Connor Prielipp

Connor Francis Prielipp (born January 10, 2001) is an American college baseball pitcher for the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Connor Prielipp
Alabama Crimson Tide – No. 4
Pitcher
Born: (2001-01-10) January 10, 2001
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Career

Prielipp attended Tomah High School in Tomah, Wisconsin.[1] In 2018, his junior year, he posted a 0.27 ERA with 97 strikeouts over 52 innings.[2] As a senior in 2019, he went 6-2 with a 0.85 ERA, 118 strikeouts, and five walks over 49 innings and was named the Gatorade Wisconsin Baseball Player of the Year.[3] He was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 37th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and enrolled at the University of Alabama to play college baseball.[4]

Prielipp was named Alabama's Opening Day starter as a freshman in 2020.[5] He started four games in which he struck out 35 batters and gave up no earned runs over 21 innings before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] In 2021, he pitched seven innings before missing the rest of the season due to an injury.[7] He underwent Tommy John surgery in May.[8] There was a chance Prielipp would be able to return for part of the 2022 season, but he announced that April that he would be opting out and would not play.[9]

References
  1. Sommerfeldt, Todd (May 19, 2019). "High school baseball: Tomah's Prielipp likely has big decision ahead". La Crosse Tribune.
  2. Bartholomew, Colten (July 1, 2018). "High school baseball: Tomah's Connor Prielipp is La Crosse Tribune's player of the year". La Crosse Tribune.
  3. Emerich, Scott (May 23, 2019). "Tomah's Prielipp wins prestigious award". WXOW.
  4. Emerich, Scott (June 5, 2019). "Prielipp selected by the Red Sox in MLB Draft". WXOW.
  5. Kosirowski, Ken (February 13, 2020). "Former Tomah pitcher Connor Prielipp to start opening day for Alabama baseball". WKBT-DT.
  6. Sommerfeldt, Todd (June 18, 2020). "College baseball: Tomah's Connor Prielipp adjusted well in Alabama". La Crosse Tribune.
  7. Fletcher, James (March 15, 2021). "What Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon said about ace pitcher Connor Prielipp's injury status". The Tuscaloosa News.
  8. Fletcher, James (May 26, 2021). "Alabama baseball ace Connor Prielipp set for season-ending Tommy John surgery, will miss 2022". The Tuscaloosa News.
  9. Blackwell, Joey (April 22, 2022). "Alabama Baseball's Hunter Hoopes Out Indefinitely, Connor Prielipp Opts Out of 2022". Sports Illustrated.
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