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Photo courtesy of Kevin McCanna Sports » News TWHS alum signs with the Houston Astros Published 06/19/2015 | By Hailey Pelham THE WOODLANDS, Texas - Graduating from The Woodlands High School in 2012, and following his baseball dream to Rice University, Kevin McCanna, pitcher, was picked in the 13th round of the draft to the Houston Astros. McCanna has lived in The Woodlands since he was two years old, and began playing baseball when he was four. When asked, McCanna said growing up and playing baseball with his best friends from age four until high school was his favorite memory of baseball as a kid. His hitting coach, Vinny Sinisi, and his father have been the most influential people throughout his baseball career. “I knew I always wanted to be a baseball player,” McCanna said. As a player at Rice University for the past three years, McCanna has also focused on his studies as a Kinesiology major. Throughout his time playing with Rice, his favorite memory is beating the University of Houston after 20 innings in this year’s regional. In addition to baseball at Rice, McCanna has spent two summers playing in the Cape Cod League with the Falmouth Commodores, where he was awarded the 2014 Cape Cod All-League Team. “I look forward to learning as much as I can from my coaches and teammates to make myself a better baseball player and ultimately one day play for the Houston Astros,” McCanna said when asked what he was most excited about with this MLB team. As advice to anyone aspiring to play college or professional sports, McCanna says: “do everything you possibly can to make yourself the best player you can be. Also enjoy the time you have with your teammates and coaches, because before you know it, your high school or college career is over and you’re moving onto the next stage of your career or life.” Submit A Comment Most Recent Comments There are no comments posted yet. 0
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TWHS alum signs with the Houston AstrosPublished 06/19/2015 | By Hailey Pelham
THE WOODLANDS, Texas - Graduating fromThe Woodlands High School in 2012, andfollowing his baseball dream to Rice University,Kevin McCanna, pitcher, was picked in the 13thround of the draft to the Houston Astros.
McCanna has lived in The Woodlands since hewas two years old, and began playing baseballwhen he was four. When asked, McCanna saidgrowing up and playing baseball with his bestfriends from age four until high school was hisfavorite memory of baseball as a kid. His hittingcoach, Vinny Sinisi, and his father have beenthe most influential people throughout hisbaseball career.
“I knew I always wanted to be a baseball player,” McCanna said.
As a player at Rice University for the past three years, McCanna has also focused on his studies as aKinesiology major. Throughout his time playing with Rice, his favorite memory is beating the University ofHouston after 20 innings in this year’s regional.
In addition to baseball at Rice, McCanna has spent two summers playing in the Cape Cod League with theFalmouth Commodores, where he was awarded the 2014 Cape Cod All-League Team.
“I look forward to learning as much as I can from my coaches and teammates to make myself a betterbaseball player and ultimately one day play for the Houston Astros,” McCanna said when asked what hewas most excited about with this MLB team.
As advice to anyone aspiring to play college or professional sports, McCanna says: “do everything youpossibly can to make yourself the best player you can be. Also enjoy the time you have with your teammatesand coaches, because before you know it, your high school or college career is over and you’re moving ontothe next stage of your career or life.”
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