The family:

His father, George II, played for Forestville in the 1976 Little League World Series; his mother, Laura, was a top-level gymnast; his sisters, Nicole at UHart, and Lena at Ethel Walker, play softball.

Age:

21

Ht./Wt:

6-3, 200

Hometown:

New Britain.

Prep

School:

Avon Old Farms

The numbers at UConn:

G, BA, AB H, R, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, SB-A

157, .346, 592, 205, 189, 47, 7, 39, 163, 61-72

Scouts say

: Five-tool player

Needs to work on:

Has more strikeouts (22) than walks (18) this season.

Notables:

UConn’s first Big East rookie of the year, a Cape Cod League All-Star as a freshman, led USA Collegiate Team in RBI on its tour last summer.

The buzz:

All mock drafts have Springer going in the first round, most in the top 15. Among college position players, only Rice third baseman Anthony Rendon is more highly rated.

Trademark:

Backflips, taught by his mother, before games.