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Jersey Number 2
Connor Capece
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- Omaha Gross Catholic HS
- Deals:
2025 (Sophomore)
2024 (Freshman)
2019-23 (Gross Catholic HS)
Getting to Know Connor Capece
- Capece had a breakout second season in Omaha, hitting .351 over 50 games, including 45 starts.
- Connor closed the season with 15 extra-base hits (11 doubles, one triple and three home runs) as well as 41 RBI.
- Capece’s efforts were recognized by BIG EAST coaches, as the catcher
- collected All-BIG EAST Second Team honors.
- He raised the bar by claiming the BIG EAST Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. During the Bluejays’ three victories, Connor was 7-for-12 (.583) with five RBI and two runs scored.
- He delivered 17 multi-hit games, including six contests with at least three hits.
- Connor also delivered 11 multi-RBI games, including seven with at least three.
- He started the season going 5-of-11 against UNC Greensboro and Portland.
- Capece went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI in Creighton’s 10-0 win over Omaha on March 25.
- Capece went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored in Creighton’s 12-3 win over Villanova on April 27.
- He was 4-for-6 with four RBI and two runs scored in a 16-4 win over Butler on May 4.
2024 (Freshman)
- In his first season at Creighton, Capece played in 23 games, earning the start 20 times, with 18 of those starts behind home plate.
- Connor had a strong start to the season, hitting over .300 in his first 13 games he started.
- Capece had a season-high three doubles on four hits with two runs scored and two RBI in a 9-5 win against Portland on March 9.
2019-23 (Gross Catholic HS)
- Capece earned a combined seven letters in baseball (three), football (two) and basketball (two) as a Cougar.
- Selected First Team All-State (Lincoln Journal Star & Omaha World-Herald) following both his junior and senior seasons, Connor was the captain of the All-Nebraska Team in 2023 (Omaha World-Herald).
- He helped lead Gross Catholic to consecutive district championships in 2021 and 2022 as well as the NSAA Semifinals in 2022.
- Off the diamond, Connor graduated with honors, finishing with a GPA above 3.5.
Getting to Know Connor Capece
- What is your favorite food? Steak or Chicken
- Who is your favorite MLB team? The New York Yankees
- Who was your favorite athlete growing up? Alfonso Soriano
- Where did you first fall in love with baseball, and who put the first glove in your hand? My neighborhood t-ball field and my dad.
- Who is the GOAT of baseball? Babe Ruth
- What’s your favorite restaurant in Omaha? Dinkers
- If you didn’t play baseball, what other sport would you have played? Football
- What’s your earliest baseball memory that still sticks with you today? Playing rec-league baseball with my classmates and older brother when I was 7.
- What’s a hobby or talent you have that people wouldn’t expect from a baseball player? I enjoy cleaning and staying organized.
- Baseball runs deep in the Capece family as his father (Kevin) played at Briar Cliff, while his brother (Kyle) is currently on the Briar Cliff squad.
2013 Creighton Athletic Hall of Fame Inductee Dan Smith
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