Aiden O'Connell

Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 195
Year:
1
Hometown:
Bedford, N.H.
High School:
Bedford
Prev School:
Vanderbilt

2026: Made 17 appearances out of the bullpen for the Blue Devils … Posted an 8.57 ERA across 21.0 innings of work … Allowed 20 hits and 20 earned runs while striking out 25 batters … Opened the season with 2.0 scoreless innings against Maine (2/14), allowing one hit and striking out three … Tossed a season-high 3.0 innings against Princeton (2/28), allowing one earned run on two hits and striking out a season-high five batters … Added scoreless outings at UNCW (2/24), against Miami (3/13, 3/15), at East Carolina (4/7) and against North Carolina (4/25) … Struck out three batters against Milwaukee (2/20) and Queens (5/5).

2025 (Sophomore – Vanderbilt): Did not appear in any games during the season.

High School: Attended Bedford High School in Bedford, N.H.… Ranked the No. 1 prospect in New Hampshire and the No. 33 left-handed pitcher nationally by Perfect Game… Two-time Perfect Game Northeast All-Region First Team selection (2023, 2024)… Hit .450 as a senior while posting a 0.68 ERA on the mound… Named New Hampshire Gatorade Player of the Year for the 2022–23 season… Competed with Avon Old Farms in the Founders League in 2023 and 2024, earning Pitcher of the Year honors after recording a 0.00 ERA across 46 innings pitched… Helped Avon Old Farms capture the 2024 Founders League championship… Also a standout basketball player, winning a 2022–23 state championship with Bedford High School… Earned four Honor Roll recognitions during his prep career.

Personal: Grandfather, Tim O’Connell, is a member of the Xavier Athletics Hall of Fame in baseball and basketball and was drafted by the New York Yankees in 1968, playing four seasons in the minor leagues… Cousin, Alex O’Connell, plays professionally in the NBA G League… Brother, Conor, played college basketball at Florida Southern… Sister, Riley, plays volleyball at Pace University… Father, Jeff, played basketball at Southern New Hampshire… Has one brother, Conor, and two sisters, McKenzie and Riley.