Connor Larson

Connor Larson throws across the field wearing a blue Richmond top with red numbers and white pants

Connor Larson jumps onto his teammates arms to celebrate his home run

Connor Larson hits the ball wearing the Spiders ALS Game white jerseys with a red spider up the right side.

Connor Larson fields a ground ball at shortstop

Connor Larson strikes a Spiderman-like pose to celebrate a double

Connor Larson, wearing a blue jersey top and white pants, watches the ball location throughout his follow through.

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Position:
Infielder
Height:
5-9
Weight:
185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Flowery Branch, GA
High School:
Flowery Branch

2024

Made 54 starts in 55 games at shortstop
Finished the season hitting .265 with 49 hits, including nine doubles, two triples and five home runs with 27 RBI and 15 walks and 14 hit by pitches to slug .416 and record a .363 on base percentage
Had seven multi-hit games, a nine game hit streak, six multi RBI games and third on the team with a 17-game reached base streak
Collected his first collegiate home run against GW (4/14) on a 3-for-5 day at the plate with two RBI
Also had home runs against St. Bonaventure (4/28), Rhode Island (5/11), VCU (5/16), Saint Louis (5/22)
Put down the game-winning bunt to walk off George Washington (4/13)

At Wofford:
2023: Played in 22 games with 10 starts… Hit .132 with five hits, one triple, four RBI and 13 runs scored… Made season debut as a pinch-hitter against Southern Illinois (2/18), working a walk and ultimately scoring the winning run in the bottom of the ninth… Tabbed first hit of season against Kent State (2/25) and added two more the following game (2/26), also driving in two runs… Scored three runs against Winthrop (2/28), adding a hit and RBI… Started at shortstop against High Point (4/30), hitting a triple... Named to Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2022: Played in 12 games… Recorded a hit in his only at-bat and scored four runs on the season… Scored a run as a pinch-runner against Monmouth (2/25) at Fluor Field… Scored again as a pinch-runner in game two of the doubleheader against Penn (3/5) … Against Lafayette (3/14), recorded his first-career hit and came around to score… Scored a run as a pinch-runner against UNCG (4/10).

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year varsity starter at Flowery Branch High School ... As a senior, had a .377 batting average in 33 games played with a .500 on-base percentage and 19 stolen bases ... During his junior season, batted .432 with 10 stolen bases in 13 games before the season ended ... Team reached the state Final Four in 2018 and the Sweet 16 in 2019 ... Also was a four-year letterman and three-year starter on the football team ... Named first team All-State as a wide receiver his senior season.

PERSONAL: Son of Ryan and Veronica Larson ... Father played football at Illinois State and mother played basketball at Parkland College.

HONORS & AWARDS
- 2022-23 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll