Western Carolina University

PRONUNCIATION: Cannon pick-KELL

2025 (Redshirt Senior): Made 12 appearances on the mound with three starts … Finished the season with an 0-2 record, tossing 16.2 innings with a 13.50 ERA over the small sample size with 30 runs allowed, 25 earned … Struck out 33 against 23 walks and seven hit batters … Struck out a career-high six three times, recording at least one strikeout in all 12 appearances with multiple Ks seven times … Tossed two innings with six strikeouts against Maryland (Feb. 23) with one run on one hit allowed … Also struck out six at Gardner-Webb (March 11) in his first start of the season, tossing 3.1 innings of three-hit, scoreless work … Fanned six in back-to-back efforts with six strikeouts in relief against Eastern Illinois (March 15) … Made two starts in SoCon play against VMI (March 23) and at Mercer (March 29) … Was elected as a team captain for the 2025 season... Named to the Spring 2025 Academic All-Southern Conference team ... Named to the 2024-25 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll ... ... DRAFTED by the Miami Marlins in the 20th round with the 588th overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft.

2024 (Redshirt Junior): Made 12 appearances on the mound including 10 in relief with a pair of starts returning from injury … Finished with an 0-2 record and a 13.06 ERA over 10.1 innings of work … Struck out nine against 27 total walks with two hit batters … Posted strikeouts in five of his 12 appearances … Made his WCU debut and first start against Iona (Feb. 16), tossing a career-long 2.2 innings and recorded his first strikeout … Struck out a career-best three in an inning of one-hit, scoreless relief at nationally-ranked Tennessee (April 23) … Posted his longest relief appearance of the year with a 2.0 hitless inning effort against Mercer (May 12), working around three walks with two strikeouts ... Named to the Spring 2024 Academic All-Southern Conference team ... Named to the 2023-24 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2023 (Junior): Did not see game action ... Named to the 2022-23 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Prior to Western Carolina: A transfer from Pitt Community College after starting his collegiate career at North Carolina ... Named a Junior College All-American in 2022, posting a record of 10-1 with a 2.15 ERA ... Recorded 97 strikeouts in 58.1 innings pitched in 2022 ... Also had an opponent batting average of .167 in his All-American season; At UNC: Made four appearances for the Tar Heels in 2021, collecting six strikeouts with just one earned run allowed over 3.2 innings of relief work for a 2.45 ERA ... Pitched in the MLB Draft League during the summer of 2022.

WCU Career Highs:
Innings Pitched – 3.1 innings - MR: vs. Eastern Illinois (3/15/25)
Strikeouts – 6, three times - MR: vs. Eastern Illinois (3/15/25)
Walks – 7, IONA (2/16/24)