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chad, mcconnell, chad, mcconnell, born, october, 1970, american, former, professional, baseball, outfielder, played, united, states, national, baseball, team, 1992, summer, olympics, outfielderborn, 1970, october, 1970, sioux, falls, south, dakota, bats, right. Chad M McConnell born October 13 1970 is an American former professional baseball outfielder He played for the United States national baseball team in the 1992 Summer Olympics Chad McConnellOutfielderBorn 1970 10 13 October 13 1970 age 53 Sioux Falls South Dakota U S Bats RightThrows RightBiography editA native of Sioux Falls South Dakota McConnell attended O Gorman Catholic High School He played quarterback for the school s gridiron football team 1 and played American Legion Baseball for Post 15 in Sioux Falls Out of high school he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 17th round 449th overall of the 1989 Major League Baseball Draft but he opted not to sign He attended Creighton University where he played college baseball for the Creighton Bluejays baseball team in the Missouri Valley Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association s NCAA Division I In 1991 he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Mets of the Cape Cod Baseball League 2 In 1992 McConnell was named a unanimous College Baseball All American by the American Baseball Coaches Association Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball That summer he competed for the United States national baseball team in the Summer Olympics 3 The Philadelphia Phillies selected McConnell in the first round with the 13th overall selection of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft He signed with the Phillies receiving a 500 000 signing bonus 4 He played for the Phillies minor league organization until 1996 After McConnell retired from professional baseball he earned a bachelor s degree in criminal justice from Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg in 1999 and he became a probation officer for Dauphin County Pennsylvania In 2015 he was inducted into the Creighton Athletics Hall of Fame 5 References edit https www argusleader com story sports high school sports 2019 08 15 best high school football teams south dakota 1988 ogorman knights 1797514001 Iacuessa Mike July 23 1992 Team USA Opens Olympic Play This Sunday in Barcelona Spain Yarmouth Register Yarmouth MA p 16 Preston Mike July 28 1992 U S survives second scare Taiwan The Sun Archived from the original on September 17 2018 Retrieved July 5 2017 TOP PICK MCCONNELL GETS 500 000 BONUS TO SIGN WITH TEAM Philadelphia Inquirer August 13 1992 Retrieved 2019 05 21 https www pennlive com midstate 2015 06 chad mcconnell dauphin county htmlExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference Minors Chad McConnell Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on April 18 2020 Retrieved May 13 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chad McConnell amp oldid 1197613220, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,