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Connor Kopach
Connor Kopach
Connor Kopach
Connor Kopach
Connor Kopach
Connor Kopach
Connor Kopach
Connor Kopach
Connor Kopach
Connor Kopach
Jersey Number 7

Connor Kopach

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    175
  • Hometown:
    Westmont, Il.
  • High School:
    Downers Grove North

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Three-time All-MVC (2016, 17, 18) ... MVC All-Tournament Team at shortstop (2018) ... Finished his career in the top-10 in SIU history in six categories: 2nd in stolen bases (84), 4th in games played (225), 5th in at-bats (860), 5th in doubles (49), 5th in triples (15), and 8th in total bases (363).


2018 (SENIOR)

Honorable Mention All-MVC ... MVC All-Tournament Team at shortstop ... Started all 58 games at shortstop ... Led the MVC in stolen bases (33) ... Led the team with a .336 average ... Tied with Logan Blackfan for the team lead in doubles with 16 and Nikola Vasic for the team lead in runs scored with 49 and triples (4) ... Also led the team stolen bases (33) ... Second on the team in RBIs (44) and home runs (6) ...  Had 22 multi-hit games and 12 multi-RBI games.

2017 (JUNIOR)

Honorable mention All-MVC ... Member of the MVC All-Defensive Team ... Started all 57 games at second base ... MVC-leading 33 stolen bases (8th in SIU history and most for an SIU player since 1991) ... His 33 stolen bases ranked fourth in the NCAA ... T-most stolen bases in a season for any player in the MVC since 2010 ... Tied an SIU record with four stolen bases in a win vs. No. 26 Tennessee Tech ... Second-best slugging percentage on the team (.417) with 14 doubles, four triples and four home runs ... Started the season by reaching in 24 consecutive games ... Reached in 49 of the 57 games ... Led team with 16 RBIs in MVC play ... 15 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI games. SUMMER 2017: Member of Coastal Plains Select Team.

2016 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)

Honorable mention All-MVC ... Started all 57 games ... Led the team with 37 runs scored and five triples ... Third on the team with a .287 average ... Ranked 10th in the MVC with 70 hits ... Ranked third in the MVC in triples with five ... Was 10th in the MVC in stolen bases with eight ... Helped turn 57 double plays, which ranked second in the MVC ... His 244 at-bats ranked third in SIU single-season history ... Hit two-out walk-off RBI single to beat Illinois (3/19) ... Had 21 multi-hit games ... Hit .355 with runners on base and .345 with runners in scoring position ... Had back-to-back three-hit games against Jacksonville State ... Went 8-for-17 against Missouri State ... Had four-straight multi-RBI games, starting with Game 2 of the Missouri State series ... SUMMER 2016: Northwoods League All-Star ... Set a Northwoods League record with 50 stolen bases.

2015 (SOPHOMORE)

Played in four games with three starts … Had a season-high three hits against Eastern Kentucky on 2/20 … Missed the remainder of the season with a broken hand.

2014 (FRESHMAN)

Played in 49 games and started 39 games ... Started the final 22 games of the season at second base ... Moved into the leadoff spot for the final 15 games of the season and hit .255 with eight runs scored during that stretch ... Recorded his first career hit on 2/16 with a double at Western Kentucky...Drove in a career-high two runs on 4/15 vs. UT Martin...Recorded a career-high four hits on 5/2 vs. Evansville, which tied for the most by a Saluki in 2014...Second on the team with nine stolen bases in 11 attempts...Committed only four errors, least among SIU middle infielders...Appeared in 17 conference games and made 14 starts...Hit .281 in conference games, second-highest on the team.

HIGH SCHOOL

A two-time All-Conference selection and led Downers Grove North to the sectional final his senior year ... Batted .583 with a .706 on-base percentage in the playoffs ... All-State honorable mention in 2013 ... Helped the Trojans to a 20-15 record as a senior in 2013 ... Led the team with a .443 average with three home runs, 10 doubles, three triples, 41 runs scored and 20 stolen bases ... Selected Player of the Year by the News Progress ... Two-time All-Area in the Daily Herald and selected for the East team in the Illinois Coaches Association All-Star Game ... As a junior, batted .383...A member of the honor roll and the All-Academic team ... Also played golf and basketball.

PERSONAL

Born on Aug. 4, 1994 in Hinsdale, Ill. ... Son of David and Lori Kopach ... Father is a crew leader at ComEd and mother is an office manager for a dental office ... Has one brother, Corey, and one sister, Haley ... Majoring in sports administration.