Tyler Cannon Biography

2009
• First-Team All-ACC at shortstop
• Named to All-College World Series team at shortstop
• Went 6-for-10 with five walks, .733 on-base percentage at CWS
• Selected in 41st round of MLB Draft by Pittsburgh Pirates
• Switch-hit for first time in UVa career
• Played in 64 of 65 games (62 starts)
• Named to initial watch list for Wallace Award (nation's top shortstop)
• Finished with career-best .351 batting average, raising average 99 points from ‘08
• Set career highs in nearly every statistical category
• Batted team-best .377 in ACC games (sixth in conference)
• Set career highs with 17 SB, 37 RBI, 19 doubles and 50 runs scored
• Seventh in ACC with 17 stolen bases (19 attempts)
• Hit 12 doubles in ACC games - tied for first in conference
• Had 22 multiple-hit games
• Hit by eight pitches (second on team)
• Went 3-for-4 with triple, two runs scored in CWS opener vs. LSU (6/13)
• Added two hits in CWS game vs. Arkansas (6/17)
• Notched two five-hit games
• Went 5-for-5 with three doubles at Virginia Tech
• Went 10-for-13 with four runs, three RBI in Virginia Tech series
• Had five hits (3 2B, HR), five runs, in 18-2 win at Wake Forest (3/6)
• Had big series at Wake, going 8-for-13 with five doubles, seven runs, seven RBI
• 4-for-14 in ACC Tournament
• Did not play vs. Norfolk State (4/1)
• Did not start Wagner game, breaking streak of 73-consecutive games started
• 3-for-9 with three runs scored in Miami series
• 4-for-12, four runs, two RBI in Maryland series
• 4-for-11 with two RBI, two SB in Georgia Tech series

2008
• Starting third baseman; also saw time at catcher, shortstop and center field
• Started and played in 61 of 62 games
• Committed just six errors and had .970 fielding percentage
• Did not commit an error in ACC play
• Led team in sacrifice bunts (9) and sacrifice flies (6); tied for second in doubles (14)
• Had career-best 10-game hit streak from Feb. 23-March 8
• Went 8-for-14 with five runs, four RBI in Maryland series (4/11-13)
• Hit first home run of 2008 at Maryland (4/13) - second career HR
• Went 5-for-10 in Boston College series (3/21-23)
• Two doubles, three RBI vs. Georgetown (4/22)
• Had five three-hit performances during season
• Played summer ball with Bourne Braves of Cape Cod League - hit .265 in 35 games

2007
• Competed in 56 of the 61 games, starting 52, including 47 at shortstop
• Played primarily at shortstop but also saw time at third base
• After starting slow and hitting .230 over first 18 games, rebounded to hit .297 the remainder of the season
• Hit .294 in ACC play
• Hit walkoff single to score Tim Henry in 5-4 win over VCU (5/1)
• Hit first career homer as part of 3-for-5, four RBI effort at Boston College (5/19)
• Drove in season-best six runs vs. Delaware (3/2)

PIGEON FORGE HIGH SCHOOL
• Earned four letters in baseball for father and coach Larry Cannon as shortstop at Pigeon Forge High School
• Four-time all-district selection and three-time all-region selection
• Three-time region player of the year
• Three-time TBCA all-state selection
• Two-time district most valuable player
• Hit .462 with six home runs, 36 RBI and 25 stolen bases as junior and posted 12-0 record on the mound with 0.84 ERA

PERSONAL
• Full name is Tyler John Cannon
• Parents are Larry and Sherry Cannon
• Born in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
• Has three sisters - Tara, Taylor and Temple
• Majoring in anthropology

CAREER STATISTICS