2020 Baseball Roster
Cannon, Jonathan
Jersey Number 12
Jonathan Cannon
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 207
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Alpharetta, Ga.
- High School:
- Centennial HS
- Shop:
- R/R
Bio
UGA Career (2020-22): Compiled a 16-6 record with a 3.71 ERA in 31 appearances including 25 starts…Tossed 153 innings with 137 strikeouts and 27 walks...Named a 2022 3rd Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA, 2022 Southeast All-Region First Team by ABCA/Rawlings, and 1st Team All-SEC in 2022 by league coaches...Three-time Academic All-SEC member and two time preseason All-America selection...Ranked among top college pitchers for the 2021 and 2022 MLB Drafts...A 3rd Round Pick of the Chicago White Sox in 2022.
2022 (Junior): Selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the MLB Draft
*Ace of the starting rotation for the squad that went 36-23 and advanced to the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Posted a 9-4 mark and 4.02 ERA making a team-leading 13 starts and pitching 78.1 innings with 68 strikeouts and 12 walks
*Ranked No. 46 on Baseball America Top 300 Prospects for the 2022 MLB Draft and a 3rd Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA...Also Southeast All-Region 1st Team by ABCA/Rawlings
*A First Team All-SEC selection by the league coaches after going 6-2 with a 4.28 ERA in eight SEC starts
*Named a semifinalist for Dick Howser Trophy and was on the Golden Spikes Award midseason list
*Opening Day starter and provided six shutout innings in 4-2 win over Albany
*SEC Pitcher of Week with career-high 8.1 scoreless IP in 1-0 win over Akron, carried a perfect game to the seventh
*SEC Pitcher of Week after 11-0 win over #24 Miss. State (8 IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 9K)
*Beat Kentucky 4-2 in Lexington (7IP, 4H, 2R, 0BB, 6K)
*Tossed six shutout innings with 2BB, 3K in 6-1 win over #16 Florida
*Missed two SEC starts in April with muscle strain, returned Apr. 23 at Alabama on a pitch count and went five perfect frames (66 pitches) with 6K in 3-0 shutout
*Streak of seven straight wins snapped at #1 Tennessee in a 9-2 loss
*Named a 3rd Team Preseason All-American by Baseball America and D1Baseball
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 (Sophomore): Member of the starting rotation for the squad that went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 4-2 mark and 3.98 ERA in 13 appearances including 12 starts (the first four on pitch counts after recovering from an illness) with a team-high 63.1 innings pitched
*Ranked No. 45 on Baseball America Top 400 Prospects for 2021 MLB Draft
*Made first relief appearance of season at SEC Tournament vs. #10 Ole Miss (5IP, 3H,2R,5K)
*Beat #11 Ole Miss 13-2 in Athens on May 22 (7IP, 4H, 2R, 0BB, 8K)
*Beat #7 Florida 6-1 in Gainesville on May 16 (5.2IP, 6H, 1ER, 4BB, 4K)
*Quality start vs. Auburn but no decision (7IP, 5H, 3R, 0BB, 2K)
*Earned National Pitcher of the Week by the NCBWA and SEC Pitcher of the Week after beating #1 Vanderbilt 9-1 in Nashville (7 IP, 5H, 0R, 0BB, 9K) to clinch series
*SEC starting debut vs. #10 Tennessee on pitch count and lost 4-1
*First outing of season came on March 9, planned two-inning start at Ga. Southern in a 5-2 win
*Missed first part of season recovering from mononucleosis
*Named a 3rd Team Preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 (Freshman): Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Named Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball
*Made five relief appearances and posted a 3-0 record, 0.00 ERA in 11.1 innings with two walks and 12 strikeouts
*Held opponents to a .111 batting average
*Notched first career win at Kennesaw State on Feb. 19 (3IP, 0H, 3K)
*Picked up a win over Santa Clara on Feb. 22 (1IP, 2K)
*Clinched sweep of No. 17 Ga. Tech on March 1st at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, tossed 4.2 scoreless innings with five strikeouts in 9-3 win
*Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
High School: A graduate of Centennial where he played for Matt McCarthy
*A two-way standout for the Knights during his career and All-State selection as a senior
*Went 5-2 with a 1.57 ERA and 59 strikeouts plus batted .369 with a .466 on base percentage, 11 doubles, two triples and four home runs as a senior
*Named Offensive MVP for the Knights and First Team All-Region 7-6A as a pitcher
*For his leadership on and off the field, named the 2019 recipient of Centennial’s Excalibur Award for all athletics
*Posted a 4-1 mark and 0.51 ERA with 46 strikeouts in 27 innings as a junior plus hit a team-best .368 with two home runs and 19 RBI
*Earned First Team All-Region as an infielder and named team Offensive MVP
*An Honor Roll student plus earned a pair of letters for basketball
Personal: Born July 19, 2000
Son of Ronnie and Heather Cannon
Jonathan’s father played basketball at Presbyterian
*Major: Real Estate
2022 (Junior): Selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 3rd round of the MLB Draft
*Ace of the starting rotation for the squad that went 36-23 and advanced to the NCAA Chapel Hill (N.C.) Regional
*Posted a 9-4 mark and 4.02 ERA making a team-leading 13 starts and pitching 78.1 innings with 68 strikeouts and 12 walks
*Ranked No. 46 on Baseball America Top 300 Prospects for the 2022 MLB Draft and a 3rd Team All-American by Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA...Also Southeast All-Region 1st Team by ABCA/Rawlings
*A First Team All-SEC selection by the league coaches after going 6-2 with a 4.28 ERA in eight SEC starts
*Named a semifinalist for Dick Howser Trophy and was on the Golden Spikes Award midseason list
*Opening Day starter and provided six shutout innings in 4-2 win over Albany
*SEC Pitcher of Week with career-high 8.1 scoreless IP in 1-0 win over Akron, carried a perfect game to the seventh
*SEC Pitcher of Week after 11-0 win over #24 Miss. State (8 IP, 3H, 0R, 0BB, 9K)
*Beat Kentucky 4-2 in Lexington (7IP, 4H, 2R, 0BB, 6K)
*Tossed six shutout innings with 2BB, 3K in 6-1 win over #16 Florida
*Missed two SEC starts in April with muscle strain, returned Apr. 23 at Alabama on a pitch count and went five perfect frames (66 pitches) with 6K in 3-0 shutout
*Streak of seven straight wins snapped at #1 Tennessee in a 9-2 loss
*Named a 3rd Team Preseason All-American by Baseball America and D1Baseball
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 (Sophomore): Member of the starting rotation for the squad that went 31-25 and advanced to the SEC Tournament
*Posted a 4-2 mark and 3.98 ERA in 13 appearances including 12 starts (the first four on pitch counts after recovering from an illness) with a team-high 63.1 innings pitched
*Ranked No. 45 on Baseball America Top 400 Prospects for 2021 MLB Draft
*Made first relief appearance of season at SEC Tournament vs. #10 Ole Miss (5IP, 3H,2R,5K)
*Beat #11 Ole Miss 13-2 in Athens on May 22 (7IP, 4H, 2R, 0BB, 8K)
*Beat #7 Florida 6-1 in Gainesville on May 16 (5.2IP, 6H, 1ER, 4BB, 4K)
*Quality start vs. Auburn but no decision (7IP, 5H, 3R, 0BB, 2K)
*Earned National Pitcher of the Week by the NCBWA and SEC Pitcher of the Week after beating #1 Vanderbilt 9-1 in Nashville (7 IP, 5H, 0R, 0BB, 9K) to clinch series
*SEC starting debut vs. #10 Tennessee on pitch count and lost 4-1
*First outing of season came on March 9, planned two-inning start at Ga. Southern in a 5-2 win
*Missed first part of season recovering from mononucleosis
*Named a 3rd Team Preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball
*Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020 (Freshman): Helped team go 14-4 and finish ranked as high as No. 2 (USA TODAY Sports Top 25) in the national polls
*Named Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball
*Made five relief appearances and posted a 3-0 record, 0.00 ERA in 11.1 innings with two walks and 12 strikeouts
*Held opponents to a .111 batting average
*Notched first career win at Kennesaw State on Feb. 19 (3IP, 0H, 3K)
*Picked up a win over Santa Clara on Feb. 22 (1IP, 2K)
*Clinched sweep of No. 17 Ga. Tech on March 1st at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, tossed 4.2 scoreless innings with five strikeouts in 9-3 win
*Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
High School: A graduate of Centennial where he played for Matt McCarthy
*A two-way standout for the Knights during his career and All-State selection as a senior
*Went 5-2 with a 1.57 ERA and 59 strikeouts plus batted .369 with a .466 on base percentage, 11 doubles, two triples and four home runs as a senior
*Named Offensive MVP for the Knights and First Team All-Region 7-6A as a pitcher
*For his leadership on and off the field, named the 2019 recipient of Centennial’s Excalibur Award for all athletics
*Posted a 4-1 mark and 0.51 ERA with 46 strikeouts in 27 innings as a junior plus hit a team-best .368 with two home runs and 19 RBI
*Earned First Team All-Region as an infielder and named team Offensive MVP
*An Honor Roll student plus earned a pair of letters for basketball
Personal: Born July 19, 2000
Son of Ronnie and Heather Cannon
Jonathan’s father played basketball at Presbyterian
*Major: Real Estate
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