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2024 Baseball Roster

6 Tanner Cannon

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 185
  • Class Junior
  • Major Business Administration
  • Hometown Winterville, NC
  • Highschool Ayden-Grifton HS
  • Twitter TannerCannon35
  • Instagram _thatmantan_

Biography

FMU:  First-year player at FMU....Transfer from Lenoir Community College, where he played two seasons....Very athletic outfielder who can run, throw, and hit well....Has a high ceiling with his speed and size and will be a good player for this program in the future....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2023 (fall)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2023 (fall).

LCC:  2023 JUCO 1st-Team All-Region X selection and named to the All-Defensive Team....As a sophomore, batted a team-high .386 with 45 runs scored in 51 games, 11 doubles, 2 triples, 8 homers, and 35 RBIs...Had a .457 on-base percentage and a .617 slugging percentage....Fielding percentage of .984 with only two errors....37-of-38 in stolen bases....As a freshman, hit .343 with 41 runs scored, three homers, 22 RBIs, and 32 stolen bases....Dean's List student

PERSONAL:
  • Born Tanner Reece Cannon in Greenville, NC
  • Graduate of Ayden-Grifton High School, where he played for coach Corey Skinner 
  • As a senior, batted .344 with seven RBIs
  • In 2019, was an Eastern Carolina 2A All-Conference honorable mention selection after batting .300 with 12 RBIs, 21 stolen bases, and a 5-2 pitching mark with a 2.70 earned run average.
  • Played in the 2019 Powerade State Games
  • Nickname is T-can
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
  • As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up:  MLB player 
  • How you got your nickname: My friends 
  • Favorite Fictional Character: The Flash 
  • Favorite Athlete: LaMelo Ball 
  • Favorite Sports Team:  Toronto Blue Jays
  • Favorite Movie or TV Show: Fast and Furious 
  • Favorite Food:  Chicken Tenders 
  • Favorite Vacation Spot:  Clearwater Beach, FL
  • Favorite Musical Artist: Lil Yatchy or Drake 
  • Favorite Thing About FMU:  Sparrow Baseball Stadium and the coaches
  • Favorite Off-Field/court Activity: Play basketball 
  • Goals for Upcoming Season:  10 Home runs, .400 BA, 40-50 stolen bases, also focus on getting my strikeouts down and battling pitches
  • Why you first chose your sport: Started at a young age and have loved it ever since 
  • Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Striking out 
  • Interesting Notes:  2023 JUCO 1st-Team All-Region X and All-Defensive Team
  • Brush With Greatness:  Being able to play in the Powerade State Games in 2019

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