University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels in the eighth round with the 235th overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft.



2017: Started 16 games, going 6-2 on the year … Held opponents to a .190 batting average … Struck out 130 batters for the season in 83 innings … Picked up the victory after throwing five innings of one-hit ball, striking out seven, in the shutout of Lincoln Memorial … Struck out seven batters in 4.1 innings of work in the series-opening victory over Shepherd … Scored a run in the series opener at Mount Olive … Worked six scoreless innings, striking out seven, in the series-opening victory over Young Harris ... Struck out 11 while allowing one hit over six innings in the series-opening victory at Armstrong State … Went 3.1 innings, striking out six, in the series-opening win over No. 1 Nova Southeastern … Struck out 13 batters in 7.2 frames against the Bearcats … Worked five innings, striking out eight, to pick up the win over the Saints … Struck out 11 in seven shutout innings in the victory over the Jaguars … Forced 13 batters to strike out in 7.2 innings against the Patriots … Struck out 11 batters without surrendering a walk in the win over the Hawks … Pitched five scoreless innings to pick up the win, striking out eight, in the victory over Wingate … Worked 5.2 frames en route to earning the victory in the opening round of the PBC Tournament … Struck out six in the NCAA Tournament game against North Georgia. 

2016: Saw time in 19 games, earning five starts … Went 3-1 on the year while throwing 30.2 innings … Held opponents to a .216 batting average … Struck out three in four innings of work without allowing a hit against the Railsplitters … Went 3.2 innings, striking out four in the victory over the Pirates … Picked up the win after striking out four batters and not allowing a run in the win over Paine … Worked a pair of scoreless frames, striking out two in the series finale win over Georgia Southwestern … Struck out three over two innings of scoreless ball to pick up the win over Chowan … Tossed a scoreless eighth inning in the win over the Patriots … Worked 1.1 innings, striking out one, in the victory at Francis Marion … Picked up the win, striking out three while throwing two scoreless innings, in the win over Paine … Struck out one in the series-opening win over Montevallo … Registered a strikeout while throwing a scoreless frame in the victory over the Falcons … Struck out one at Augusta … Worked two scoreless innings, striking out two, in the win over Florida Southern … Struck out a batter while throwing a perfect seventh inning in the victory over Southern Wesleyan.    

Previous School: Attended Black Hawk College.

High School: Attended Masmiou Academy.

Personal: Connor Riley was born May 7, 1995 in Aurora, Ill. ... Son of Kevin and Caryl ... Has a sibling, Carter ... Majoring in exercise science.