Connor Jones Class: Junior Hometown: Chandler, Ariz. High School: Perry Height / Weight: 6-2 / 208 Position: Outfield/First Base Bats/Throws: Left/Right

On Jones: Developed into a power threat in the Villanova lineup last season and will continue to be a strong bat in the middle of the batting order ... Made great strides as an all-around hitter and should continue to improve this season ... Hits the ball well to all fields and is a good fit in the team's offensive system ... One of the top defensive outfielders on the roster.

Career: Has played in 78 games with 63 starts ... Career .262 hitter (67-for-256) with 15 doubles, one home run, 39 runs batted in and 28 runs scored ... Has a .322 on-base percentage and a .332 slugging percentage ... Has drawn 22 walks while striking out 95 times ... Stole nine bases in 10 tries ... Has tallied three times being hit by a pitch, two sacrifice bunts and five sacrifice flies ... Fielding stats include 152 putouts, five assists and four errors for a .975 fielding percentage.

2012: Played in and started 54 games ... Batted .276 (58-for-210) with 13 doubles, one home run and 35 runs batted in ... Scored 26 runs and stole nine bases in 10 tries ... Ranked third on the team in doubles and fourth in RBI ... Drew 17 walks and was hit by a pitch three times while posting a .333 on-base percentage ... Had a .352 slugging percentage ... Recorded two sacrifice bunts and four sacrifice flies ... Struck out 73 times ... In the field tallied 115 putouts, five assists and three errors for a .976 fielding percentage, playing almost exclusively in right field ... Had two hits in the season opener at Arkansas ... Had four hits, including three doubles, with three runs scored and an RBI against Miami (Ohio) ... Scored two runs and drove in two more in a win over Chicago State ... Had three hits against Lafayette ... Stole a career-high three bases at Temple while going 1-for-2 with two walks and two RBI in the game ... Had two walks, a stolen base, three runs scored and three RBI at home against Temple later in the year ... Overall had 16 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games ... Put together a stretch of three games in April in which he was 10-for-15 (.667) with three runs, six RBI and three doubles; BIG EAST: Started all 27 conference games and was a .231 hitter (24-for-104) versus league competition ... Had a .287 on-base percentage and a .308 slugging percentage with five doubles and a home run ... Scored 10 runs and had 20 RBI, second most on the team versus league opponents ... Drew eight walks and one hit by pitch ... Registered one stolen base, one sacrifice bunt and two sacrifice flies ... Struck out 41 times ... Handled 54 chances in the field with 53 putouts, one assist and no errors ... Went 4-for-6 with a career-high four RBI, three doubles and two runs scored in a win over West Virginia ... Batted .500 (7-for-14) in the three-game series versus the Mountaineers ... Hit his first collegiate home run and drove in four runs in a win over Seton Hall in the first game of a doubleheader ... Had two hits and drove in three runs against Georgetown.

2011: Appeared in 24 games and made nine starts ... Finished the year hitting .196 (9-for-46) with a .269 on-base percentage and a .239 slugging percentage ... Scored two runs, had four runs batted in and hit two doubles ... Drew five walks and struck out 22 times ... Had one sacrifice fly and 37 putouts in the field ... Started in his collegiate debut at Norfolk State and was 3-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in a 13-1 victory; BIG EAST: Played in 13 conference games with two starts ... Hit .250 (5-for-20) with a double, run scored and two RBI ... Smacked a double and drove in two runs in a 5-4 win over Rutgers in the final home game of the season.

Perry High School: Earned two varsity letters in baseball ... Was chosen to play in the Arizona Division 5A-II All-Star Game in 2010 as well as the Arizona Academic All-Star Game ... Earned honorable mention honors as a junior and a senior ... Batted .345 as a junior and led his high school team in runs batted in and slugging percentage ... Selected as a "Player to Watch" by the East Valley Tribune as a junior.

Personal: Older of two children of David and Anne Jones ... Has a younger sibling, Brielle (18) ... Majoring in Communication.