2021 Baseball Roster
25
Connor Queen
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Boerne, Texas
- High School:
- Boerne
Bio
SENIOR SEASON (2020)
Appeared in three games for the Red Raiders out of the bullpen … off to another solid start on the mound in helping Tech go 16-3 during the shortened 2020 season, climbing at one point to as high as No. 1 in the polls for the first time since 1997 … did not record a decision in 6.0 innings of work … finished the abbreviated season with a 1.50 ERA, which ranked fifth on the team … allowed one run (earned) on five hits while striking out and walking one … held opponents to a .238 batting average … made his season debut with 2.0 shutout innings against Southern (Feb. 25) … followed with a season-high 3.0 shutout frames against UNLV (Mar. 3) … allowed a run on two hits with a strikeout and a walk in 1.0 innings against Rice (Mar. 7) … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … all three appearances came against unranked competition … HOME GAMES … all three outings came inside Rip Griffin Park … DAY GAMES … all three appearances were made during day games.
JUNIOR SEASON (2019)
One of the most consistent bullpen options … led the Red Raiders with a 1.06 ERA for the year … went 4-0 in 11 appearances out of the pen … helped the Red Raiders to a 46-20 overall record, their third Big 12 title in four years and their fourth College World Series in six seasons … helped Tech to a No. 8 national seed and its deepest run in Omaha in program history, posting a No. 4 final ranking to match the highest final ranking in team history … allowed two runs on 15 hits over 17.0 innings of work … struck out 13 and walked seven … limited opposing batters to .234 hitting … six of his last seven outings were at least 2.0 innings … went the entire regular season without allowing a run … posted a season-high 2.2 innings of work on three occasions, doing so against UTRGV (Apr. 30), at Oklahoma (May 4) and against Kansas in the Big 12 Tournament (May 24) … picked up a win in his season debut against Oregon (Feb. 17) … won his next outing against Kentucky (Feb. 22) … earned a win at Oklahoma (May 4) and in OKC against Kansas (May 24) … struck out a season-high three batters in his last two appearances during the NCAA Tournament … TEAM LEADER … led the team with a 1.06 ERA … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … pitched 2.0 innings of scoreless ball … made his only appearance in the opener against Michigan (June 15) … struck out three against the Wolverines while allowing one hit, two walks and a hit batter … NCAA TOURNAMENT … made two appearances with his first coming against Oklahoma State in the Super Regional … pitched a total of 3.0 innings with one run allowed on two hits for a 3.00 ERA … struck out six and walked two … struck out three Cowboys and allowed a run on a hit in 1.0 innings of work during Tech’s 6-5 game two loss (June 8) … BIG 12 GAMES … went 1-0 over three appearances … did not allow a run in 6.2 innings of work … allowed four hits, struck out three and walked two … held opposing batters to .174 hitting … made his first league appearance against Kansas with two scoreless frames (Apr. 6) … earned his lone win at Oklahoma with 2.2 scoreless frames (May 4) … also pitched 2.0 scoreless against TCU (May 17) … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … went 3-0 over eight appearances … recorded a 1.74 ERA over 10.1 innings pitched … allowed two runs on 11 hits with 10 strikeouts and five walks … made his season debut with 0.2 innings of relief and the win over Oregon (Feb. 17) … also earned wins over Kentucky (Feb. 22) and at the Big 12 Tournament against Kansas (May 24) … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … made three appearances … allowed a run on four hits over 4.0 innings for a 2.25 ERA … struck out seven and allowed three walks … limited opponents to .250 hitting … pitched a scoreless frame against No. 22 Michigan (Mar. 22) … also added the two NCAA Tournament showings against Oklahoma State (June 8) and Michigan (June 15) … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … went 4-0 in eight appearances … had a team-best 0.69 ERA … allowed one run on 11 hits in 13.0 innings … struck out six and walked four … HOME GAMES … posted a 2-0 mark over eight appearances … allowed only one run on 10 hits for a 0.93 ERA … struck out eight and walked three … held opponents to a .270 batting average … AWAY GAMES … went 1-0 in his lone away appearance … tossed 2.2 innings of scoreless ball for the win at Oklahoma (May 4) … NEUTRAL GAMES … went 1-0 in two appearances … allowed one run over 4.2 innings for a 1.93 ERA … earned the win at the Big 12 Tournament with 2.2 innings of work against Kansas (May 24) … pitched 2.0 innings of scoreless relief against Michigan at the CWS (June 15) … DAY GAMES … went 4-0 in seven appearances … had a team-best 0.79 ERA with one run allowed in 11.1 innings … allowed one run on eight hits with seven strikeouts and five walks … held opponents to .195 batting … NIGHT GAMES … did not record a decision in four appearances … second on the team with a 1.59 ERA … allowed one run on seven hits over 5.2 innings … struck out six and walked two … STREAKS … started the year by making eight appearances before allowing a run.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018)
Made 18 appearances in his first year as a Red Raider, tossing 30.0 innings on the year … helped the Red Raiders to a 45-20 overall record, including their third-straight national seed of No. 9 and a trip to the College World Series … finished with a 1-0 record and 4.20 ERA … started one game, earning the win at No. 4 Louisville on Mar. 14 by giving up one run in 3.0 innings of work … finished the year with 11 strikeouts and 15 runs surrendered on 29 hits … NCAA TOURNAMENT … made three appearances, yielding a run in 5.0 frames of relief … the only Red Raider to record a perfect 0.00 ERA during the tournament … gave up eight hits and an unearned run … threw 2.0 shutout innings against New Mexico State on June 1 in the Lubbock Regional win … tossed 2.2 shutout innings on June 10 against Duke … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … threw 0.1 innings in Tech’s third game in Omaha against No. 1 Florida on June 21 … BIG 12 GAMES … played in seven Big 12 contests, finishing with a 7.20 ERA in 10.0 innings pitched … struck out six and walked six while allowing eight runs on 12 hits … made his first league appearance at Kansas on Apr. 6 with a career-long outing of 3.2 innings in a 15-6 Tech win … appeared in two of Tech’s three games against No. 18 Texas, tossing 2.0 shutout innings in the series and giving up only one hit … threw a scoreless inning at TCU on Apr. 29 … contributed 0.2 scoreless frames in a 7-3 victory at No. 14 Oklahoma State … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … accumulated a strong 2.31 ERA in eight appearances and 11.2 innings pitched … allowed just three earned runs while striking out four and walking four … delivered 3.0 innings in a start at No. 4 Louisville on Mar. 14, giving up just one run on three hits … tossed 2.0 in relief against No. 11 South Alabama in an 8-1 win on Mar. 2 … threw a combined 2.0 scoreless innings in two relief appearances against No. 18 Texas … contributed 0.2 scoreless frames in a 7-3 victory at No. 14 Oklahoma State … HOME GAMES … accumulated a 2.25 ERA in 11 appearances at home … struck out seven in 16.0 innings of work, surrendering four runs on 12 hits … opponents hit .214 … AWAY GAMES ... threw 10.2 innings over five appearances … won his lone start at No. 4 Louisville … finished with a 5.91 ERA with seven runs on 12 hits.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Played at Odessa Community College for the 2017 season under head coach Kurtis Lay … pitched a total of 83 innings and ended the season with 90 strikeouts … the Wranglers won 10 games under his 10 starts of the 2017 campaign … four-year letterwinner at Boerne High School … tossed a total of 77 innings totaling 110 strikeouts his senior season (2016) … 2016 All-State and All-District awardee … played summer ball for the Cheney Diamond Dawgs in the Sunflower League … All-Star in the Sunflower League.
PERSONAL
Born in Harlingen, Texas … son of Collen and Rae Queen… brother to Avery and Devon, who both played basketball for two years at Midwestern State University and East Carolina University, respectively … majoring in agricultural communications.
Appeared in three games for the Red Raiders out of the bullpen … off to another solid start on the mound in helping Tech go 16-3 during the shortened 2020 season, climbing at one point to as high as No. 1 in the polls for the first time since 1997 … did not record a decision in 6.0 innings of work … finished the abbreviated season with a 1.50 ERA, which ranked fifth on the team … allowed one run (earned) on five hits while striking out and walking one … held opponents to a .238 batting average … made his season debut with 2.0 shutout innings against Southern (Feb. 25) … followed with a season-high 3.0 shutout frames against UNLV (Mar. 3) … allowed a run on two hits with a strikeout and a walk in 1.0 innings against Rice (Mar. 7) … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … all three appearances came against unranked competition … HOME GAMES … all three outings came inside Rip Griffin Park … DAY GAMES … all three appearances were made during day games.
JUNIOR SEASON (2019)
One of the most consistent bullpen options … led the Red Raiders with a 1.06 ERA for the year … went 4-0 in 11 appearances out of the pen … helped the Red Raiders to a 46-20 overall record, their third Big 12 title in four years and their fourth College World Series in six seasons … helped Tech to a No. 8 national seed and its deepest run in Omaha in program history, posting a No. 4 final ranking to match the highest final ranking in team history … allowed two runs on 15 hits over 17.0 innings of work … struck out 13 and walked seven … limited opposing batters to .234 hitting … six of his last seven outings were at least 2.0 innings … went the entire regular season without allowing a run … posted a season-high 2.2 innings of work on three occasions, doing so against UTRGV (Apr. 30), at Oklahoma (May 4) and against Kansas in the Big 12 Tournament (May 24) … picked up a win in his season debut against Oregon (Feb. 17) … won his next outing against Kentucky (Feb. 22) … earned a win at Oklahoma (May 4) and in OKC against Kansas (May 24) … struck out a season-high three batters in his last two appearances during the NCAA Tournament … TEAM LEADER … led the team with a 1.06 ERA … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … pitched 2.0 innings of scoreless ball … made his only appearance in the opener against Michigan (June 15) … struck out three against the Wolverines while allowing one hit, two walks and a hit batter … NCAA TOURNAMENT … made two appearances with his first coming against Oklahoma State in the Super Regional … pitched a total of 3.0 innings with one run allowed on two hits for a 3.00 ERA … struck out six and walked two … struck out three Cowboys and allowed a run on a hit in 1.0 innings of work during Tech’s 6-5 game two loss (June 8) … BIG 12 GAMES … went 1-0 over three appearances … did not allow a run in 6.2 innings of work … allowed four hits, struck out three and walked two … held opposing batters to .174 hitting … made his first league appearance against Kansas with two scoreless frames (Apr. 6) … earned his lone win at Oklahoma with 2.2 scoreless frames (May 4) … also pitched 2.0 scoreless against TCU (May 17) … NON-BIG 12 GAMES … went 3-0 over eight appearances … recorded a 1.74 ERA over 10.1 innings pitched … allowed two runs on 11 hits with 10 strikeouts and five walks … made his season debut with 0.2 innings of relief and the win over Oregon (Feb. 17) … also earned wins over Kentucky (Feb. 22) and at the Big 12 Tournament against Kansas (May 24) … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … made three appearances … allowed a run on four hits over 4.0 innings for a 2.25 ERA … struck out seven and allowed three walks … limited opponents to .250 hitting … pitched a scoreless frame against No. 22 Michigan (Mar. 22) … also added the two NCAA Tournament showings against Oklahoma State (June 8) and Michigan (June 15) … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … went 4-0 in eight appearances … had a team-best 0.69 ERA … allowed one run on 11 hits in 13.0 innings … struck out six and walked four … HOME GAMES … posted a 2-0 mark over eight appearances … allowed only one run on 10 hits for a 0.93 ERA … struck out eight and walked three … held opponents to a .270 batting average … AWAY GAMES … went 1-0 in his lone away appearance … tossed 2.2 innings of scoreless ball for the win at Oklahoma (May 4) … NEUTRAL GAMES … went 1-0 in two appearances … allowed one run over 4.2 innings for a 1.93 ERA … earned the win at the Big 12 Tournament with 2.2 innings of work against Kansas (May 24) … pitched 2.0 innings of scoreless relief against Michigan at the CWS (June 15) … DAY GAMES … went 4-0 in seven appearances … had a team-best 0.79 ERA with one run allowed in 11.1 innings … allowed one run on eight hits with seven strikeouts and five walks … held opponents to .195 batting … NIGHT GAMES … did not record a decision in four appearances … second on the team with a 1.59 ERA … allowed one run on seven hits over 5.2 innings … struck out six and walked two … STREAKS … started the year by making eight appearances before allowing a run.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018)
Made 18 appearances in his first year as a Red Raider, tossing 30.0 innings on the year … helped the Red Raiders to a 45-20 overall record, including their third-straight national seed of No. 9 and a trip to the College World Series … finished with a 1-0 record and 4.20 ERA … started one game, earning the win at No. 4 Louisville on Mar. 14 by giving up one run in 3.0 innings of work … finished the year with 11 strikeouts and 15 runs surrendered on 29 hits … NCAA TOURNAMENT … made three appearances, yielding a run in 5.0 frames of relief … the only Red Raider to record a perfect 0.00 ERA during the tournament … gave up eight hits and an unearned run … threw 2.0 shutout innings against New Mexico State on June 1 in the Lubbock Regional win … tossed 2.2 shutout innings on June 10 against Duke … COLLEGE WORLD SERIES … threw 0.1 innings in Tech’s third game in Omaha against No. 1 Florida on June 21 … BIG 12 GAMES … played in seven Big 12 contests, finishing with a 7.20 ERA in 10.0 innings pitched … struck out six and walked six while allowing eight runs on 12 hits … made his first league appearance at Kansas on Apr. 6 with a career-long outing of 3.2 innings in a 15-6 Tech win … appeared in two of Tech’s three games against No. 18 Texas, tossing 2.0 shutout innings in the series and giving up only one hit … threw a scoreless inning at TCU on Apr. 29 … contributed 0.2 scoreless frames in a 7-3 victory at No. 14 Oklahoma State … AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … accumulated a strong 2.31 ERA in eight appearances and 11.2 innings pitched … allowed just three earned runs while striking out four and walking four … delivered 3.0 innings in a start at No. 4 Louisville on Mar. 14, giving up just one run on three hits … tossed 2.0 in relief against No. 11 South Alabama in an 8-1 win on Mar. 2 … threw a combined 2.0 scoreless innings in two relief appearances against No. 18 Texas … contributed 0.2 scoreless frames in a 7-3 victory at No. 14 Oklahoma State … HOME GAMES … accumulated a 2.25 ERA in 11 appearances at home … struck out seven in 16.0 innings of work, surrendering four runs on 12 hits … opponents hit .214 … AWAY GAMES ... threw 10.2 innings over five appearances … won his lone start at No. 4 Louisville … finished with a 5.91 ERA with seven runs on 12 hits.
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
Played at Odessa Community College for the 2017 season under head coach Kurtis Lay … pitched a total of 83 innings and ended the season with 90 strikeouts … the Wranglers won 10 games under his 10 starts of the 2017 campaign … four-year letterwinner at Boerne High School … tossed a total of 77 innings totaling 110 strikeouts his senior season (2016) … 2016 All-State and All-District awardee … played summer ball for the Cheney Diamond Dawgs in the Sunflower League … All-Star in the Sunflower League.
PERSONAL
Born in Harlingen, Texas … son of Collen and Rae Queen… brother to Avery and Devon, who both played basketball for two years at Midwestern State University and East Carolina University, respectively … majoring in agricultural communications.