PaulMcConkey

• 2012 No. 24 prospect in the New England Collegiate League (Perfect Game)
• 2012 New England Collegiate League All-Star
• 2012 first-team All-NECBL
• 2011 New England Collegiate League All-Star

Outlook
Had a good fall practice season and has positioned himself to compete for playing time at third base … Has a quick bat and good hitting ability … Has been progressing defensively since serving as the part-time starter during 2011 season … Was a weapon off the bench as a pinch hitter in 2012 and added a potent bat to the UK lineup late in the season … Started eight games after May and shined during the NCAA Tournament … Drove in the walk-off run against Arkansas and closer Nolan Sanburn as a freshman.

Summer
Had a great summer in the New England Collegiate League for the second consecutive summer, earning all-star honors … Finished second in the home run derby at the all-star game … Played in 31 games during the summer, with a .361 average (44-for-122) with 11 doubles, one triple, four homers and 22 RBI, stealing four bases … To end his summer, hit homers in the last two games of the year.

2012
Played in 20 games with eight starts, serving as a valuable left-handed hitting option off the bench … Batted .323 (10-for-31) with a double and two RBI … Laid down two sacrifice bunts and hung a sacrifice fly … Emerged late in the year as an option in the lineup, seeing starts as the designated hitter against righties … Played in six games with five starts in SEC play, batting .417 (5-for-12) with a double and an RBI … Hit .263 (5-for-19) in non-conference play … Was 7-for-14 in games played at Cliff Hagan Stadium … Hit .286 (4-for-14) with runners on base and .333 (3-for-9) with runners in scoring position … First 10 appearances of the year came as pinch-hit at bats … Collected pinch-hit singles in three consecutive games … Got first start of the year vs. No. 5 Florida, going 2-for-3 … Got second start vs. Alabama, going 2-for-3 with an RBI … Just missed a game-tying homer with a hard-hit, deep fly out against the warning track at Murray State … Went 1-for-2 with a double at Mississippi State … Came off the bench in the NCAA Tournament opener vs. No. 25 Kent State, going 1-fo-2 with two walks, including narrowly missing two long drive fouls that sailed over the fence … Started the final three games of the NCAA Tournament, getting a hit and two runs vs. Valpo … Earned All-Star honors in the New England Collegiate Baseball League while playing for the Holyoke Blue Sox … Played in 33 games, batting .341 (31-for-91) with 10 runs, one double, 15 RBI and a 9-16 walk-strikeout ratio … Led the Blue Sox to the NECBL Playoffs.

2011
Served as part-time starter at second base, along with fellow UK freshmen J.T. Riddle and Matt Reida … Batted .152 (8-for-46) in 23 games and 12 starts … Notched one RBI and had a 6-6 walk-strikeout ratio, also getting hit by four pitches … Appeared in 12 SEC games with four starts, batting .053 (1-for-19) … Had a five-game hitting streak and a stretch of six consecutive games reaching base safely … Made 11 starts at second base and one as the designated hitter … Hit primarily in the bottom of the order, batting No. 6 twice and No. 7, No. 8 and No. 9 three times each … Made one start in the No. 3 spot … Came off the bench to make his collegiate debut in UK’s win at Morehead State … Collected first career hit and RBI vs. Eastern Michigan on Feb. 23 … Scored a career-high two runs vs. UIC, Eastern Kentucky and Middle Tennessee State … Biggest at bat of the year came as a pinch hitter vs. No. 12 Arkansas in the bottom of the ninth inning, appearing at the plate during a driving rain against Arkansas flame-throwing closer Nolan Sanburn, chopping a infield single that put UK in position for the walk-off run.

High School
Earned four letters for coach Doug Polston at Halls High School … Named all-state, all-region and all-district as a senior … Named all-district three years … Hit .486 with 14 doubles, nine homers, 42 RBI and nine stolen bases as a senior … Had a .482 average with 12 doubles, seven homers and 35 RBI, stealing eight bases in 2009 as a junior … Set the school record for most doubles in a season (14) and the most double plays turned in a season (12) … Led team to the district championship all four years, finishing as region runner-up as a senior … … Played football freshman and sophomore years … Member of the National Honor Society in 2008 and 2009.

Personal
Full name is Paul Michael McConkey … Son of Mike McConkey and Janet McConkey … Born on Aug. 5, 1991 in Knoxville, Tenn. … Has an older sister, Emilee (25) … Father played baseball at Tennessee and sister played softball at Austin Peay.