IowaLawWasRight
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Throughout the basketball season, it was no secret that Connor struggled mightily with his shot (he ranked last in the Big 10 in 3 point percentage) and his ability to penetrate or guard at the point guard position. His effort was there, though, and he played valuable minutes on an NCAA tourney team.
It was often said that, "sure, he randys around a lot in baskeball, but he's a super star in baseball and will likely be gone next year to the MLB draft anyway." When enough of the Iowa media makes such statements, it seems believable given his height and left handedness. To hear that he's a highly touted baseball prospect makes sense.
The baseball season is nearly complete, so I thought I would take a look for the first time and see how Connor is doing. Surely, as a top MLB prospect, he's tearing things up at the Big 10 level, right? Well, not so much.
Through 42 games, Connor is coming off the bench and is tied for 13th on the team in batting avg at just .238. I thought, well maybe he's a power hitter and swings for the fences? Nah. 1 home run and 0 triples. He does have one thing in common with power hitters though. In 63 at bats, he has 22 strikeouts (he has struck out 35% of his at bats, while hitting 20% from 3 point land).
Connor is a hard working Hawk who was one of the few in history to play two sports at Iowa. But after two years, I think we can safely lower expectations for him. At this level, kids are probably better off focusing on doing one sport really well rather than 2 sports mediocre.
It was often said that, "sure, he randys around a lot in baskeball, but he's a super star in baseball and will likely be gone next year to the MLB draft anyway." When enough of the Iowa media makes such statements, it seems believable given his height and left handedness. To hear that he's a highly touted baseball prospect makes sense.
The baseball season is nearly complete, so I thought I would take a look for the first time and see how Connor is doing. Surely, as a top MLB prospect, he's tearing things up at the Big 10 level, right? Well, not so much.
Through 42 games, Connor is coming off the bench and is tied for 13th on the team in batting avg at just .238. I thought, well maybe he's a power hitter and swings for the fences? Nah. 1 home run and 0 triples. He does have one thing in common with power hitters though. In 63 at bats, he has 22 strikeouts (he has struck out 35% of his at bats, while hitting 20% from 3 point land).
Connor is a hard working Hawk who was one of the few in history to play two sports at Iowa. But after two years, I think we can safely lower expectations for him. At this level, kids are probably better off focusing on doing one sport really well rather than 2 sports mediocre.
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