Cal Conley
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| Cal Conley | |
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| Atlanta Braves – No. 78 | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: July 17, 1999 Orlando, Florida | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Calvin Wayne Conley (born July 17, 1999) is an American baseball shortstop in the Atlanta Braves organization. He played college baseball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Conley grew up in Mount Carmel, Ohio and attended Loveland High School before transferring to West Clermont High School.[1]
Conley enrolled at the University of Miami, but transferred to Texas Tech after his first semester and sat out his true freshman season per NCAA rules.[2][3] As a redshirt freshman, Conley hit for a .371 average with 24 RBIs in 18 games before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.[4] The following season, Conley batted .329 with 15 home runs and 55 RBIs and won the Brooks Wallace Award, given annually to the best shortstop in college baseball.[5]