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Connor Brumfield #8 OF

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Columbia, Mo.
  • High School:
    Rock Bridge

Summary

Biography

SENIOR (2019)

  • Concluded four-year Tiger career with 43 total games played (28 starts) in senior campaign
  • Stepped up down the stretch for Mizzou, earning starts in team's final eight games, 13 of final 15 matchups overall
  • Hit safely in four of those final 10 games played, highlighted by three multi-hit efforts
  • Concluded series at No. 2 Vanderbilt (May 11-12) with back to back multi-hit games
  • Exploded for season-high three hits, two runs scored, home run and two RBI in series opener at No. 23 Tennessee (May 3)
  • Launched first home run of the season at Missouri State (April 16)
  • Produced career-high four RBI in Mizzou's home opener vs. Alabama A&M (Feb. 26)
  • Earned starts in each game of Tigers' season-opening series at North Florida (Feb. 15-17)
  • Fantastic when leading off an inning, hitting .378 (14-for-37)
  • Effective in pinch-hit opportunities, batting .333 (2-for-6)
  • Finished with three multi-hit games and five multi-RBI outings (T-5th on team)
  • Concluded Mizzou career with 34 multi-hit games, 24 multi-RBI games
  • 31 career stolen bases fell just short of top-10 all-time mark in program history

JUNIOR (2018)

  • Hit .221 in 51 games, including 43 starts, while doubling four times and homering once.
  • He drove in 15 runs and scored 28 more while drawing 25 walks.
  • Fielded at a .989 clip while seeing the majority of his playing time in center and left.
  • Hit his second career homer at Kentucky (4/29), a solo shot.
  • Tallied five multiple hit games on the year and drove in multiple runs in five contests as well.
  • Reached base safely in eight straight games for his longest such streak of the season.
  • Posted a season-high four hits with a run and a double at FIU (2/18).
  • Had three hits and scored three runs while driving in another vs. La Salle (3/9).
  • Posted three hits with three runs vs. Arkansas State.

SOPHOMORE (2017)

  • Competitive at-bat as the Tiger leadoff hitter for the majority of his sophomore season as he started and played in 55 games, batting leadoff in 52 of those games
  • Reset career-highs in batting (.272), hits (59), runs (37), walks (33), RBI (28), doubles (nine), triples (three) and homers (one) as he showed marked improvement during his second year with the program
  • Team was 12 games over .500 with him in the leadoff spot (32-20) and just one game over when he did not hit leadoff
  • Finished third on the team with 16 multi-hit games and was second on the team with 11 stolen bases
  • Set a new career-high with a five-hit outburst in the second game of the Alabama series (3/18), with one going for a double
  • Posted three consecutive multi-hit games from Feb. 25-March 3
  • Had seven games with multiple walks, including a career-high three against Arkansas (3/26)
  • Hit his first career homer in the series opener at Ole Miss (4/21) and scored three runs in that game

FRESHMAN (2016)

  • Named SEC Freshman of the Week after the second week of play after he led Mizzou in batting (.476), on-base percentage (.577), slugging (.619), RBI (10), doubles (three) and total bases (13) while going 7-for-10 with runners in scoring position and driving in three game-winning RBIs
  • Hit .221 in his freshman campaign with a .359 on-base percentage thanks to his 31 walks, which ranked second-best on the team
  • Drove in 18 runs and scored 21 with five doubles
  • Tallied a walk-off, RBI single against Hofstra (2/28) to complete a four-game sweep, his first career walk-off hit
  • That capped a week in which he drove in 10 runs over five games with three doubles, four walks and two runs scored
  • Batting average peaked at .349 after a two-hit performance against UIC in game two of a doubleheader (3/5)
  • Hit in the leadoff spot in 38 games as a freshman and reached base at a .368 clip when leading off an inning
  • Hit a team-best .341 (14-for-41) with runners on scoring position as a freshman and had nine two-out RBI, fourth-best on the team
  • Tallied 10 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games as a freshman.
  • At one point in the season, he reached base in 11 consecutive games and his longest hitting streak of the season was six games
  • 2015-16 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL (ROCK BRIDGE)

  • Named to USA Today’s 2014-15 All-USA First Team Missouri Baseball Team as an outfielder
  • Named Third Team All-American by the National Baseball Coaches Association
  • Helped guide Rock Bridge to a 2014 State Championship, driving in the game-winning RBI in the fourth inning. It was Rock Bridge’s first ever state title
  • Set the Rock Bridge school record with 10 triples as a senior in 2015
  • His Rock Bridge team ranked No. 21 in the Baseball America High School Preseason Top 50 in 2015
  • Named Class 5A All-State in 2015
  • Led Rock Bridge to District Titles in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015
  • His 36 hits in 2013 are the 10th-most in school history while his 27 RBIs that year rank seventh in the school’s history

PERSONAL

  • Born on July 10, 1996, in Columbia, Mo.
  • Parents: Father - Craig, Mother - Charlotte
  • Has two siblings: sister, Caroline and step brother, Max
  • Currently pursuing General Studies major at the University of Missouri with an emphasis in Management, Psychology and Financial Planning. Minoring in Business.

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

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    5'11" 176 lbs
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  • 8

    2017Sophomore

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    5'11" 174 lbs
    8
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    2018Junior

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    5'11" 174 lbs
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    2019Senior

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    5'11" 174 lbs
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