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Connor Young

Play-by-Play Broadcaster and Sports Journalist

Phone:

(603) 455-9910

Email:

Education:

Bachelor's Degree: Digital Media: Sports Journalism with a Minor in Business Administration. Graduated Summa Cum Laude in the spring of 2024.

Work Experience

January 2025 - Present

January 2025 - Present

January 2024 - September 2024

October 2021 - Present

March 2024 - Present

March 2024 - January 2025

March 2024 - January 2025

Lynchburg Hillcats

Broadcast and Media Relations Assistant

- Broadcasts radio and television play-by-play for innings four through six and handles color commentary for innings one through three and seven through nine for all Hillcats home and playoff games.
- Writes, produces, and hosts the Lynchburg Hillcats Pregame and Postgame show.
- Creates, updates, and distributes Lynchburg Hillcats Media and Press Game Notes daily. Creates daily in-park Fan Programs.
- Maintains good working relationships with Lynchburg Hillcats players and coaches, conducting daily interviews with players and coaches for broadcast and social media content.

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Account Executive

- Achieved personal revenue records while hitting personal sales goal set by upper management for the 2025 season.
- Was the best-selling Account Executive on the 2025 Sales Team, which helped set a new team revenue record with no major price increases.
- Secured sponsorship for and designed the giveaway item that was voted "best promotion of the year" for the 2025 season.
- Prospects potential clients for season ticket packages, group outings, and corporate sponsorship.

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Broadcast Intern

- Served as color analyst, as well as play-by-play broadcaster during the middle innings.
- Prepared game notes for both home and away Hillcats series.
- Wrote, produced, and hosted the Lynchburg Hillcats Pregame and Postgame show.
- Wrote select game recaps and feature articles for the monthly editions of the Lynchburg Hillcats Magazines.
- Assisted and worked with front office staff in various departments i.e., sales, marketing, community engagement, and on field entertainment.​​

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Liberty University

Play-by-Play Broadcaster and Studio Host

- Serves as on-air play-by-play and studio host for several Liberty University broadcasts streamed on ESPN+.
- Baseball, Hockey, Field Hockey, Men's and Women's Lacrosse, and Men's Volleyball.

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Longwood University

Play-by-Play Broadcaster

- Serves as play-by-play broadcaster for several Longwood University broadcasts streamed on ESPN+.
- Baseball, Softball, Men's and Women's Soccer, Women's Lacrosse, and Field Hockey.

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Duke University

Play-by-Play Broadcaster

- Served as on-air play-by-play broadcaster for several Duke University broadcasts streamed on the ACC Network and ESPN+.
- Men's and Women's Lacrosse.

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Greensboro College

Play-by-Play Broadcaster​

Served as on-air play-by-play broadcaster for several Greensboro College Broadcasts.

  - Football, Baseball, Men's and Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, and Men's and Women's Lacrosse. 

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