Seton Hill University Athletics

DJ Cannon enters his seventh season as pitching coach in 2019, and fifth as a full-time assistant.  Cannon transitioned from the mound to the bench in 2013 taking over the duties of pitching coach for the Griffins.  The righthander enjoyed significant success for the crimson and gold from 2008-12 winning 12 games over the span of 159 innings.  He ranks fourth in career ERA with a 3.79.  He fanned 113 batters to just 44 walks and earned WVIAC All-Conference accolades in 2008. 
 
As mentor of the Griffins hurlers, Cannon’s most recent staff in 2018 led the PSAC in ERA at 3.36, and ranked second in the league in opponents average.  The 2018 staff also ranked 12^th nationally in strikeouts per game.  Cannon helped develop SHU’s ace Perry DellaValle into a 27^th round pick of the Cardinals in ’18.    
 
Cannon handles the bulk of the recruiting duties in Pennsylvania and oversees all strength & conditioning for the program. 
 
A three-sport high school letterman in football, basketball and baseball, Cannon has been inducted into the Mars High School athletics Hall of Fame.  He earned his bachelors degree in Business / Entrepreneurial Studies in 2011 and earned his MBA at Seton Hill in the spring of 2014.