Konnor Pilkington

Konnor Chase Pilkington (born September 12, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization.

Career

Pilkington attended East Central High School in Moss Point, Mississippi. During his high school career he went 25-7 with an ERA of 1.70 & totaled 307 strikeouts with opponent batting average .144.^[1] In June 2014, at the age of 16, he committed to Mississippi State University to play college baseball.^[2]

As a freshman at Mississippi State in 2016, Pilkington went 3-1 with a 2.08 earned run average (ERA) with 42 strikeouts while appearing in 14 games (11 starts).^[3] After the season, he pitched in the Cape Cod Baseball League where he posted a 2-1 record in 39.1 innings while finishing the league 3rd overall with a 1.37 ERA and earning a spot on the CCBBL 2016 Year-End All-League Team..^{[4] [5]}

In 2017, as a sophomore, Pilkington started a team high 17 games, going 8-5 with a 3.08 ERA and 111 strikeouts in 108 innings.^[6] He was invited to play for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team during the summer where he pitched against Cuba, Japan and the Chinese Taipei teams while collecting a 2.65 ERA in five appearances. ^[7]

In 2018, as a junior, Pilkington was named a Preseason All-American 2nd Team by Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA, and Perfect Game and a Third Team Preseason All-American by D1 Baseball.^[8] Pilkington was the Friday night starter for MSU.^[9] He finished the 2018 season with a 3-6 record and a 4.47 ERA in 18 starts.^[10]

Pilkington was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the third round of the 2018 MLB draft,^[11] and he signed for $650,000.^[12]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Mississippi State Bulldogs bio