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University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

2019 Baseball

Artie Walker
Artie Walker
Artie Walker

30 Conner Durden

  • Position C
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Jacksonville, Fla.
  • Prev School South Georgia State

Biography

2019: ABCA/Rawlings first-team All-American ... D2CCA and NCBWA second-team All-American ... Started all 54 games … First-team all-region by the ABCA, D2CCA and NCBWA ... First-team all-PBC … PBC all-tournament team selection … Preseason all-conference selection … Led the team with 13 homers and 59 RBI while slugging .616 … PBC Player of the week on Apr. 29 … Drove in a run in the series-opening win over Lincoln Memorial … Posted two hits, including a double, while driving in one and scoring once in the series finale win over LMU … Singled in a run at Erskine … Went three-for-four with two RBI and scored three times in the win over the Rams … Posted two hits, including a double, while driving in one and scoring twice in the series finale victory over Shepherd … Singled and scored in the series-opening game against No. 5 Florida Southern … Registered two hits, including a two-run homer, in the win over No. 5 Florida Southern … Blasted two homers and a double while driving in two and scoring three times in the series-opening victory at Francis Marion … Doubled in a pair of runs and scored twice in the win at FMU … Had one RBI and scored twice in the win over Emmanuel … Doubled in a run in the series-opening win at Georgia College … Blasted a two-run homer in the game two victory against the Bobcats … Singled in the series opener at North Georgia … Drove in a pair of runs in the middle game of the series against the Nighthawks … Belted a two-run homer in the win over North Georgia … Pounded out two hits and drove in a run against Erskine … Recorded two hits, drove in one and scored once in the win over Georgia Southwestern … Posted two hits in the series finale victory over the Hurricanes … Blasted a solo round-tripper at No. 7 North Greenville … Doubled in a run in the series opener at Columbus State … Blasted a solo homer in the win over CSU … Doubled in the series finale at Columbus State … Singled and scored against Augusta … Posted two hits, including a double, while driving in two and scoring twice in the series-opening win over UNC Pembroke … Singled and scored twice against the Braves … Belted a solo homer at Wingate … Singled in the series-opening win over Augusta … Drove in one and scored once in the 11-3 win over Augusta … Singled in the series finale against Augusta … Garnered three walks in the win over No. 7 Newberry … Singled, walked twice and scored three times in the win over No. 3 Newberry … Pounded out three hits and drove in three in the series-opening win at Lander … Knocked out three hits, including a double, and scored three times in the victory over the Bearcats … Set a school record and tied the PBC mark with 10 RBI on two triples and a homer in the win over Paine … Hit a dinger in the series-opening win over Flagler … Went two-for-four with a grand slam, five RBI and a run scored, against the Saints … Singled in a run and scored in the series-finale victory over Flagler … Recorded three hits and drove in a run in the series-opening win over Young Harris … Singled and drove in three in the series-finale victory over Young Harris … Drew three walks in the PBC Tournament win over Columbus State … Had a base hit in the win over Flagler in the PBC Tournament … Blasted two homers, drove in five and scored twice in the win over Francis Marion in the PBC Tournament … Singled against Young Harris in the PBC Championship.                    

2018: Saw time in 52 games, earning 51 starts … Posted a .307 batting average … Tallied 11 homers and 44 RBI … Scored 45 times … Garnered a .547 slugging percentage … Singled in the series-opening win over Lincoln Memorial … Registered a solo homer in the middle game of the series against LMU … Blasted a two-run homer in the series finale victory over Lincoln Memorial … Singled in the series-opening win over Shepherd … Recorded three hits, including a homer, drove in two and scored twice in the victory over the Rams … Singled home two in the series finale against Shepherd … Homered, driving in two, in the win at Wingate … Had a hit in the series-opening win over Mount Olive … Registered two hits, drove in three and scored twice against the Trojans … Smashed a homer, drove in three and scored twice in the series-opening victory against Francis Marion … Recorded a homer, drove in two and scored twice in the win over the Patriots … Scored a run in the series finale win over FMU … Homered and doubled, picking up three hits, driving in three and scoring three times in the win over Emmanuel … Walked twice in the series-opening game against Georgia College … Singled in a run and scored against the Bobcats … Had two hits and scored twice in the series-finale victory over Georgia College … Singled in the win over Chowan … Walked twice and scored twice in the win over the Hawks … Had a pair of hits against the Nighthawks … Singled in a run and scored in the series-finale win over North Georgia … Singled in a run and scored in the win against the Hurricanes … Doubled and scored twice in the series finale win at Georgia Southwestern … Singled and scored in the series-opening victory over No. 9 Columbus State … Singled and scored in the series finale victory over Columbus State … Had a hit and drove in two against No. 2 North Greenville … Scored a run at Newberry … Went four-for-four with two RBI and three runs scored in the series-opening win at Augusta … Tallied three hits, two walks and scored three runs in the victory over the Jaguars … Smashed three hits, drove in one and scored once in the series finale win at Augusta … Doubled and scored against Wingate … Smacked two hits, including a double, in the series opener at Young Harris … Posted two base knocks in the series finale win over the Mountain Lions … Had a single, driving in a run, against Newberry … Drew a pair of walks in the series-opening victory over Lander … Notched a double and a homer, driving in three and scoring twice in the victory over the Bearcats … Tripled in two while scoring in the series finale win over Lander … Belted a two-run homer and drove in another while scoring twice in the series-opening victory over Flagler … Singled in a run in the series finale win over the Saints … Posted two hits and scored once in the win over Catawba … Smashed a three-run homer and doubled in the win over Emmanuel … Singled in the PBC Tournament victory over Flagler … Belted a two-run homer and scored twice in the PBC Championship against Georgia College.       

2017: Played in 36 games, earning 24 starts … Posted 32 hits … Notched seven homers and 28 RBI while slugging .573 … Went four-for-four with a solo homer, three RBI and two runs scored in the victory over the Railsplitters … Notched a pinch-hit single in the series finale victory over LMU … Blasted a three-run homer and had two hits in the victory at Wingate … Wrapped out two hits in the win over the Rams … Doubled and scored in the series opener at Mount Olive … Recorded two homers while driving in three in the series finale victory at Mount Olive … Went three-for-four with two RBI, including the walk-off game-winner, in the series-opening victory over Young Harris ... Cranked a homer while driving in two and scoring twice in the win over the Mountain Lions … Had a hit and scored in the series finale win over Young Harris … Singled in a run against North Greenville … Singled in a pair of runs and scored twice in the series-opening victory at Armstrong State … Singled in a run in the series finale win at Armstrong State … Went three-for-five with a double, two RBI and a run scored in the series-opening win over No. 1 Nova Southeastern … Tripled in a pair of runs and scored in the win over the Sharks … Notched two hits, drove in two and scored once in the victory over Emmanuel … Scored a run against the Cougars and in the win at North Greenville … Singled and scored in the series-opening win over Augusta … Singled in a run and scored in the win at Newberry … Smashed a pinch hit two-run homer in the series-opening victory at Montevallo … Pounded out two hits, including a double, while driving in two and scoring once in the win over the Hawks.

Previous School: Attended South Georgia State … Batted .340 with six round-trippers .. Produced 14 doubles and drove in 39 RBI.

High School: Attended Sandalwood H.S.

Personal: Conner Lee Durden was born Nov. 22, 1995 in Jacksonville, Fla. … Son of Todd and Camille Durden … Has an older brother, Chris … Majoring in communications.
 

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Junior

    C
    6'0" 220 lbs
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    2018Junior

    C
    6'0" 220 lbs
    30
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    2019Senior

    C
    6'0" 220 lbs
    30