Konnor Pilkington #45

Konnor Chase Pilkington...Graduated from East Central High School (Moss Point, Miss.)...Attended Mississippi State University...Played for the USA Collegiate National Team in 2017...Struck out 100 in back-to-back seasons in 2017 and 2018 for the Bulldogs...Ranked sixth in the Southeastern Conference with 111 strikeouts in 2017.

2024

Spent the entire season with Triple-A Reno in the Diamondbacks organization...Struck out 79 in 77.2 innings in 33 games (21 starts)...Earned Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week after he worked a season high 5.1 innings of one-hit ball with three strikeouts on July 13 against Round Rock...Struck out a season high eight in 3.2 innings in his final start of the season on Sept. 20 against Albuquerque.

2022

Spent half the season in Cleveland, making 15 appearances/11 starts and proved to be a capable spot starter/long reliever over his 10 stints with the Guardians, four stints came as the extra player in various doubleheaders (started five games of DH including four straight starts, 6/28-7/23)…Opened the year on the Major League roster making his debut in the home opener (Apr. 15) vs. SF (1.0IP, 1BB, SO)…Became one of just three lefties to make double digit starts (Sam Hentges/Logan Allen) for Cleveland since the 2015 season…Was the third Guardian to debut in 2022…Tossed a then-career-high 3.2 innings in his first MLB start on May 8 vs. Toronto (3.2IP, 3H, 2R-ER, 3BB, 6SO)…He is the first “Konnor” to appear in an MLB game...Turned in the finest outing of his career on June 1 vs. Kansas City, twirling 5.0 shutout frames and earning his first Major League victory while fanning a career-high eight... Made four straight starts in twin bills from June 28-July 23, becoming the first CLE hurler to record four consecutive starts in doubleheaders since Tom Brennan from Oct. 2, 1982-Aug. 7, 1983...Posted a 1-2 mark with a 4.41 ERA in 11 starts (25ER/51.0IP) and didn’t allow a run over four relief outings (7.0IP, 2H, 0R)…Allowed just one XBH to a lefty all year.

2021

Posted a breakout season between AA Akron and AAA Columbus in just his second professional season, going a combined 2-2 with a 1.62 ERA in 15 games/14 starts (61.0IP, 41H, 11ER, 20BB, 93SO, .189 AVG)...Averaged 13.72 SO per 9.0 IP for the year and 6.0 hits/9 IP while posting a WHIP of 1.00...Season was delayed to start due to a right shoulder strain suffered in the offseason...Was originally slated to be a part of February's Depth Camp along side the Major League club, but he did not report to Goodyear until April and opened the year on the 7-day Minor League Injured List...Began a rehab with the ACL club on June 28 and was activated at Akron on July 6...Promoted to AAA Columbus on Aug. 3.

2020

Did not pitch due to the cancelled Minor League season.

2019

 Combined to go 5-9 with a 4.12 ERA (59 ER/129.0 IP) and 138 strikeouts over 25 starts between Class A Kannapolis and Class A Winston-Salem … Was named the White Sox Minor League Pitcher of the Month after going 1-0 with a 2.01 ERA (5 ER/22.1 IP) and 28 strikeouts over four starts in April … Ranked among White Sox organizational leaders in strikeouts (3rd) and IP (5th) … Entered the season rated by MLB Pipeline as the No. 20 prospect in the White Sox system.

2018

Combined to go 0-1 with a 7.07 ERA (11 ER/14.0 IP) and 11 strikeouts over eight games (seven starts) between the Arizona Rookie League White Sox and Advanced Rookie Great Falls in his first professional season.