The Citadel Athletics

Hailing from North Charleston, the versatile first baseman/pitcher earned All-America honors from Baseball America in 2004 prior to being drafted in the eighth round by the Toronto Blue Jays.  He was an All-Southern Conference selection in 2003 and ’04, and Baseball America listed him among the best pro prospects in the league while also labeling him with “the best raw power” in the SoCon.  He played on two Southern Conference championship teams and made a pair of NCAA Regional appearances.  After his graduation, Cannon was second all-time in school history with 40 home runs and his three grand slams were tops in the league.  Making annual appearances on the Dean’s List, Cannon walked 156 times, recorded 169 RBI and tallied 399 total bases, all of which ranked him among the school’s leaders.  Pitching in the weekend rotation, he won eight contests in 28 appearances and posted a 4.00 ERA.  He had three complete games and fanned 107 batters in 153 innings.