2026 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 7
Brandon Shannon
- B/T:
- R/R
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- McHenry, Ill.
- High School:
- McHenry
- Prev School:
- McHenry HS
CAREER HONORS
• 2026 Academic All-ACC Team
2026: Made 20 appearances on the mound with one start as a freshman ... Finished with a 2-3 record and 6.89 ERA ... Struck out 36 in 31.1 innings ... Made his collegiate debut against Michigan State on Feb. 15, striking out one in a scoreless inning ... Earned his first collegiate victory after allowing just one run over 3.0 innings with a career-best six strikeouts against Central Michigan on Feb. 28 ... Struck out four over 1.2 innings against Seton Hall on March 8 ... Threw a scoreless inning against Notre Dame on March 15 ... Allowed just a solo homer in 2.1 innings at North Carolina on March 22 ... Made his first career start against Pitt on March 29 ... Threw two scoreless innings at Duke on April 4 ... Went a career-long 5.1 innings out of the bullpen at Cal on April 19, allowing just one run on two hits for the win ... Did not allow a run over 2.0 innings against Indiana on April 28 ... Turned in back-to-back scoreless relief appearances at Miami.
High School: Lettered three years at McHenry High School … Set the career wins record at McHenry … Earned ABCA All-America honors after posting a 12-0 record with a 0.82 ERA as a senior … Struck out 111 batters in 68 innings while leading McHenry to its first-ever state championship appearance … Ranked the No. 54 overall player in the 2025 class by Prep baseball Report and the No. 5 player in Illinois.
Personal: Son of Lisa and Duane … Has two older siblings – Nolan and Megan … Brother, Nolan, played baseball at North Central College … Enjoys fishing and hunting … Fan of the Chicago Cubs … Favorite athlete is Bryce Harper … Stranger Things is his favorite TV show … Favorite music artist is Morgan Wallen … Favorite movie is Wall-E.
• 2026 Academic All-ACC Team
2026: Made 20 appearances on the mound with one start as a freshman ... Finished with a 2-3 record and 6.89 ERA ... Struck out 36 in 31.1 innings ... Made his collegiate debut against Michigan State on Feb. 15, striking out one in a scoreless inning ... Earned his first collegiate victory after allowing just one run over 3.0 innings with a career-best six strikeouts against Central Michigan on Feb. 28 ... Struck out four over 1.2 innings against Seton Hall on March 8 ... Threw a scoreless inning against Notre Dame on March 15 ... Allowed just a solo homer in 2.1 innings at North Carolina on March 22 ... Made his first career start against Pitt on March 29 ... Threw two scoreless innings at Duke on April 4 ... Went a career-long 5.1 innings out of the bullpen at Cal on April 19, allowing just one run on two hits for the win ... Did not allow a run over 2.0 innings against Indiana on April 28 ... Turned in back-to-back scoreless relief appearances at Miami.
High School: Lettered three years at McHenry High School … Set the career wins record at McHenry … Earned ABCA All-America honors after posting a 12-0 record with a 0.82 ERA as a senior … Struck out 111 batters in 68 innings while leading McHenry to its first-ever state championship appearance … Ranked the No. 54 overall player in the 2025 class by Prep baseball Report and the No. 5 player in Illinois.
Personal: Son of Lisa and Duane … Has two older siblings – Nolan and Megan … Brother, Nolan, played baseball at North Central College … Enjoys fishing and hunting … Fan of the Chicago Cubs … Favorite athlete is Bryce Harper … Stranger Things is his favorite TV show … Favorite music artist is Morgan Wallen … Favorite movie is Wall-E.
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