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Shane Conlon

A Naperville, Illinois native, Conlon began his collegiate career as a two-way player, pitching and playing first base for the Wildcats. Conlon enjoyed a stellar redshirt sophomore campaign in 2013, batting .341 with seven home runs and 28 RBI. He helped Kansas State win both the Big 12 regular-season and tournament titles, then host and win the Manhattan Regional, and ultimately reach the Super Regional round – all first’s in the Wildcats’ history.

Following his successful 2013 campaign, the Kansas City Royals selected Conlon in the 21st round of the MLB First-Year Player Draft, but he elected to return to Manhattan.

Two seasons later, Conlon was a unanimous First Team All-Big 12 selection after batting .291 with 26 RBI and 10 stolen bases while leading the Wildcats with 16 multi-hit outings. His 57-hit senior campaign pushed him to 207 career hits and he was the 18th KSU hitter to surpass 200 career hits. Conlon became one of only two Wildcats to earn All-Big 12 honors twice during their career.

Following his collegiate career, the Oakland A’s selected him in the 34th round of the 2015 MLB Draft. He played one season with the A’s Arizona Rookie League affiliate, batting .327 with 18 RBI in 30 games.

Conlon earned a bachelor’s degree at Kansas State, majoring in social science. He then completed a master’s degree in 2018 at Kansas State, majoring in student development.