38  Ryan Connolly
	Class: Junior Hometown: Charleston, S.C. High School: Bishop England HS Height / Weight: 5-0 / 180 Position: RHP Bats/Throws: R/R

Enters his junior season 11th on the CCU career games pitched list with 72.

2011 (So.): Led the Big South with 32 appearances, sixth-most on the CCU single-season list ... Was 0-1 with three saves ... Pitched 42.0 innings with a 2.79 ERA ... Struck out 36 with 13 walks ... Helped Coastal in three combined shutouts (San Diego, VMI and Radford) ... Pitched 3.2 innings allowing no hits with two strikeouts in Coastal's 43-inning scoreless innings streak ... After a tough first outing in 2011, pitched 9.1 shutout innings over six appearances with two hits, three walks and 11 strikeouts ... Earned his first career save, pitching the finale three innings in a 6-1 win over Western Kentucky ... Second save came versus UAB, pitching the final three innings in the 4-3 win by scattering six hits ... Was lauded by former Major Leaguer and TV analyst Morgan Ensberg with his assortment of pitches in the Saturday Liberty win ... Entered that Liberty game with the bases loaded and one out in the top of the first, allowing just a sacrifice fly ... With the UNC Wilmington scoring three runs in the ninth, Connolly came out of the bullpen to strikeout the only batter he faced to secure the win ... Had two solid outings in the Big South Tournament, pitching 2.1 scoreless over two outings, including a two strikeouts in the ninth inning of the title game ... Struck out one in 0.2 innings in the 13-1 win over Connecticut in the NCAA Clemson Regional.

2010: (Fr.): Freshman All-American by Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball and Ping! Baseball ... Second team All-Big South ... Set the CCU single-season record with 40 appearances, also leading the Big South ... Posted a 3-0 record with a 2.15 ERA, ranking 10th on the CCU single-season ERA list (all divisions) and second on the CCU single-season list in the Division I era ... Combined for four shutouts, serving as the primary set-up man for closer Austin Fleet ... Appeared in 15 Big South games, going 1-0 with a 1.89 ERA, striking out 18 in 19 innings with just three walks ... Picked up his first career win, going 1.2 innings versus Wake Forest ... Entered the Wake Forest game with CCU trailing 4-1 and did not allow a base runner, striking out one ... Second win helped Coastal take game one of a weekend series at Charleston Southern, entering the game in the eighth and retiring all six batter he faced, including a strikeout ... Pitched a season-high 4.1 scoreless innings with a season-high seven strikeouts, allowing just one hit and one walk, in a 7-3 victory over The Citadel for his third win of the season.

Prior to Coastal Carolina: Was an All-State and All-Region 2A selection as well as earning a spot on the State 2A All-Star Team ... Helped Bishop England High School to a 2009 2A state championship ... Had a 13-0 record his senior season on the mound ... Earned three varsity letters with the Battling Bishops ... Played summer baseball for the Diamond Devils, who were the Under-17 Perfect Game World Champions and the Under-17 CABA World Champions ... Helped Bishop England to a state championship his sophomore season.

Personal: Born Nov. 10, 1990... Son of Mike and Hollie Connolly.