Christopher Newport University

2022 - Sophomore - Second team All-State (VaSID) and first team All-Conference selection during his second season at CNU ... Two-time Conference Pitcher of the Week ... Put together one of the finest single seasons on the mound in program history, ranking second all-time and first among starting pitchers with 12.39 K/9 ... Struck out 95 batters, tied for seventh all-time, in 69.0 inning pitched ... Maintained an ERA under 3.00 all season until the final outing of the year before finishing 6-4 with a 4.17 ERA ... Struck out a Captains Field record and career-high 15 batters in 7.0 innings pitched against Susquehanna on February 18 ... Logged six double-figure strikeout performances ... Started 11 and pitched in 13 games, recording 5.0 innings or more in ten outings ... Picked up one save, striking out both batters faced against Cabrini ... Also a dangerous offensive weapon, with five extra-base hits including one home run, two doubles, and two triples ... Drove in seven runs and scored 10 times ... Selected to the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team for the second straight year

2021 - Freshman - ABCA Third Team All-Region ... Conference Rookie of the Year ... VaSID State Rookie of the Year ... Second Team All-Conference ... Second Team All-State ... First freshman in program history to garner ABCA All-Region honors ... Only the second player in program history to be named VaSID Rookie of the Year ... Led the offense with a team-leading .358/.632/.466 slash line and tied a freshman record with a 14-game hitting streak ... Led the Captains in extra-base hits with 17, including a team-best four home runs ... Ranked second on the team in RBI with 29 ... Drove in a season-high five runs in a three-hit, two-double performance against Southern Virginia on May 1 ... Logged 12 multi-hit performances and seven multi-RBI games ... Finished the year on a 20-game on-base streak ... Also served as one of the Captains' top pitchers, facing four nationally-ranked opponents in eight starts ... Earned a save in his collegiate debut ... Finished year 2-4 with a 4.23 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 44.2 innings pitched ... Struck out a season-high 10 while allowing just four hits in a dominant 6.1 innings against Mary Washington on May 15 ... Conference Player of the Week (April 19) ... Named to the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

At Lake Braddock -- Earned first team All-Conference and All-Region honors ... Also selected a second team All-State pitcher ... Earned 2019 state tournament MVP honors after becoming the first player in Virginia to earn the win in the semifinal and state championship game on the same day

Personal -- John Mac Cassady II was born in Lewis Center, Ohio ... Son of John and Beth Cassady ... Has two sisters, Natalie and Lindsey ... Favorite athlete is Lebron James ... Dream vacations include trips to the Swiss alps, Alaska, or somewhere tropical ... Favorite movie is Dumb and Dumber and favorite TV show is Impractical Jokers ... Favorite musician is Drake ... Majoring in Finance.