C Connor Dykstra, FA signed by Seattle Mariners

Hometown: Chilliwack, BC.

Born: Langley, BC.

School: George Mason University.

Ht-Wt: 6' 1: 230 lbs.

B-T: R-R.

Previous teams: Galveston Community College, Langley Blaze, Chilliwack Minor.

Previous coaches: Kevin Lallman, Junior Deleon, Scott Pankratz, Shawn Corness. Jamie Bodaly, Doug Mathieson, Gord Dykstra .

Best Days on the ball field: “In peewee ball with Chilliwack, I had two home runs and five innings pitched and in college against University of Maryland at the 2023 regional I had a 2-for-4 day with five RBIs, a double, and a go-ahead three-run homer to help us eventually advance to Regional Final against Wake Forest.”

Most Influential people in my baseball life. “My parents (Tina and Gord Dykstra), coach Junior Deleon and former Toronto Blue Jays reliever Shawn Camp at George Mason.”

Good genes: “My dad (Gord Dykstra ) was an athlete in high school. He played mostly fast pitch and soccer, but never played collegiate sports, just recreation.”

Scout: Ty Holub

2024 summer with Victoria Harbourcats, West Coast League: Batted .298 with a double, homer and three RBIs ... Had .573 OPS in 10 games.

2024 spring season as a junior at George Mason: He hit .281, with 12 doubles, six homers and 31 RBIs ... Had an .851 OPS in 51 games ... In three years for the Patriots, he played 161 games making 159 starts, finishing with a .290 average with 154 hits, 37 doubles, 21 home runs, 112 RBIs and 113 runs scored ... On the Patriots’ all-time list, Dykstra is second in hit by pitch (69), tied for 23rd in home runs (21), tied for 25th in starts (159), tied for 27th in RBIs (112), tied for 28th in doubles (37), 30th in runs scored (113), tied for 33rd in games played (161) and ranks 36th in hits (154) ...Delivered three-hit games against Monmouth (two RBIs), Richmond (double, RBI), Saint Louis, Saint Louis (double, RBI) and Davidson (RBI) ... Had two hit outings against Fairfield (double), Fairfield (double, RBI), Monmouth (double), Villanova (homer, two RBIs), VMI (three RBIs), George Washington (two RBIs), Dayton (homer, two RBIs), VCU (RBI), Saint Louis (RBI) and Davidson (RBI).

2023 summer with Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, Cape Cod: Batted .105 with a homer and three RBIs. Had a .375 OPS in 18 games.

2023 spring with George Mason: Batted .291 with 18 doubles, nine homers, 48 RBIs ... Had .945 OPS in 59 games ... Led the club in homers (nine), doubles (18), RBIs (48), slugging percentage (.520) and hit by pitch (33), third in runs scored (45) and total bases (102), fourth in on-base percentage (.425), fifth in average (.291), hits (57), stolen base attempts (18) and stolen bases (15) ... Nationally, Dykstra led NCAA in hit by pitch (32) entering Winston-Salem NCAA Regional ... Among A-10 leaders during regular season, he was tied for eighth-most home runs in the league (eight), was 11th in doubles (15) and finished 30th in RBIs (37) ... Went 4-for-15 with a home run, five RBIs and two runs scored in four games at Atlantic 10 Championships... At Winston-Salem NCAA Regional went 4-for-15 with a home run, five RBIs and over four games ... Against No. 19 Maryland in an elimination game he went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a season-high five RBIs in Patriots 11-10 walk-off win ... Started all 59 games played with the Patriots… Started 54 games behind the plate and five games as DH… Against Atlantic 10 opponents, started all 23 games played, batted . 306 (26-for-85) with 10 doubles, six home runs, 25 RBIs ... Against non-conference opponents, started all 36 games played, hit .279 (31-for-111) with eight doubles, three home runs, 23 RBIs and 10 stolen bases (10-for-10) … At home, started all 25 games played, batted .338 (25-for-74) with seven doubles, three home runs, 17 RBIs … On the road, started all 23 games played, hit .256 (22-for-86) with eight doubles, five home runs, 19 RBIs and three stolen bases (3-5) … At neutral sites, started all 11 games, batted .278 (10-for-36) with three doubles, one home run, 12 RBIs, ... In day games, started all 50 games played, batted .315 (52-for-165) with 17 doubles, eight home runs, 45 RBIs and 12 stolen bases (12-15) … In night games, started all nine games played, hit .161 (5-for-31) with one double, one home run, three RBIs … Hit .313 (31-for-99) with runners on base, .286 (2-for-7) with the bases loaded, .310 (22-for-71) with runners in scoring position and .290 (18-for-62) with two outs … Hit .231 (12-for-52) vs. lefthanders and .313 (45-for-144) vs. righthanders … Had 15 multi-hit games, tied for fourth-most on the team (2H 11x, 3H 4x) and 13 multi-RBI games, tied for the most on the club (2 RBI 8x, 3 RBI 2x, 4 RBI 2x, 5 RBI 1x) … Had a 25-game on-base streak, fourth-longest on the team (March 4-April 14) … Had a 15-game hitting streak, second-longest on the club (March 11-April 2) … 15-for-18 in stolen base attempts.

2022 summer with Danville Otterbots, Appalachian league: Hit .238 with two doubles and 10 RBIs. Had a .667 OPS in 24 games.

2022 spring with George Mason: Batted .298 with seven doubles, two triples, six homers and 33 RBIs. Had a .923 OPS in 61 games ... Hit .500 (5-for-10) with one RBI in Atlantic 10 Championship All-Tournament Team … Started 46 games behind the plate and four games as DH and was a pinch-hitter once … Started 21 games he played during the regular season against A-10 opponents batting .296 (21-for-71) with two doubles, one triple, one home run and16 RBIs … Led club in home runs (six), runs scored (40) and hit by pitch (21), ranked second in walks (23), was third in RBIs (33), fourth on the team in batting average (.298) and finished the season sixth in hits (48) ... Finished the season 4-for-4 in stolen base attempts … Among A-10 leaders, ranked, 13th in on-base percentage (.444), 25th in OPS (.992), 26th in runs scored (40), 27th in home runs (6), 30th in slugging percentage (.478), 35th in RBIs (33), 36th in games played (51), 37th in walks (23), 38th in batting average (.298), 41st in total bases (77) and 49th in hits (48) ... Had an 11-game on-base streak, seventh-longest during the season and a six-game hitting streak … Had 11 multi-hit games, fifth-most on the club and tied for second on the team with 10 multi-RBI games … At home, played 24 games with 23 starts, and batted .329 (24-for-73) with four doubles, one triple, two home runs and 18 RBIs … On the road, started all 23 games played, and batted .257 (19-for-74) with three doubles, one triple, four home runs, 14 RBIs … Hit .284 (21-for-74) with runners on base, .333 (2-for-6) with the bases loaded, .277 (13-for-47) with runners in scoring position and .317 (19-for-60) with two outs … Hit .289 (11-for-38) vs. lefthanders and .301 (37-for-123) vs. righthanders.

2021 spring with Galveston Community College: Batted .244 (22-for-120) with three doubles, eight RBIs and three stolen bases (3-of-5) in 38 games for the Whitecaps.

2020 spring with Galveston Community College: .265 batting average (18-for-68), four doubles, one triple, eight RBIs and three stolen bases (3-of-5) in 25 games.

Honours: 2023 season: Atlantic-10 First Team All-Conference catcher ... Winston-Salem NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team ... Second George Mason player to sign with the Seattle Mariners after playing at George Mason as Chris Widger was drafted by the Mariners in the third round in the 1992 draft … 2022 season: Selected to Atlantic 10 Championship All-Tournament Team ... Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for week ... Named to Baseball America Atlantic-10 Preseason All-Conference Team