number4custom1R/Rweight170positionSShighschoolHinsdale Central H.S.first_nameConnoryearSeniorhometownBurr Ridge, Ill.height5-11last_nameLindFurman: Two-year starter who returns along with veteran second baseman Marcus Rose in forming one of the Southern Conference's best defensive middle infield tandems...possesses good range, consistent glove, and fine arm...understands the game...sports solid bat control and command of the strike zone...will likely again bat second in the order....career .955 fielding percentage is well ahead of the Furman standard for shortstops currently held by A.J. Davidiuk (.932, 2003-06)...set the season mark (.960) for Paladin shortstops in 2007. 2008 -- Saw action in 55 of Furman's 57 games, including 53 starts -- all at shortstop...played a key role in Furman posting a school record 33 wins (33-24), third place (17-10) SoCon regular season finish, and school record 13 straight SoCon victories...batted .322 to finish third on the squad...64 hits ranked second...batted .386 (22x57) and scored 16 runs over the final 16 games...registered 18 multi-hit games...made only one error in 65 chances (.985) over the final 14 games...delivered a game winning RBI single in the ninth inning in a 3-2 triumph over Davidson...went 3-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored in 10-2 victory over Georgia Southern...collected a career high four hits (4x5) and drove in three runs vs. UNC Asheville (8-7 win)...went 3-for-4 in Furman's season ending 12-11, 10-inning loss to College of Charleston in SoCon Tournament...fashioned an impressive Northwoods Summer Baseball League campaign with the Thunder Bay Border Cats...batted .247 and earned the league's Gold Glove while helping his team to the league championship with a 42-26 record. 2007 -- Registered playing time in 44 games and earned 38 starts at shortstop...hit .277 with 12 RBI...batted leadoff in 28 contests...hit .370 (17x46) in his first 16 games...finished strong, batting .342 (13x38) over his final 11 contests...went 3-for-4 and scored a pair of runs in a 9-7 win over Charleston Southern...followed it up by doubling and scoring two runs as part of a 2-for-5 outing in a 6-3 victory over 16th-ranked Clemson...fielded at a solid .960 clip, committing only eight errors in 199 chances, including only one miscue in his final nine games (40 chances)...named to SoCon Academic Honor Roll. 2006 -- Saw limited action, appearing in seven games as a reserve. High School: 2005 graduate of Hinsdale Central (AA) High School...baseball coach was Tom Dorrance...played second base and shortstop...hit leadoff and batted .380 over the course of his career...batted .490 with a .480 on base percentage his senior year...played a key role in Hinsdale Central winning a pair of conference championships and regional title. Personal: Full name is Connor Davis Lind...son of David and Cindy Lind...born June 10, 1987, in Chicago, Illinois...father played golf at Duke and on the PGA Tour...business administration major.