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Jersey Number 20
Jackson Cunningham
- Position:
- Right Handed Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Newhall, CA
- High School:
- West Ranch HS
- B/T:
- R/R
Bio
2021 Season (Redshirt Senior)
Cunningham returned to the Matadors as a fifth-year senior in 2021 ... Emerged as one of the top relief pitchers on the team and made the most appearances out of the bullpen with 14 ... Posted a 3-3 record with a 1.80 ERA with 20 strikeouts over 30 innings ... Racked up two saves late in the season ... His 1.80 season average ranks sixth-best in a single season in team history ... Limited batters to a .228 average ... Issued just six walks for the season ... Worked three shutout innings, striking out three to earn a win at Long Beach State (3/26/21) ... Collected another victory after tossing three shutout innings vs. UC Irvine (4/2/21) ... Logged 2.1 shutout innings at CSU Bakersfield (4/30/21) ... Recorded his first career save with two shutout innings vs. Hawai'i (5/15/21) ... Notched a save on Senior Day with a shutout frame vs. Hawai'i (5/16/21) ... Picked up his third win of the season with a career-high four shutout innings of work at UC San Diego (5/28/21).
2020 Season (Senior)
Cunningham made five appearances out of the bullpen ... Worked 9.0 innings, allowing a run with seven strikeouts for a 1.00 ERA ... Batters hit .200 against him ... Struck out a career-high four batters in 1.2 shutout innings of relief ... Tossed a career-high 3.1 innings, not allowing a run at No. 17 UCF (3/1/20) ... Worked a shutout inning in his final appearance at Gonzaga (3/8/20).
2019 Season (Junior)
Cunningham appeared in nine games out of the bullpen in his first season with CSUN ... Posted a 1-1 record with six strikeouts over 7.0 innings of work for the year ... Earned his first victory with the Matadors by working 2.2 innings and allowing three runs to go with three strikeouts vs. Gonzaga (2/24/19) ... Worked a shutout inning and struck out a batter vs. No. 3 UCLA (2/26/19) ... Completed a shutout inning of work vs. UC Santa Barbara (5/3/19).
2018 Season (Sophomore at College of the Canyons)
Cunningham spent one season with the Cougars in 2018 ... Named to the All-Western State Conference First Team ... Posted a 6-2 record with 70 strikeouts and a 5.46 ERA ... Posted a perfect 5-0 conference record, averaging 11.72 strikeouts per nine innings ... Helped the Cougars advance to the CCCAA SoCal Regionals.
2017 Season (Freshman at San Jose State)
Spent his freshman season with the Spartans ... Appeared in 21 games, all out of bullpen ... Finished the season with a 1-0 record, 22 strikeouts and a 7.27 ERA in 26.0 innings ... Posted 3.2 shutouts innings vs. Grand Canyon to earn first collegiate win ... Fanned six batters in over 4.1 innings against San Francisco.
West Ranch High School
Three-year letterman ... Named California Region Honorable Mention by Perfect Game after his senior season ... Earned All-Foothill League honors in 2016 ... Tossed the only complete game no hitter in school history ... Also posted the lowest ERA in school history ... As a senior, appeared in 13 games, starting in eight, and recorded a 5-2 record ... Struck out 48 batters in 53.1 innings ... As a junior, registered 16 strikeouts in 19.2 innings with a 1.07 ERA.
Personal
Parents are Kenneth and Tracy Cunningham ... Has two sisters, Maddie and Abby ... Favorites include the Cincinnati Reds, Pete Rose, Harrison Ford, Scarlett Johansson, "Game of Thrones," "Empire Strikes Back," the band "English Beat," and LCD Soundsystem ... Lists throwing a no-hitter in high school as his greatest sports moment ... Majoring in history.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
Cunningham returned to the Matadors as a fifth-year senior in 2021 ... Emerged as one of the top relief pitchers on the team and made the most appearances out of the bullpen with 14 ... Posted a 3-3 record with a 1.80 ERA with 20 strikeouts over 30 innings ... Racked up two saves late in the season ... His 1.80 season average ranks sixth-best in a single season in team history ... Limited batters to a .228 average ... Issued just six walks for the season ... Worked three shutout innings, striking out three to earn a win at Long Beach State (3/26/21) ... Collected another victory after tossing three shutout innings vs. UC Irvine (4/2/21) ... Logged 2.1 shutout innings at CSU Bakersfield (4/30/21) ... Recorded his first career save with two shutout innings vs. Hawai'i (5/15/21) ... Notched a save on Senior Day with a shutout frame vs. Hawai'i (5/16/21) ... Picked up his third win of the season with a career-high four shutout innings of work at UC San Diego (5/28/21).
2020 Season (Senior)
Cunningham made five appearances out of the bullpen ... Worked 9.0 innings, allowing a run with seven strikeouts for a 1.00 ERA ... Batters hit .200 against him ... Struck out a career-high four batters in 1.2 shutout innings of relief ... Tossed a career-high 3.1 innings, not allowing a run at No. 17 UCF (3/1/20) ... Worked a shutout inning in his final appearance at Gonzaga (3/8/20).
2019 Season (Junior)
Cunningham appeared in nine games out of the bullpen in his first season with CSUN ... Posted a 1-1 record with six strikeouts over 7.0 innings of work for the year ... Earned his first victory with the Matadors by working 2.2 innings and allowing three runs to go with three strikeouts vs. Gonzaga (2/24/19) ... Worked a shutout inning and struck out a batter vs. No. 3 UCLA (2/26/19) ... Completed a shutout inning of work vs. UC Santa Barbara (5/3/19).
2018 Season (Sophomore at College of the Canyons)
Cunningham spent one season with the Cougars in 2018 ... Named to the All-Western State Conference First Team ... Posted a 6-2 record with 70 strikeouts and a 5.46 ERA ... Posted a perfect 5-0 conference record, averaging 11.72 strikeouts per nine innings ... Helped the Cougars advance to the CCCAA SoCal Regionals.
2017 Season (Freshman at San Jose State)
Spent his freshman season with the Spartans ... Appeared in 21 games, all out of bullpen ... Finished the season with a 1-0 record, 22 strikeouts and a 7.27 ERA in 26.0 innings ... Posted 3.2 shutouts innings vs. Grand Canyon to earn first collegiate win ... Fanned six batters in over 4.1 innings against San Francisco.
West Ranch High School
Three-year letterman ... Named California Region Honorable Mention by Perfect Game after his senior season ... Earned All-Foothill League honors in 2016 ... Tossed the only complete game no hitter in school history ... Also posted the lowest ERA in school history ... As a senior, appeared in 13 games, starting in eight, and recorded a 5-2 record ... Struck out 48 batters in 53.1 innings ... As a junior, registered 16 strikeouts in 19.2 innings with a 1.07 ERA.
Personal
Parents are Kenneth and Tracy Cunningham ... Has two sisters, Maddie and Abby ... Favorites include the Cincinnati Reds, Pete Rose, Harrison Ford, Scarlett Johansson, "Game of Thrones," "Empire Strikes Back," the band "English Beat," and LCD Soundsystem ... Lists throwing a no-hitter in high school as his greatest sports moment ... Majoring in history.
CSUN CAREER-HIGHS
| Innings Pitched | 4.0 at UC San Diego - Game 2 | 5/28/21 |
| Strikeouts | 4 vs. San Francisco | 2/14/20 |
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