| James
McCann
• Catcher • Arkansas •
Sophomore
 2010
Outlook
Will assume the starting catcher spot ... Has made strides
at the plate ... Shown the ability to be good contact hitter while
being a tough out ... Tremendous arm behind the plate ... Voted one
of three team captains for the season.
2009 (Freshman)
Named to NCAA All-Norman Regional Team ... Played in three games,
starting two and hit .333 with a double and two RBI and throwing out
one base stealer ... Equaled career high with three hits against
Virginia in the College World Series ... Started all four games
behind the plate for Arkansas in Omaha with at least one hit in each
game ... ... Developing as a catcher, he has a tremendous arm and is
quick with his release which has helped him throw out 15 would-be
base stealers this season ... Gunned down four base stealers in the
No. 1 Arizona St. series including three in one game ... Started 35
games with 49 total games played ... Had a season best three-game
hitting streak in early March with three hits, three runs scored and
two RBI ... Hit the first home run of his career at No. 21 Alabama
on May 9, an opposite field shot over the right-center field wall.
Summer Baseball
Played for the Midland Redskins on Cincinnati, Ohio, prior
to attending Arkansas ... Led the team to a runner-up finish in the
Connie Mack World Series.
Dos Pueblos High School
Three-time first-team all-league ... All-CIF Southern Section
Honorable Mention as a senior ... Batted .407 over his four-year
prep career ... As a senior batted .442 with three home runs and 25
RBI ... Hit .391 as a junior with 21 RBI and led Dos Pueblos to the
Channel League Championship ... Won his first Channel League title
as a freshman.
In the Draft
2008 - Chicago White Sox, 31st round (930)
Personal
McCann is the son of Jim and Carla McCann ... has one brother,
Michael ... majoring in kinesiology.
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