AS A JUNIOR (2020)
Appeared in nine games as a hitter and four as a pitcher… as a hitter, he slashed .250/.368/.438 with one home run in 16 at-bats… as a pitcher, he made two starts and two relief appearances… in 12.2 innings he struck out 16 batters while recording a 6.39 ERA… his best appearance came in his start against Barry (Feb. 29) when he threw four innings, allowed two runs to score, and struck out six batters… he struck out six batters in both of his starts… spent the summer with the River Rats in the Florida League where he had a 2.14 ERA in 21 innings and was second in the league with 31 strikeouts… as a hitter, he had a .417 OBP in the FCSL.

AT SANTA FE COLLEGE (2018-19)
Played two seasons at Santa Fe College ... earned second-team all-conference honors ... batted a combined .278 with nine home runs and 52 RBI in two years ... also stole 12 bases and had 12 doubles and four triples ... made 14 appearances as a pitcher and recorded two saves ... spent the past two summers playing for the Sanford River Rats in the Florida Collegiate Summer League ... went a combined 3-3 with a 3.86 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 23.1 innings during his two summer seasons ... also batted .281 with 11 home runs and 46 RBI, including nine homers in 2019 ... stole 21 bases during his time in the FCSL.

HIGH SCHOOL
2017 graduate of Hillsborough High School ... posted a batting average of .372 and an ERA of 2.20 with the Terriers ... team was District Champions his senior year ... named 1st Team All-County ... member of National Honor Society

PERSONAL
Son of Joe and Glenda Cande ... has two siblings, Jazmyn (age 14) and Jackson (age 14) ... enjoys playing video games and going on drives ... would like to own his own baseball and softball training facility and run a travel ball organization ... sports management major ... last name is pronounced "CAN-dee"