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Jersey Number 5
Cannon Peebles
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- C
- B/T:
- S/R
- Ht/Wt:
- 5-11 / 190
- Hometown:
- Ashland, Va.
- High School:
- Hanover HS
- Previous Schools:
- NC State
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- Runs Scored: 3 (2x) // last vs. Pitt, 5/19/23 (with NC State)
- Hits: 6 // vs. NJIT, 3/4/23 (with NC State)
- Doubles: 3 // last vs. NJIT, 3/4/23 (with NC State)
- Triples: 1 // vs. Davidson, 4/18/23 (with NC State)
- Home Runs: 2 (3x) // last vs. Kentucky, 4/18/25
- Total Bases: 15 // vs. NJIT, 3/4/23 (with NC State)
- RBI: 10 // vs. NJIT, 3/4/23 (with NC State)
- Walks: 4 // vs. The Citadel, 4/28/23 (with NC State)
- Stolen Bases: 1 (2x) // last at Alabama, 3/15/24
- Hit By Pitch: 1 // vs. The Citadel, 4/28/23 (with NC State)
- At-Bats: 6 // vs. NJIT, 3/4/23 (with NC State)
- Sac Bunts: 1 // vs. Campbell, 6/4/23 (with NC State)
- Sac Flies: 1 (3x) // last vs. Belmont, 5/14/24
- Putouts: 16 // vs. Texas Tech, 2/16/24
- Assists: 3 (2x) // last vs. Ole Miss, 4/12/25
CAREER HONORS
- Selected in the 17th Round (No. 522 Overall) of the 2025 MLB Draft by the Cleveland Guardians
- 2025 SEC All-Tournament Team (C)
- 2025 Buster Posey Award Midseason Watch List
- 2023-24 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2023 NCBWA Freshman All-American -- 1st Team
- 2023 D1Baseball Freshman All-American -- 2nd Team
- 2023 ABCA Atlantic All-Region -- 2nd Team
- 2023 ACC All-Freshman Team
- ACC Co-Player of the Week, 5/22/23
2025
- Staretd 48 games, slashing .253/.335/.483 with 11 home runs and 41 RBI in 2025
- Batted .364 between April and May
- Collected his 14th multi-hit game of the year, adding two more doubles in the Knoxville Regional win over Cincinatti (5/31).
- Doubled twice in Knoxville Regional win over Miami (OH) (5/30).
- Drove in his 10th RBI within a stretch of his last six games with a multi-hit performance in SEC tournament quarterfinals win over no. 2/2 Texas (5/22).
- Went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI in round two SEC Tournament win over no. 15/23 Alabama (5/21).
- Stayed hot at the plate, going 2-for-4 with 3 RBI at no. 5/8 Arkansas (5/16).
- Hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to extend Tennessee's lead over No. 5/8 Arkansas (5/15) and secure the victory.
- Instrumental in a game two victory against No. 3/7 LSU (4/26), accounting for five RBIs on two hits, including a backbreaking three-run homer in the eighth.
- Propelled Tennessee with four RBI's including his sixth and seventh home runs of the season in the opening game of a weekend series against Kentucky (4/19).
- Crushed a two-run home run in the sixth inning of a crucial game three victory versus No. 6 Ole Miss (4/13).
- Hit the game-winning home run in the ninth inning of game two during the weekend series sweep of South Carolina (3/28 - 3/30).
- Scorched a two-run RBI double into right field to take the lead over No. 6/7 Florida in the final game of a weekend series sweep (3/16).
- Launched a three-run 367 foot home-run in the opening game of a series sweep versus St. Bonaventure (3/7).
- Hit a 402-foot two-run home run during the Astros Foundation College Classic in route to a 5-1 victory over Arizona (3/2).
- Smashed a two-run homer in the opening game of a weekend sweep versus Samford (2/21).
- Tallied an RBI in each game of UT’s series sweep vs Hofstra (2/14-2/16).
- Secured two RBIs and earned three walks during the Vols 29-4 midweek victory over UNC Asheville (2/18).
2024
- Worked a walk and came around to score during the Vols' thrilling victory over No. 8 Florida State (6/14) during the CWS opening game.
- Tallied two runs along with an RBI during UT's SEC Tournament Semifinal victory over Vanderbilt (5/25).
- Powered his first home run as a Vol during the victory over Missouri (4/25).
- Recorded a sac fly to help assist the Vols to a rubber match victory over No. 3 Kentucky (4/21).
- Had two RBIs along with a run of his own during the victory over Alabama A&M (4/9).
- Knocked in three runs off two hits along with scoring a run of his own during the Vols midweek victory over Xavier (3/19).
- Notched a run and added an RBI during Tennessee's win over Eastern Kentucky (3/12).
- Earned three runs with two hits, one being a double, and two walks during Tennessee's win over Kansas State (3/5).
- Collected five hits with three runs and RBIs during the final two games of the sweep against Bowling Green (3/2-3).
- Tallied two RBIs on two hits during the win over High Point (2/27).
- Ripped a bases-clearing double to extend the lead against UAlbany (2/24) in game two.
- Scored two runs, including UT's first of the season, during his debut as a Vol at the Shriner's Children's College Showdown (2/16-18).
2023 (NC State)
- Turned in a stellar freshman season after leading the Wolfpack with a .352 batting average, .697 slugging percentage and a .456 on-base percentage.
- Tied for first on the roster with 50 RBI and ranked second on the team with 12 home runs in just 142 at-bats.
- Led all NC State hitters with a .348 batting average and a .742 slugging percentage in ACC play, tying for first with seven homers.
- Posted one of the best single-game stat lines in NC State history in a 21-2 win over NJIT on March 4, going 6-for-6 with three doubles, two home runs, two runs scored and 10 RBI. Peebles became the first NC State hitter with six hits. in a single game since Brian Wright on March 11, 2001. His 10 RBI were the most by a Wolfpack hitter since at least 1999 and he was the first Wolfpack player to hit a homer from both sides of the plate since Patrick Bailey on Feb. 28, 2020.
- Earned Collegiate Baseball Newspaper National Player of the Week honors and Golden Spikes National Performance of the Week accolades following his 6-for-6 performance on March 4.
- Logged 30 starts as the designated hitter and nine starts behind the plate, recording a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage with 77 putouts and seven assists.
- Recorded 13 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games.
- Ranked third in NC State freshman history with 50 RBI and tied for third with 12 homers.
- 24 of his 50 hits went for extra bases – 11 doubles, one triple and 12 home runs.
- Recorded a two-RBI walk-off single in NC State’s comeback win over No. 14 Virginia on March 18.
- Finished the season on a nine-game reached base streak and a five-game hitting streak.
- Was the only Wolfpack batter with multiple games with five or more RBI, logging 10 against NJIT (March 4) and five against Davidson (April 18).
- Batted .330 or higher from both sides of the plate and .426 with runners in scoring position.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Received first-team All-State, first-team All-Metro, and first-team All-Region during his time at Hanover High School in Virginia.
- Captured the Virginia Class 4 State Championship in the Spring of 2022 as Hanover posted a 23-2 overall record and a 22-0 mark against in-state opponents.
- Slashed a .534 batting average complimented by a .653 on-base percentage and a .902 slugging percentage during his senior season.
- Finished with a staggering 1.667 on-base plus slugging percentage.
- Enters the college game as Perfect Game’s top-ranked catcher out of Virginia.
PERSONAL
- Majoring in information sciences
- Son of Karen and Chris Peebles
BSB | Tennessee Super Regional Postgame Presser at Arkansas (6.8.25)
Sunday, June 08
BSB | Tennessee Super Regional Postgame Presser at Arkansas (6.7.25)
Saturday, June 07
BSB | Tennessee Official Super Regional Preview Press Conference (6.6.25)
Friday, June 06
BSB | Tony Vitello Pre-NCAA Super Regional Media Availability (6.5.25)
Thursday, June 05
