2024 Baseball Roster

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26 Conner Thurman

  • Position Right-Handed Pitcher
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 205
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Mesa, AZ
  • High School Red Mountain HS
  • Major Coaching and Leadership Studies

Biography

"USD Reliever Conner Thurman Relishes Role in Final College Season" - The San Diego Union-Tribune

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
  • NCBWA First Team All-American (2024)
  • All-WCC Second Team (2024)
  • Finalist, NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award (2024)
  • WCC Pitcher of the Week (March 16, 2021)
  • Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American (2020)
REDSHIRT SENIOR (2024)
  • NCBWA First Team All-American
  • All-WCC Second Team
  • Finalist, NCBWA Stopper of the Year Award
  • Finished his San Diego career as one of the program's most fearsome relief pitchers of all time, appearing in a team-high 26 games on the mound while making one start as a redshirt senior for USD
  • Went 4-0 with a 1.40 ERA and a 0.85 WHIP in 38.2 innings pitched with a team-high five saves
  • Allowed just six earned runs and 10 walks against 47 strikeouts and limited opposing batters to a .168 batting average
  • Wrapped up his Fowler Park career with three memorable scoreless frames in extra innings on May 8 vs. crosstown foe UC San Diego, working his way out of bases-loaded jams in both the twelfth and thirteenth — including an inning-ending double-play in the twelfth — to give the San Diego bats the chance they needed to secure the win in the bottom of the thirteenth
  • Closed out both the Toreros' 2024 WCC Regular Season Championship (May 11 at San Francisco) and 2024 WCC Tournament Championship (May 25 vs. Portland at Las Vegas Ballpark)
REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2023)
  • Appeared in 11 of San Diego’s games on the mound, pacing the USD pitching staff with a career-low 2.61 ERA and a career-high three saves
  • Posted a 1-0 record with 29 strikeouts across 20.2 innings, allowing only six earned runs and four walks
  • Struck out five in just two innings of work on April 28 at Loyola Marymount
  • Recorded a strikeout in all but one of his 11 outings, including three appearances with five strikeouts
REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2022)
  • Appeared in 12 of San Diego’s games out of the bullpen
  • Went 3-1 with a 4.29 ERA, 42 strikeouts, six walks, and two saves in 21.0 total innings pitched
  • Struck out a season-high eight in just three innings on March 22 at UC Irvine
  • Fanned three or more batters on six other occasions, including seven against UC San Diego (March 8) and four against Grand Canyon (March 13), Pepperdine (March 19), and Saint Mary’s (March 26).
  • Closed out USD’s 7-2 win at California Baptist on March 29 with six straight strikeouts
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2021)
  • Went 6-2 with a 3.90 ERA, making 10 starts in 16 appearances on the mound
  • Led USD with 84 total strikeouts and 64.2 total innings pitched
  • Was named the WCC Pitcher of the Week on March 16 after throwing seven scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts against UC Riverside in game one of USD's doubleheader
  • Went seven shutout innings with seven strikeouts against Cal State Fullerton on April 3 in a nationally televised contest (ESPNU) at Fowler Park
  • Threw 6.1 innings of one-run ball with seven strikeouts in his final appearance of the season on May 29 at Gonzaga
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2020)
  • Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American
  • Made a team-high eight appearances in relief, primarily as the USD closer
  • Ranked first in the WCC and No. 2 in the nation in wins (4), finishing 4-0 with two saves
  • Finished with a 2.70 ERA, collecting 17 strikeouts in 13.1 innings of work
  • Earned wins over Oregon, Nebraska, Iowa and Monmouth
  • Recorded saves against Monmouth and California Baptist
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Graduated in 2018 from Red Mountain High School in Mesa, AZ
  • 2017 East Valley Region Champions
  • Helped his team to four consecutive playoff appearances (2014-18)
  • Participated with the Best Buddies program through high school
  • Spent the spring semester training at Driveline in Seattle, WA before committing to play at USD
 CLUB
  • Member of the Central Florida Gators
  • Team ranked first in the nation for the 16u age division by Perfect Game (2016)
  • 2016 Perfect Game First Team All-American 
PERSONAL
  • Born in Mesa, AZ to Larry Thurman and Dana Henderson
  • Has three older siblings, Jacey, Ryen and Sam
  • Brother, Sam Clow currently plays baseball at Dixie State in St. George, Utah
  • Sister, Ryen Henderson attended UNLV on a rodeo scholarship
  • Sister, Jacey Reuther, attended Montana on a rodeo scholarship
  • Participates in Miracle League every Saturday morning
  • Anticipates majoring in business marketing and hopes to become a sports agent
  • Enjoys reading and writing in his spare time

Statistics

Season:
2024

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Redshirt Freshman

    RHP
    6'0" 205 lbs
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  • 26

    2021Redshirt Freshman

    RHP
    6'0" 205 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    RHP
    6'0" 205 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2023Redshirt Junior

    RHP
    6'0" 205 lbs
    26
  • 26

    2024Redshirt Senior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    6'0" 205 lbs
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