CAREER HONORS

• Selected in the Seventh Round of 2021 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles
• 2021 NCAA Knoxville All-Regional Team
• 2021 SEC All-Tournament Team
• 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2021 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
• 2021 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Watch List
• 2021 D1Baseball.com Preseason Second Team All-American
• No. 39 on D1Baseball.com's Top 2021 College MLB Draft Prospects List
• No. 17 on D1Baseball.com's Top 2021 College MLB Draft SEC Prospects List
• 2020 Round Rock Classic All-Tournament Team
• 2020 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2018-19 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2021 - JUNIOR

• Played in 49 games with 46 starts as Tennessee's primary catcher, both career highs
• Set career highs in at-bats (154), runs (29), hits (40), doubles (seven), home runs (seven), RBI (26), total bases (68) and stolen bases (five)
• Homered and doubled during Tennessee's second super regional win over LSU (6/13), driving in three runs in total
• Tied a career high with three hits, including a double and a homer, while driving in two runs in NCAA Regional opening win vs. Wright State (6/4)
• Had two hits and tied a career high with three runs scored in SEC Tournament win vs. Mississippi State (5/27)
• Homered and had three RBI in series-clinching win at South Carolina (5/22)
• Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in back-to-back games vs. top-ranked Arkansas (5/15 & 5/16)
• Hit his second homer of the series and scored two runs in series finale at Texas A&M (4/25)
• Homered and scored two runs in series-opening win at Texas A&M (4/25)
• Hit his second home run of the season, blasting a solo shot to left center in a win over Vanderbilt (4/17)
• Hit his first home run of the season, a two-run shot to left center, in series finale vs. Florida (4/11)
• Had an RBI single in series-clinching win vs. Florida (4/10)
• Reached base five times with a pair of hits and three walks while also driving in two runs and scoring a run in win at Alabama (4/3)
• Had two hits, including a double, and scored a run in win over LSU (3/27)
• Singled and tied career highs with three runs scored and three walks in SEC opener at Georgia (3/19)
• Went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI in win over UNC Greensboro (3/14)
• Doubled and drove in a run in win over Indiana State (2/28)
• Went 2-for-3, scored two runs and stole a base in win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/23)

2020 - SOPHOMORE 

• Was in the midst of a breakout sophomore year before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Played in 12 games, including 11 starts as the team's primary catcher
• Was tied for second on the team with a career-high four home runs and ranked second on the team with a .737 slugging percentage. Also ranked fourth on the team with a .342 batting average and fifth on the squad with 12 RBI
• Went 2-for-4 with a double in win over Wright State (3/7)
• Hit his fourth home run of the season, a solo shot in the second inning, in the series opener vs. Wright State (3/6)
• Went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in win against George Washington (3/1)
• Went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a home run in win over UNC Asheville (2/26)
• Had a clutch pinch-hit, bases-clearing double to give the Vols the lead in the seventh inning in a win against Houston at the Round Rock Classic (2/22)    
• Hit a two-run homer in the season opener against Western Illinois (2/14)

2019 - FRESHMAN

• Played in 44 games (34 starts) and split time with Gray as the starting catcher and finished hitting .228 with 23 hits, two home runs and 17 RBIs
• Hit just his second-career home run, first-career grand slam, in a win over UNCW to help the Vols in the Chapel Hill Regional (6/1)
• Went 1-for-2 with a run batted in against Ole Miss (5/16)
• Hit 3-for-3, a new career-high, with three RBIs in a 15-10 win over Tennessee Tech on May 14
• Notched a 2-for-3 outing with a run scored in a 5-4 win at Florida (5/12)
• Went 2-for-5 with three RBIs in a win at Kentucky (4/19)
• Notched his first career home run in a 4-10 loss to Vanderbilt (3/30)
• Went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI in the win over UNC Asheville (3/13)
• Went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in the win over Troy (3/5)
• Recorded his first collegiate run when he scored in the 18-0 win over Northern Kentucky on Feb. 19
• Saw his first collegiate action in Tennessee's 2-0 win over App State where he started at catcher (2/16)

HIGH SCHOOL

• Ranked as the 13th overall player and No. 3 catcher in Georgia by Perfect Game
• Tabbed the No. 91 overall prospect by PG 
• Led River Ridge High School to back-to- back Final Four appearances and a 2018 National Championship
• Two-time First Team All-Region, All-County and All-State selection (2017-18)
• Batted .408 with 10 home runs as a senior in 2018
• Hit .375 with 10 homers in 2017 as a junior
• 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game 2nd Team All-American (Southeast - All Region 1st Team)
• 2017 Underclass High Honorable Mention
• 2016 Underclass High Honorable Mention
• Graduated River Ridge High School with Honors
• Played travel ball for the East Cobb Astros, helping the team to a 2018 National Championship and No. 1 national ranking

PERSONAL

• Full name is Connor Matthew Pavolony
• Born on Oct. 25, 1999
• Majoring in Business Analytics
• Son of Barbara Sullivan and Michael Pavolony
• Recipient of the Joyce & Robert Bice Athletic Scholarship Endowment