Chris Cornelius

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Vianney

CAREER HONORS

2019 MLB Draft 16th Round (480th overall) selection by Philadelphia Phillies

JUNIOR (2019)

Enjoyed a breakthrough final campaign at Mizzou, posting single-season career-bests in average (.326), hits (74), runs scored (36), doubles (12), home runs (7), RBI (41), stolen bases (4), on-base percentage (.385) and slugging percentage (.471).
Produced his final multi-hit outing of the season vs. Florida (May 18). Marked his 10th multi-hit effort in SEC play
Hit safely in 9-of-10 games from April 23 - May 11, highlighted by six multi-hit contests over that span
Reeled off an incredible season-high five consecutive multi-hit games from April 26 - May 3. Four of those five multi-hit games came in SEC action (three vs. South Carolina, one at No. 23 Tennessee)
Went a perfect 4-for-4 vs. Southeast Missouri, establishing a new single-game career-high in the category
Unstoppable in Tigers' sweep vs. South Carolina (April 26-28), hitting .538 (7-for-13) six runs scored, one home run and three RBI
Reeled off a season-best, 10-game hitting streak from May 22 - April 5. Seven of those 10 games occurred in SEC play
Added 11 RBI over the aforementioned 10-game hitting streak with two doubles and two home runs
Was only 1-of-2 Tigers to record a double-digit hitting streak, joining Chad McDaniel's team-leading streak of 13 games
Outstanding in Mizzou's two-game series sweep over Arkansas State (March 12-13), hitting .667 (4-for-6) with three runs scored and five RBI
Tallied multi-hit efforts each time out in the Tigers' three-game series vs. Rhode Island (Feb. 22-24)
Opened the season with a bang, going 2-for-3 with a 2B, HR and 2 RBI at North Florida (Feb. 15)
Slammed his fourth home run of the year vs. No. 20 Ole Miss (March 24), surpassing his career total the past two seasons combined
Took only 13 games to reset single-season career-high in home runs, launching his third blast of the year vs. Northwestern (March 9)
Led the Tigers in multi-hit games (23) and multi-RBI outings (11)
Reached base safely in 21 consecutive games at one point, tied for first longest streak on the team
Excelled in virtually every situational offensive statistic, including .315 AVG vs. left-handed pitchers, .329 AVG vs. right-handed pitchers, .368 AVG with runners on base, .304 AVG with RISP and a .306 AVG with two outs
Definsively, racked up 135 assists overall at shortstop (T-12th in SEC), while recording 80 assists in SEC only play (fifth in conference)

SOPHOMORE (2018)

Hit .250 as Mizzou’s every day shortstop, playing in 48 games while starting 47.
Tallied five doubles and a homer while driving in 23 and scoring 25 more.
Fielded at a .975 clip with just six errors on the year, but had just three errors in the first 43 games of the year.
He committed 16 errors and as a freshman as he improved his fielding to rank among the top shortstops in the SEC as a sophomore.
Cut his strikeout total from 50 as a freshman to just 31 as a sophomore and reached base at a .339 clip, seven points higher than his freshman season despite hitting 10 points lower.
Posted a career-high six RBI while going 3-for-6 with a run, a double and a walk at Iowa (5/1).
Hit his only homer of the season against Georgia (5/4), a solo shot to center.
Posted six multi-hit games on the year and drove in multiple runs four times.
At one point, he reached base in 12 straight games, tied for the fourth-longest streak on the team in 2018.

FRESHMAN (2017)

Won Mizzou’s everyday starting job at shortstop as a true freshman, the first Tiger freshman to start the majority of Mizzou’s games at short since Andrew Thigpen in 2008
Named SEC Freshman of the Week following a red-hot weekend against South Carolina as he had a pair of huge hits that helped Mizzou complete come-from-behind wins over the Gamecocks … All four of his hits in that series went for extra-bases
With Mizzou trailing, 3-1, in the Saturday game with the Gamecocks (5/13), he ripped a double off the wall in center to cut the lead to 3-2 and eventually scored the game-tying run two batters later … On Sunday with Mizzou trailing 3-2, he ripped a leadoff double off the wall in right to spark a three-run inning that helped Mizzou claim the series win
Scored 25 runs and drove in 31, the first Mizzou true freshman with more than 30 RBIs in a season since 2010
Finished tied for second on the team with 10 multiple RBI games on the year and had 12 multi-hit games as well
Posted a career-high three hits on three separate occasions, including in his first collegiate game against Eastern Michigan (2/17) … Also had three hits against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4/12) and Kentucky (4/15)
Had three consecutive games with two RBI against Illinois-Chicago (3/5), Eastern Illinois (3/7) and Western Carolina (3/8)
Hit .351 (13-for-37) with eight of those 13 hits going for extra bases over the final 10 games of the season, nine of which came against SEC teams … That raised his average from .236 to .260 by the end of the year
Hit a homer in the SEC Tournament win over Texas A&M (5/23)
His first Division I homer came against Illinois-Chicago (3/5)

HIGH SCHOOL (VIANNEY)

Standout infielder for head coach Scott Brown at Vianney High School in St. Louis
2016 Perfect Game All-American Honorable Mention
Rated as the Class of 2016 No. 1 shortstop prospect in the state of Missouri according to Perfect Game and Prep Baseball
Owns six Vianney career records (total bases, runs, RBI, doubles, batting, hits) and was a four-year varsity starter
Finished his career as a .375 hitter with two homers and 94 RBI while slugging 33 doubles
Hit .380 with a homer and 21 RBI as a senior
Was the MCC batting champion in 2014 with two single season high school records (average, hits)
First-Team All-MCC in 2014 and 2016
2016 Team MVP
2016 Rising Star Award Finalist
Guided Vianney to conference titles in his final three years and district and sectional titles in 2013 and 2014.
Vianney earned a spot in the state final four during 2014 when he won the conference batting title
Second honor roll member from 2013-16