State (4/10): Hit 2-for-6 in a doubleheader with a run and RBI. Northwestern (4/16-17), Bucknell (4/19), at Kent State (4/20) & at Rutgers (4/22-23): Went on seven-game hitting streak, going 8-for-17 (.471) with two runs, three RBIs and three walks … Went 1-for-2 plus a hit by pitch with two runs and a stolen base against Bucknell … Hit 4-for-8 with three walks in three games against Rutgers. Maryland (4/29): Went 2-for-4 with a double. Iowa (5/20): Hit walk-off RBI-single in bottom of the 12th inning to win season finale and secure Penn State’s first overall winning record since 2012. Summer: Named to the Cal Ripken League All-Star team.
 
2015 CUBA TRIP
Limited to one at-bat in the finale at Matanzas due to injury.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Head coach in high school was Bruce Bobst and was coached by Greg Kinneman in travel baseball (Chandler World) ... Hit .443 as a junior with two home runs ... Selected as first-team all-conference ... Ranked in Top 500 players in the country by Perfect Game.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Connor Finn Klemann … Born June 5, 1997 in East Norriton, Pennsylvania … Parents are Finn and Christine Klemann … Has two younger brothers, Trevor and Grant … Father, Finn, played tennis at The College of New Jersey … Majoring in kinesiology.