Naval Academy Athletics

Career Honors:
- All-Patriot League Second Team (2021-SP)
- Preseason All-Patriot League (2021)
 
Career Highs:
Innings Pitched: 7.0, three times, MR: vs. Massachusetts (2/29/20)
Strikeouts: 11, two times, MR: vs. Lehigh (4/3/21)
Longest Outing w/1 Hit: 6.0 IP, vs. Delaware State (3/17/19)
Longest Outing w/o Walk: 7.0 IP, vs. Massachusetts (2/29/20)

2021 (Senior)
- Drafted in the 20th round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers
- Named the Second Team All-Patriot League
- Compiled a season ERA of 4.50 and limited the opposition to a .241 batting average
- In 36 innings of work, he led the Navy pitching staff with 45 strikeouts
- Finished tied for the team lead with four wins and went 4-1 in eight starts as a senior
- Tied his career-high with 11 strikeouts on April 3 against Lehigh
- Also struck out 10 hitters on March 27 against Bucknell in Navy’s 7-1 victory

2020 (Junior)
- Made four starts in Navy’s weekend rotation and went 1-0 with a 1.04 ERA to lead the pitching staff and the Patriot League 
- He also finished atop the Patriot League with 32 strikeouts in 26 innings of work
- Connolly allowed just three earned runs and three walks during the season
- Notched a career-high 11 strikeouts on Feb. 29 against Massachusetts in the win
- Connolly allowed opponents to hit just .208 at the plate and allowed less than three hits against Air Force and Massachusetts
- Each of his four starts as a junior were quality starts for Navy
- He finished the season ranked 29th in the nation with a 10.67 strikeout-to-walk ratio

2019 (Sophomore)
- Made 14 appearances and 12 starts for Navy as a sophomore
- Finished the season with a 3.69 ERA and a 4-3 record
- Posted the second-best opponent batting average during the year after allowing the opposition to hit just .196 at the plate
- Compiled 70 strikeouts in 61 innings and also earned a save against Air Force on February 22
- Struck out a career-high 10 batters on March 25 against Holy Cross on the road
- Connolly also struck out eight of 10 batters face on May 5 at Longwood after working three no-hit innings of relief
- He allowed three runs or fewer during 10 of his 12 starts

2018 (Freshman):
- Made nine appearances as a freshman, including one start
- His lone start came at Delaware State on March 15 and tossed a career-high three innings allowing two runs on two hits and struck out three batters to earn the victory
- Tossed 11 innings during his first season and gave up 10 runs – eight earned – while posting 17 strikeouts
- Struck out a season-best four batters on March 28 against Coppin State in 1-2/3 innings of relief
- Finished the season with a record of 1-1

High School
- Two-sport athlete at Radnor HS as he lettered in baseball three times for head coach Joe Kerrigan and football (WR/LB) three times
- As a senior earned postseason accolades on the 2017 1^st Team All-Main Line Team and 2^nd Team All-Central League; named to All-Main Line Honorable Mention team as a sophomore in 2015
- Aided Radnor’s 2016 PIAA District One Championship winning season
- Noted by Perfect Game as an honorable mention on the 2017 All-Atlantic Region team

Personal
- Son of Edward and Sara
- Achieved the rank of Eagle Scout