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Jersey Number 16
Connor Wanhanen
- Position:
- 1B/OF
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Flower Mound, Texas
- High School:
- Flower Mound HS
Bio
Career Honors:
· 2018 1st-team Academic All-Big 12
· 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District
· 2017 1st-team Academic All-Big 12
· 2016 1st-team Academic All-Big 12
· 2015 All-College World Series Team
· 2015 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
· 2015 1st-team All-Big 12 Conference
· 2015 Big 12 All-Freshmen Team
· 2015 Baseball America, Perfect Game and Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American
· Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (April 20, 2015)
2018 (Senior)
Started 50 games as part of 53 appearances... also made two appearances as a defensive replacement and one as a pinch hitter... made 24 starts each at first base and in right field... also started two games as the designated hitter... collected nine doubles and two home runs... tallied 20 RBIs... recorded a base hit in 30 games and reached base safely in 42... posted nine multi-hit games and four multi-RBI contests... drove in two runs and tripled as part of a three-hit game at Grand Canyon (Feb. 17)... scored three runs in the series finale at Grand Canyon (Feb. 18)... posted three hits in the series against Long Beach State (Feb. 24-25)... collected two hits and scored two runs in the series opener against UC Irvine (March 2)... doubled as part of a two-hit game in the series finale against the Anteaters (March 4)... hit two doubles and drove in a run in a win over UTRGV (March 6)... doubled in a run at USC (March 9)... collected three hits in the series-opener against Minnesota (March 16)... picked up two doubles in the series against Kansas State (March 23-25)... reached base safely in two games against Oklahoma (April 6-8)... came off the bench and went 1-for-2 against Abilene Christian (April 17)... doubled in a win at UT Arlington (April 18)... went 1-for-1 with three walks and two runs scored in a win over Stephen F. Austin (April 24)... recorded a base hit in the series finale against Texas Tech (April 29)... commenced an eight-game hitting streak with that hit against the Red Raiders... collected two hits in the series-opener against Lamar (May 4)... hit first home run of the season, a two-run shot in Game 2 against the Cardinals (May 5)... went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in the series finale against Lamar (May 6)... drove in three runs and collected two hits in the series against West Virginia (May 11-13)... picked up two hits in the series at Texas (May 17-19)... was 2-for-3 in the Big 12 Tournament opening game against Texas Tech (May 23)... final hit of his career was a home run in the Big 12 Championship game against Baylor (May 27).
2017 (Junior)
Appeared in 50 games making 45 starts... made five appearances as a pinch hitter... started 29 games at first base, 13 as the designated hitter and three in right field... registered a hit in 31 games and reached base safely in 42... tallied six multi-hit games and five multi-RBI contests... hit .281 on the season with six doubles and one triple.. was one of five Horned Frogs with double-digit stolen bases (11)... notched 16 RBIs, eight of which came with two outs...went 1-for-3 with a pair of RBIs in the season opener against Penn State (Feb. 17)... went 1-for-2 withe a run scored in a start against LSU (March 3)... tallied a hit and scored two runs in the series finale at UC Irvine (March 12)... doubled and scored a run against Kansas (March 19)... collected two hits in the series against Oklahoma State (March 24-26)... reached base in 26 straight games starting with a 1-for-3 day at the plate at Kansas State (April 2)... hit .299 with an on-base percentage of .466 during the streak... walked three times, drove in a run and scored four runs in the series finale against Murray State (April 8)... hit .600 (6-for-10) in the series at West Virginia (April 14-16)... had two hits and drove in two runs in Game 2 against the Mountaineers (April 15)... went 3-for-3 with another two RBIs in the series finale (April 16)... drove in the game-winning run in the 11th inning with a sacrifice in the series opener against Texas (May 5)... started a 10 game hitting streak with a 1-for-3 day at the plate against Texas (May 6)... drove in two runs in the game... went 2-for-5 with a run scored in the series finale against the Longhorns (May 7)... hit safely in all three games at Oklahoma (May 12-14) and at Cal (May 18-20)... recorded three hits in the Big 12 Tournament (May 24-27)... doubled as part of a two-hit game with two RBIs against Dallas Baptist in the NCAA Fort Worth Regional (Jun 5)... had five hits in the College World Series and drove in two runs... best game was a two-hit performance against Louisville (June 22).
2016 (Sophomore)
Started 53 games as part of 55 appearances on the season... appeared in two games as a pinch hitter... made 49 starts at first base and four in right field... tallied a hit in 34 games and reached base safely in 42... posted five multi-hit games and five multiple-RBI contests... had seven doubles and two triples as part of 43 hits on the season... 9-for-10 in stolen base attempts... tallied 39 runs scored... was second on the team with seven HBPs... opened the season with a six-game hitting streak... tallied three hits in the series against Loyola Marymount (Feb. 19-21)... went 3-for-4 with a run scored and a double in TCU's win over La.-Lafayette (Feb. 26)... was 2-for-4 with two runs scored against UT Rio Grande Valley (March 1)... went 4-for-11 (.364) with six runs scored and a triple in the series against Gonzaga (March 4-6)... missed six games with an injury from March 12-March 21... returned to the starting lineup on March 22 against Abilene Christian... collected two hits in the series at Texas (March 24-26)... doubled twice and drove in two runs as part of a three-hit game at UT Arlington (March 29)... hit safely in all three games at Wichita State (April 1-3)... scored three runs and drove in two in the series at Kansas (April 8-10)... picked up an RBI in both games of a doubleheader against Oklahoma (April 16)... collected three RBIs in the series at Oklahoma State (April 22-24)... had three RBI in the win over Texas Tech (April 30)... went 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the series opener at Baylor (May 13)... collected three RBIs in the series sweep of Kansas State (May 19-21)... had two RBIs in the win over Oklahoma State at the Big 12 Championships (May 26)... came off the bench and collected a pinch-hit single against Gonzaga in the NCAA Fort Worth Regional on June 4... started all three games of the NCAA College Station Super Regional at Texas A&M (June 10-12)... appeared in two games in the College World Series.
2015 (Freshman)
Made 56 starts as part of 57 appearances... 50 of his starts came as the designated hitter, while the other six came in left field... recorded a base hit in 39 games and reached base safely in 50... ranked second on the team with 22 multi-hit games and tied for the team lead with 13 multiple-RBI contests... was 1-for-1 as a pinch hitter with two RBI... his .329 season batting average was second on the team and ninth in the Big 12... collected 71 hits on the season, a mark that also ranked ninth in the Big 12... tied for third on the team with 40 RBIs, a mark that ranked sixth in the Big 12... his .450 on-base percentage was fourth in the Big 12... was successful on 11 of 15 stolen base attempts... first collegiate appearance was a pinch hitter on opening day against Southern Illinois (Feb. 13)... had a pinch-hit two-run single for his first collegiate single... went 4-for-11 against the Salukis with five RBIs the first weekend of the season... commenced a torrid 10-game hitting streak on March 13 against Baylor with a 1-for-4 day at the plate... hit .548 (23-for-42) during the streak with 11 RBIs and 10 runs scored... was 3-for-4 with two RBIs in the series finale against Baylor on March 15... went 2-for-5 with an RBI on March 17 against UT Pan American... had six hits in two games played vs. Oklahoma State March 20-21... hit his first career double on March 21 vs. the Cowboys... was 4-for-4 in game two of the series against Wichita State on March 28... was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored in the series finale against the Shockers on March 29... drove in a career-high three runs with three hits, including a triple, in the series opener at Texas Tech (April 2)... after a three-game hitless streak, went 2-for-4 against Dallas Baptist on April 7 to kick-start a nine game hitting streak... was 16-for-34 (.471) during the streak with seven RBI... had five hits in the series at Kansas State (April 10-12)... doubled and drove in two runs as part of a two-hit game at UT Arlington on April 14... collected five hits and drove in three runs in the series against Santa Clara (April 18-19)... went through a 19-game slump that saw him hit just .203 (15-for-74) from April 25-June 1... was a big part of TCU's game two win over Texas on April 25 with four hits and two RBI... went 3-for-5 with two RBI in an elimination game against Stony Brook in the NCAA Fort Worth Regional.... had four hits in the NCAA Super Regional against Texas A&M (June 6-8)... first career home run came in the decisive game three against the Aggies... it was a two-run shot that gave TCU a 4-1 lead late in the game... hit safely in all four games of the College World Series... was 3-for-4 with three RBI in the Frogs' CWS opening win over LSU on June 14... had a single hit in the final three games of the season... closed the season on a seven game hitting streak.
High School
Lettered three seasons at Flower Mound High School... earned first-team all-district honors as a sophomore after hitting .305... named District MVP and county MVP as a junior... tabbed a first-team all-area and all-state performer as a junior and senior... selected as the District Offensive Player of the Year as a senior... helped lead his high school to the Texas 5A state championship... named MVP of the state championship... hit .454 as a junior and .452 as a senior.
Personal
Parents are Kathleen and Ronald... has a younger sister, Kellie.
· 2018 1st-team Academic All-Big 12
· 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District
· 2017 1st-team Academic All-Big 12
· 2016 1st-team Academic All-Big 12
· 2015 All-College World Series Team
· 2015 Big 12 Freshman of the Year
· 2015 1st-team All-Big 12 Conference
· 2015 Big 12 All-Freshmen Team
· 2015 Baseball America, Perfect Game and Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American
· Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (April 20, 2015)
2018 (Senior)
Started 50 games as part of 53 appearances... also made two appearances as a defensive replacement and one as a pinch hitter... made 24 starts each at first base and in right field... also started two games as the designated hitter... collected nine doubles and two home runs... tallied 20 RBIs... recorded a base hit in 30 games and reached base safely in 42... posted nine multi-hit games and four multi-RBI contests... drove in two runs and tripled as part of a three-hit game at Grand Canyon (Feb. 17)... scored three runs in the series finale at Grand Canyon (Feb. 18)... posted three hits in the series against Long Beach State (Feb. 24-25)... collected two hits and scored two runs in the series opener against UC Irvine (March 2)... doubled as part of a two-hit game in the series finale against the Anteaters (March 4)... hit two doubles and drove in a run in a win over UTRGV (March 6)... doubled in a run at USC (March 9)... collected three hits in the series-opener against Minnesota (March 16)... picked up two doubles in the series against Kansas State (March 23-25)... reached base safely in two games against Oklahoma (April 6-8)... came off the bench and went 1-for-2 against Abilene Christian (April 17)... doubled in a win at UT Arlington (April 18)... went 1-for-1 with three walks and two runs scored in a win over Stephen F. Austin (April 24)... recorded a base hit in the series finale against Texas Tech (April 29)... commenced an eight-game hitting streak with that hit against the Red Raiders... collected two hits in the series-opener against Lamar (May 4)... hit first home run of the season, a two-run shot in Game 2 against the Cardinals (May 5)... went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in the series finale against Lamar (May 6)... drove in three runs and collected two hits in the series against West Virginia (May 11-13)... picked up two hits in the series at Texas (May 17-19)... was 2-for-3 in the Big 12 Tournament opening game against Texas Tech (May 23)... final hit of his career was a home run in the Big 12 Championship game against Baylor (May 27).
2017 (Junior)
Appeared in 50 games making 45 starts... made five appearances as a pinch hitter... started 29 games at first base, 13 as the designated hitter and three in right field... registered a hit in 31 games and reached base safely in 42... tallied six multi-hit games and five multi-RBI contests... hit .281 on the season with six doubles and one triple.. was one of five Horned Frogs with double-digit stolen bases (11)... notched 16 RBIs, eight of which came with two outs...went 1-for-3 with a pair of RBIs in the season opener against Penn State (Feb. 17)... went 1-for-2 withe a run scored in a start against LSU (March 3)... tallied a hit and scored two runs in the series finale at UC Irvine (March 12)... doubled and scored a run against Kansas (March 19)... collected two hits in the series against Oklahoma State (March 24-26)... reached base in 26 straight games starting with a 1-for-3 day at the plate at Kansas State (April 2)... hit .299 with an on-base percentage of .466 during the streak... walked three times, drove in a run and scored four runs in the series finale against Murray State (April 8)... hit .600 (6-for-10) in the series at West Virginia (April 14-16)... had two hits and drove in two runs in Game 2 against the Mountaineers (April 15)... went 3-for-3 with another two RBIs in the series finale (April 16)... drove in the game-winning run in the 11th inning with a sacrifice in the series opener against Texas (May 5)... started a 10 game hitting streak with a 1-for-3 day at the plate against Texas (May 6)... drove in two runs in the game... went 2-for-5 with a run scored in the series finale against the Longhorns (May 7)... hit safely in all three games at Oklahoma (May 12-14) and at Cal (May 18-20)... recorded three hits in the Big 12 Tournament (May 24-27)... doubled as part of a two-hit game with two RBIs against Dallas Baptist in the NCAA Fort Worth Regional (Jun 5)... had five hits in the College World Series and drove in two runs... best game was a two-hit performance against Louisville (June 22).
2016 (Sophomore)
Started 53 games as part of 55 appearances on the season... appeared in two games as a pinch hitter... made 49 starts at first base and four in right field... tallied a hit in 34 games and reached base safely in 42... posted five multi-hit games and five multiple-RBI contests... had seven doubles and two triples as part of 43 hits on the season... 9-for-10 in stolen base attempts... tallied 39 runs scored... was second on the team with seven HBPs... opened the season with a six-game hitting streak... tallied three hits in the series against Loyola Marymount (Feb. 19-21)... went 3-for-4 with a run scored and a double in TCU's win over La.-Lafayette (Feb. 26)... was 2-for-4 with two runs scored against UT Rio Grande Valley (March 1)... went 4-for-11 (.364) with six runs scored and a triple in the series against Gonzaga (March 4-6)... missed six games with an injury from March 12-March 21... returned to the starting lineup on March 22 against Abilene Christian... collected two hits in the series at Texas (March 24-26)... doubled twice and drove in two runs as part of a three-hit game at UT Arlington (March 29)... hit safely in all three games at Wichita State (April 1-3)... scored three runs and drove in two in the series at Kansas (April 8-10)... picked up an RBI in both games of a doubleheader against Oklahoma (April 16)... collected three RBIs in the series at Oklahoma State (April 22-24)... had three RBI in the win over Texas Tech (April 30)... went 4-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the series opener at Baylor (May 13)... collected three RBIs in the series sweep of Kansas State (May 19-21)... had two RBIs in the win over Oklahoma State at the Big 12 Championships (May 26)... came off the bench and collected a pinch-hit single against Gonzaga in the NCAA Fort Worth Regional on June 4... started all three games of the NCAA College Station Super Regional at Texas A&M (June 10-12)... appeared in two games in the College World Series.
2015 (Freshman)
Made 56 starts as part of 57 appearances... 50 of his starts came as the designated hitter, while the other six came in left field... recorded a base hit in 39 games and reached base safely in 50... ranked second on the team with 22 multi-hit games and tied for the team lead with 13 multiple-RBI contests... was 1-for-1 as a pinch hitter with two RBI... his .329 season batting average was second on the team and ninth in the Big 12... collected 71 hits on the season, a mark that also ranked ninth in the Big 12... tied for third on the team with 40 RBIs, a mark that ranked sixth in the Big 12... his .450 on-base percentage was fourth in the Big 12... was successful on 11 of 15 stolen base attempts... first collegiate appearance was a pinch hitter on opening day against Southern Illinois (Feb. 13)... had a pinch-hit two-run single for his first collegiate single... went 4-for-11 against the Salukis with five RBIs the first weekend of the season... commenced a torrid 10-game hitting streak on March 13 against Baylor with a 1-for-4 day at the plate... hit .548 (23-for-42) during the streak with 11 RBIs and 10 runs scored... was 3-for-4 with two RBIs in the series finale against Baylor on March 15... went 2-for-5 with an RBI on March 17 against UT Pan American... had six hits in two games played vs. Oklahoma State March 20-21... hit his first career double on March 21 vs. the Cowboys... was 4-for-4 in game two of the series against Wichita State on March 28... was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored in the series finale against the Shockers on March 29... drove in a career-high three runs with three hits, including a triple, in the series opener at Texas Tech (April 2)... after a three-game hitless streak, went 2-for-4 against Dallas Baptist on April 7 to kick-start a nine game hitting streak... was 16-for-34 (.471) during the streak with seven RBI... had five hits in the series at Kansas State (April 10-12)... doubled and drove in two runs as part of a two-hit game at UT Arlington on April 14... collected five hits and drove in three runs in the series against Santa Clara (April 18-19)... went through a 19-game slump that saw him hit just .203 (15-for-74) from April 25-June 1... was a big part of TCU's game two win over Texas on April 25 with four hits and two RBI... went 3-for-5 with two RBI in an elimination game against Stony Brook in the NCAA Fort Worth Regional.... had four hits in the NCAA Super Regional against Texas A&M (June 6-8)... first career home run came in the decisive game three against the Aggies... it was a two-run shot that gave TCU a 4-1 lead late in the game... hit safely in all four games of the College World Series... was 3-for-4 with three RBI in the Frogs' CWS opening win over LSU on June 14... had a single hit in the final three games of the season... closed the season on a seven game hitting streak.
High School
Lettered three seasons at Flower Mound High School... earned first-team all-district honors as a sophomore after hitting .305... named District MVP and county MVP as a junior... tabbed a first-team all-area and all-state performer as a junior and senior... selected as the District Offensive Player of the Year as a senior... helped lead his high school to the Texas 5A state championship... named MVP of the state championship... hit .454 as a junior and .452 as a senior.
Personal
Parents are Kathleen and Ronald... has a younger sister, Kellie.
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