Connor R.

I have assisted in directing the UIC winter baseball camps for the last 4 years now (pitching components). In addition to organizing these events, I am also an active coach at said camps. I have also coached at numerous baseball camps which have been held at my high school. I have coached athletes from ages 6-18, but I have more experience with athletes ages 12-18. This past summer, I became a pitching coordinator at B.I.G. Baseball academy where I work on player development.

I played my high school baseball at Lockport Township high school in Lockport, IL. I helped my team advance to a super sectional during my last year there in 2013. While there, I was a two-year letter winner and in 2013 I posted an ERA of 1.58 with 34 strikeouts in 26.2 innings of work.
From there, I attended Prairie State Community College. During my only season there, I was elected All-Conference in the Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference and All-Region with the Pioneers. I tallied a record of 8-4 with three saves and a 2.05 ERA, while striking out 69 in 57 innings pitched.
From there, I went on to play at UIC for three years. In 2016 I was among league leaders in ERA (3.78) and opponent batting average (.253). In 2017 I appeared only out of the bullpen for the Flames. I posted a 3.10 ERA and 17 of my 22 outings were scoreless. I lead the team in strikeout-to-walk ratio and was selected as the Horizon League Pitcher of the Week 3 times. In June of 2017 I was selected in the 8th round of the MLB draft by the Cincinnati Reds. I was the highest selected player from UIC since Curtis Granderson.

This is difficult for me to answer. I believe that I need to communicate with the player that I am working with in order to get a better understanding of what they would like to accomplish. Baseball is an extremely personalized sport, I need to base my lessons off of the player that I am working with and what they need as an individual. But all workouts will include a dynamic warm up and detailed instruction. I would also like to introduce pitching philosophies and tips which have worked for me.