2021 Baseball Roster

Mike McLaughlin

7 Gannon Kenney-McGowan

  • Position 1B/OF
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 197
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Plainview, N.Y.
  • High School Bethpage
  • Major Business & Technology

Biography

Coach Taps says: "Gannon is a threat to leave the yard every time he steps to the plate. We will be counting on major production from him in the middle of the lineup."

2021: Appeared in 23 games, starting 22 and posted a .250 batting average ... Combined to go 2 for 6 (2 RBI, BB, HBP, SH, SF, SB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. Delaware Valley (3/13) … Combined to go 5 for 8 (3 R, 2 2B, 3 RBI, BB) in a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. Delaware Valley (3/14) … Went 1 for 3 in the second game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Arcadia (3/20) … 2 for 3 with an RBI in the first game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. Arcadia (3/21) … Went 2 for 4 (4 R, 2B, HR, 7 RBI, BB) in the first game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. Wilkes (3/27) … 1 for 3 in the first game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. NR/#30 Misericordia (4/10) … Went 2 for 4 (R, 2B) in the first game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader vs. NR/#30 Misericordia (4/13) … 3 for 4 (R, HR, RBI, SB) in the second game of a MAC Freedom doubleheader sweep vs. FDU-Florham (4/18).

2020: MAC Freedom Player of the Week (2/10-2/16) ... Appeared in 11 games and started 10, posting a .172 batting average … Led team in triples (1), home runs (2), and slugging percentage (.483) … Third in RBI (8) and hit by pitches (1) … Combined to for 3 for 4 (R, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, HBP) in a doubleheader vs. Rutgers-Newark (2/16) … 1 for 3 (R, 3B, RBI) vs. William Paterson (2/22) … Went 1 for 3 (R, HR, 2 RBI, BB) vs. New Paltz (3/8).

2019: Appeared in 11 games, starting five and posted a .048 batting average … Recorded an RBI single in his only at bat in the second game of a conference doubleheader vs. Utica (4/7).

2018: Appeared in 14 games and started four, while posting a .227 batting average ... Drew a key, late-inning pinch hit walk in his first collegiate at bat vs. William Paterson (2/24) … Collected his first collegiate base hit, a double and went 1 for 2 vs. Birmingham-Southern (3/15) … 1 for 2 (R, 2 HBP) vs. Emory (3/16) … Had a clutch, RBI pinch hit single that contributed to a last inning comeback win in a conference game vs. Houghton (4/6) … Hit his first career homerun, a two run shot, and finished 1 for 2 (R, HR, 2 RBI) in the second game of a conference doubleheader vs. Utica (4/28) … Had a pinch-hit single in his only at-bat vs. NYU (5/7).
 
High School: National Honors Society and four-year Scholar Athlete … Played for coach Rob Fisher at Bethpage High School … Was a four-year starter on varsity and named captain his senior year … In 2015 was named team MVP and All-Conference with a .439 batting average … Named All-League in 2016 with a .390 average … Named to the Newsday Top 100 baseball players in 2017 … Named to Blue Chip Prospects Top Prospect List all four years of high school … Named to Baseball Player Magazine’s Players to Watch list three consecutive seasons … Also played varsity basketball and volleyball for Bethpage … Played summer baseball for Coach Paul Carufe of the Northeast Empire … Attended the invite-only Power Showcase in Miami … Also played in AABC Qualifier, Beast of the East, Baseball Heaven, Northeast Select, Blue Chip Prospect, Diamond Nation, and Perfect Game tournaments.
 
Personal: Son of Terry and Pat … Has a younger brother Caden … Terry played softball and basketball at NYIT … Majoring in Business & Technology … Picked Stevens because of its academic reputation and the opportunity to play baseball … Favorite MLB team and player is the New York Yankees and Aaron Judge … Favorite movie is Django Unchained … Lists hobbies as working out, playing basketball, and going fishing.

Summer Collegiate Baseball: Playing his summer ball in 2018 for the Cardinals of the Long Island Collegiate Baseball League (LICBL).
 
HITTING                                                                                                                                                      
Year GP-GS AVG AB R H 2B HR RBI BB SB
2018 14-4 .227 22 2 5 1 1 3 2 0
2019 11-5 .048 21 0 1 0 0 2 1 0
2020 11-10 .172 29 3 5 1 2 8 4 0
2021 23-22 .250 72 10 18 4 2 15 8 2
Totals 59-41 .201 144 15 29 6 5 28 15 2

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2018First-Year

    1B/OF
    6'4" 200 lbs
    12
  • 7

    2019Sophomore

    1B/OF
    6'4" 200 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2020Junior

    1B/OF
    6'4" 196 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2021Senior

    1B/OF
    6'4" 197 lbs
    7