Jonathan Cannon

Jonathan Cannon (born July 19, 2000) is an American college baseball pitcher for the Georgia Bulldogs.

Jonathan Cannon
Georgia Bulldogs – No. 12
Pitcher
Born: (2000-07-19) July 19, 2000
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Career

Cannon attended Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia. In 2019, his senior season, he went 4-1 with a 0.51 ERA alongside batting .368 with two home runs.[1] He went unselected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, and fulfilled his commitment to play college baseball at the University of Georgia.[2]

In 2020, Cannon's freshman season at Georgia, he piched 11+1⁄3 innings, striking out 12, walking two, and giving up no earned runs before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] He spent the summer playing for the Gainesville Braves of the Sunbelt Baseball League, a team coached by Micah Owings.[4] Cannon missed the beginning of the 2021 season while recovering from mononucleosis.[5][6] He appeared in 13 games (12 starts) for the season, going 4-2 with a 3.98 ERA, 57 strikeouts, and 13 walks over 63+1⁄3 innings.[7] He was considered a top prospect for the 2021 Major League Baseball draft, but went unselected.[8] Following the season's end, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[9] For the 2022 season, Cannon was named Georgia's Opening Day starter.[10] He missed time during the season due to a forearm injury.[11]

References
  1. "UGA BASEBALLGeorgia signs 13 for 2020 season". SicEmDawgs. November 20, 2018.
  2. Parker, Joe (January 10, 2019). "12 Centennial athletes sign to continue athletic careers". Alpharetta-Roswell Herald.
  3. Zielinski, Dan (December 22, 2020). "Jonathan Cannon has refined skills at Georgia". Baseball Prospect Journal.
  4. "Great name and superb arm: University of Georgia right-hander Cannon happy with playing summer ball in Gainesville". The Gainesville Times.
  5. Weiszer, Marc. "'It's a fresh year': UGA baseball retools after season of big expectations was wiped out". Athens Banner-Herald.
  6. Dasher, Anthony (February 4, 2021). "Georgia Baseball: Looking back at the first week of preseason camp". Rivals.com.
  7. Weiszer, Marc. "UGA baseball gets boost for 2022 with return of 'anchor' of pitching staff". Athens Banner-Herald.
  8. Towers, Chip (July 14, 2021). "Jonathan Cannon's return sets up Georgia baseball for success". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  9. "Jonathan Cannon". PointStreak. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  10. Towers, Chip (February 17, 2022). "Georgia's latest baseball team is 'big, strong, experienced'". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  11. Towers, Chip (April 7, 2022). "Georgia star pitcher Jonathan Cannon sidelined with injury". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.