2022 Baseball Roster

Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Nelson Chenault
Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Nelson Chenault
Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner
Mark Wagner

Canyon McWilliams #24 1B

  • Position:
    First Baseman
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-1 / 225
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Letters:
    1
  • Hometown:
    Shaker Heights, Ohio
  • High School:
    Shaker Heights H.S.
  • Prev School:
    Ohio Wesleyan

Summary

Biography

2022 (Graduate): After an injury shortened 2021, bounced back to play in and start all 51 games for the Trojans, starting every game at 1st base … Finished with a team best batting average and on base percentage at .382 and .445 respectively … Also finished second on the team in home runs (10) slugging percentage (.634) and OPS (1.079) … Tied for 1st in Sun Belt conference play in total hits with 50 while finishing in the top 10 in many other categories including batting average, slugging percentage, OPS, doubles, and triples … Had 22 games during the season in which he collected multiple hits and 7 with 3 or more base hits … Hit first home run of the season against North Alabama (Mar. 13) driving in 3 runs in the process en route to a Trojan victory … Collected a season high 4 hits in a marathon extra inning game against App State (Mar. 25) … Drove in a season high 5 runs in a 3 for 3 performance versus Pine Bluff (May 3) a game in which he homered and stole 2 bases … Hit a game tying home run at Coastal Carolina (May 7) driving in 2 runs and completing a 9th inning come back for Little Rock.

2021 (Graduate): Started the first six games of the season at first base for Little Rock, batting .300 with a .333 on base percentage and a .500 slugging percentage ... Went 6-for-20 from the plate with a double and a home run, driving in a pair ... Hit his first home run as a Trojan at Oklahoma State (Feb. 24), marking the first home run hit in Oklahoma State's new O'Brate Stadium and going 2-for-4 against the Cowboys ... Went 2-for-5 with an RBI against Eastern Illinois (Feb. 26) ... Registered a double at Oral Roberts (Feb. 22) ... Suffered a season-ending injury against Eastern Illinois (Feb. 27) and will pursue a medical hardship waiver.

Prior to Little Rock: Spent three seasons at Ohio Wesleyan University … Posted a career batting average of .399 for the Bishops, finishing his career with 31 doubles and 10 home runs with 28 stolen bases … Second team All-NCAC selection as a junior in 2019, batting .392 with a .589 slugging percentage and 38 RBI, belting five home runs … Second team All-NCAC and ABCA all-region selection as a sophomore in 2018 after ranking third in the league in batting average (.414), sixth in slugging percentage (.614) and seventh in both on base percentage (.480) and RBI (45) … Was hitting .364 with 12 hits and a pair of home runs in 33 at bats in the shortened 2020 season … CoSIDA third team Academic All-American honoree … Sent one season at Florida Southern College but did not see any action … Four year letterwinner at Shaker Heights High School and was an all-conference selection … Also lettered twice in golf … Plans to pursue his graduate degree in sport management.

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Historical Player Information

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    2021Graduate Student

    First Baseman
    6'1" 220 lbs
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  • 24

    2022Graduate Student

    First Baseman
    6'1" 225 lbs
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