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2019 Baseball Roster

3 Connor Echols

  • Position OF
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sidney, Ohio
  • Highschool Sidney

Biography

2019 (Senior)
• Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
• Finished 4th on the team with a batting average of .265 
• Started in 56 of the 59 games this season
• Became one of two Dayton players to record 41 RBI this season
• Recorded the second most at-bats (215) and finished second on the team in terms of hits (57)
• Committed zero errors the entire season in 57 games played
• Was 9-of-13 in stolen base attempts

2018 (Junior)
• Team Captain
• Led the team with a .293 batting average in 51 starts at left field
• Finished the season strong in the month of May with a .304 batting average (14-for-46), three home runs, 15 RBI, and seven runs
• Became the only Flyer with five hits in a game during the 2018 season with a 5-for-5, three RBI performance at Eastern Michigan on May 9.
• Had 16 games with multiple hits, the most such games by a Dayton player during the 2018 season
• Named to 2017-18 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2017 (Sophomore)
• Earned 46 starting nods, tied for most on the team with Brantley Johnson
• Led the team in hits (47), at-bats (180) and doubles (9)
• Started off 2017 on a tear with five consecutive multi-hit games to open the season
• Had a season-high three hits in four games, including three in a row from Feb. 19-25
• Had three RBI twice in a single game: Feb. 25 vs. USC Upstate and Apr. 19 vs. Toledo
• Only recorded one error on the season; had a fielding percentage of .989

2016 (Freshman)
• Fall 2015 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Made 32 appearances for the Flyers including 31 starts in his first season
• Finished second on the team with 20 walks
• Recorded a .248 batting average in 113 plate appearances
• Had 28 hits including six doubles and 16 RBI
• Scored 13 runs and totaled 34 bases
• Stole three bases on four attempts
• Recorded 44 putouts defensively to go along with 19 assists for a .955 fielding percentage

High School
• Graduated from Sidney High School
• Was a four-year varsity letter winner
• Had .418 career batting average, and holds the school record for RBI in a season (42)
• Was first team All-GWOC and first team All-GWOC North three times

Personal 
• Born on September 9,1996 to parents Randy and Brenda Echols
• Has one older brother Cory
• Majoring in Business Operations and Supply Management

Statistics

Season:
2019

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2016Freshman

    Infielder
    5'10" 180 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2017Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'10" 180 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2018Junior

    Outfielder
    5'10" 180 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2019Senior

    OF
    5'10" 180 lbs
    3