ACADEMIC HONORS
• Sun Belt Commissioner’s List, 2013-14
• Dean’s List, Fall 2013
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll, Spring 2014
AT GEORGIA STATE: Right-handed reliever with an 11-3 career record, along with three saves ... Career winning percentage of .786 ranks second in school history among all pitchers with at least 10 decisions ... Appeared in 70 games, all but two in relief, to rank fifth in GSU history in career appearances.
2015: Had GSU’s top bullpen ERA at 0.73, along with a 3-0 record ... Allowed just two earned runs in 18 appearances ... Struck out 24 in 24.2 innings with just 11 walks ... Held batters to a .212 average against.
Earned his first victory of the season with 1.2 scoreless innings against Ohio (3-1-15). Entered the game with GSU trailing 1-0 with one out in the sixth and a runner at second. Recorded two strikeouts, both looking, to end the inning and then tossed a 1-2-3 seventh ... Earned another victory with 1.2 innings vs. Eastern Michigan (3-6-15) ... Pitched 1.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts for a win vs. Savannah State (4-22-15).
2014: Appeared in 14 games out of the bullpen but did not record a decision ... Had 13 strikeouts in 13.1 innings ... Pitched two scoreless innings with three strikeouts at Georgia Tech (4-2-14).
2103: Led Georgia State and ranked among the conference leaders with 26 appearances, which is just two shy of the school record for appearances in a season ... Posted a 5-2 record with three saves ... Third on the team in victories.
Earned his first save with a scoreless ninth inning against Grambling (2-22-13) ... Pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts in a combined shutout of Alabama A&M (2-21-13) ... Earned his first victory after pitching a scoreless ninth inning in a walk-off win over George Mason (3-10-13).
Got the final two outs in the top of the ninth inning against Old Dominion (3-16-13) and earned the victory as GSU won 12-10 on Chase Raffield’s walk-off homer in the bottom of the ninth ... Added a save the following day when he recorded the final out after entering the game with two outs in the ninth, a runner at second, two runs in and GSU leading 7-4. Actually finished all three games of the ODU sweep ... Pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save in a 12-9 win over Fordham (4-5-13) ... Added victories in 11-inning win at New Orleans (4-13-13) and 10-inning win at Kennesaw State (4-16-13), pitching 1.1 innings of scoreless relief in each game.
2012: Made strong contributions in first season on the mound, appearing in 12 games with two starts ... Fourth on the staff with three victories ... Third with a 4.15 ERA ... Tied for lowest batting average against at .238 ... Appeared in three conference games ... Tossed 1.1 scoreless innings in 5-4 win over No. 9 Georgia Tech (3-7-12) ... Made two appearances in each of season’s first two weekends against Western Illinois and Austin Peay, getting a win in both series ... Earned first victory with 3.0 scoreless innings against WIU (2-19-12) ... Tossed 2.1 scoreless with two strikeouts against Southern Illinois (3-2-12) ... Made first career start against USC Upstate (5-2-12) ... Went season-high 5.0 innings with three strikeouts in next start at UNC Asheville (5-8-12), getting the victory in a 13-5 Panther win.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three seasons for coach Harold Hitt at class AAAAA Oviedo High School in Oviedo, Fla. ... Named first-team all-conference for his senior season after compiling 7-1 record and 2.82 ERA on the mound, striking out 35 batters in 50 innings ... Tossed complete game two-hit shutout against rival Hagerty, striking out nine ... Junior season, went 4-1 with 25 strikeouts in 30 innings and posted a 2.32 ERA ... Earned a USSSA world championship at the club level and led FTB Mizuno to a second place finish in East Cobb, Ga., summer action.
PERSONAL: Connor Ian Isham Stanley was born Sept. 4, 1992 to Jim and Kelli Stanley in Winter Park, Fla... Has one older brother, Taylor ... Majoring in journalism.
