Christopher Newport University

2024 - Sophomore - Earned first team ABCA All-Region honors as a starting pitcher in his second year at CNU ... Also collected first team All-State (VaSID) and All-Conference (C2C) honors ... Named the NCAA Regional Championship Most Outstanding Player after earning a postseason win against nationally-ranked N.C. Wesleyan before also picking up the regional-clinching save against the Bishops in the final game ... Ranked seventh nationally in Division III with 110 strikeouts, marking the second time a pair of CNU pitchers eclipsed 100 K in the same season ... Finished the year with a 7-4 overall record and a 3.62 ERA in 13 starts ... Four-time C2C Pitcher of the Week selection and named the NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week after logging one of the finest pitching performances in program history -- a 16-strikeout effort in eight innings against nationally-ranked Wittenberg ... Recorded double-digit strikeouts in four straight starts and five of six between March 2 and April 6

2023 - Freshman - Made an immediate impact as a utility player in his first season with the Captains ... Appeared in 13 games as a pitcher, including five starts, and also played in nine games at third base ... Finished the season with a 5-1 overall record with a 4.22 ERA while striking out 48 batters in 42.2 innings pitched ... Earned first career win with six innings of one-hit ball against SUNY New Paltz on February 18 after striking out a season-high nine batters ... Became the first player in program history to strike out nine or more in his collegiate debut ... Also earned wins against Averett, Penn State Harrisburg, St. Joseph's (Brooklyn), and Pfeiffer ... Tossed multiple innings in nine of his 13 appearances including four straight relief appearances to close the year ... Also added six hits and seven walks at the plate over 35 plate appearances ... Went 2-for-3 with a walk against Eastern Mennonite in his first career game ... Added another multi-hit game against Galladuet on February 28 ... Scored six runs and had one stolen base

At Colgan -- Earned first team All-District honors three times in three seasons ... Named State, Region, and District Player of the Year as a senior ... Collected first team All-State honors ... Also a two-time All-Region pick ... Helped lead the Sharks to two district and regional championships while reaching the state finals as a junior ... Finished career with .331 average, .455 OBP, and .460 slugging percentage ... Drove in 42 with 64 hits ... Posted 13-1 record with a 0.54 ERA and 124 strikeouts

Personal -- Brandon James Cassedy was born in Fairfax, Va. ... Son of Keith Cassedy and Samantha Fontaine ... Has one brother, Brody, and two sisters, Brooklyn and Sophia ... Favorite sports personality is Trea Turner ... Majoring in Business.