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Millersville

2019 Baseball Roster

Mark Palczewski

16 Cordell Shannon

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 6-4
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Shippensburg, Pa.
  • High School Shippensburg

Biography

2019: Among the most productive careers in Millersville history...Tied with teammate Eli Nabholz for most strikeouts in program history with 265...Won 31 games, ranking second all-time...Set the all-time record for innings pitched with 308 2/3 innings...Set career record for starts with 54...Named All-PSAC East Second Team...Named NCBWA Atlantic Region Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 26 after taking a perfect game into the seventh inning and facing the minimum in a complete game against Clarion...Tied for second in the PSAC in wins (9)...Led the team in strikeouts with 82...Ranked third in the PSAC in innings pitched...Went 5-1 against the PSAC East...Struck out eight in the PSAC Tournament vs. Bloomsburg...Totaled 13 innings in two postseason starts. 

2018: All-PSAC East Second Team, NCBWA and D2CCA All-Atlantic Region Second Team...Third consecutive season with at least 13 starts...Closed junior season ranked sixth all-time at Millersville in career innings (234), tied for fifth in career wins (22) and third in starts (40)...Needs 13 starts to break all-time record...14 starts in 2018 ties for second-most all-time in a single season...ERA of 2.76 ranked fourth in the PSAC among pitchers with a at least 38 innings...Ranked fourth in the league in innings pitched (79 1/3)...Tied for third in the PSAC and first on the team with eight wins...Went 5-1 with a 2.67 ERA and .248 BAA against PSAC East foes...Averaged nearly 5 2/3 innings per start in conference play...Lights out in two postseason starts, going 1-0 with just one earned run and 10 hits allowed over 15 innings...Struggled with consistency through first five starts but was arguably the team's best pitcher of the final nine starts...Went 7-1 with a 1.94 ERA, .233 batting average against, two complete games and 50 strikeouts to 19 walks in 55 2/3 innings over final nine starts...Struck out a career-high 10 batters on March 17 against Seton Hill...Fanned nine in the next start at Kutztown...Threw a shutout against Mansfield on April 6...Gave up one unearned run over six innings at Lock Haven on April 27...Tossed eight innings, allowing one unearned run on three hits while striking out five in the PSAC Tournament against Bloomsburg...Took a no decision in the NCAA Atlantic Regional start against Shepherd but gave up just one run and struck out five in seven innings. 

2017: Ranked second on the team in wins with a 5-4 record, starting 13 games...Second on the team and tied for fourth in the PSAC with five complete games...Fourth in the PSAC in innings pitched...Threw two shutouts...Left-handers hit just .213 against him...Overcame a rocky start to the season to deliver four consecutive outstanding starts to close the campaign...Gave up just four runs and 12 hits over final four starts, totaling 29 innings...Pitched at least five innings in 12 of 13 starts...Did not allow an earned run in six innings at Winston-Salem State to open the season...Allowed just one run and four hits in a complete game victory over Bloomsburg...Tossed a complete-game shutout against Shippensburg in his final start of the regular season, allowing just three hits...Came back in the NCAA regional against Shippensburg and tossed a two-hit, nine-inning shutout while striking out a season-high eight batters...Won three consecutive starts to finish the season...Ended on a run of 19 consecutive scoreless innings pitched. 

2016: Historic freshman season, setting a Millersville rookie record for wins with nine, going 9-1 with a 2.94 ERA...Named PSAC East Freshman of the Year, becoming the first-ever Marauder pitcher to win the award...Struck out 57 while walking just 24...Started career with nine strikeouts and no walks over 5 2/3 innings against Winston-Salem State...Posted a 5-0 record with a 2.45 ERA in 40 1/3 innings versus PSAC East foes...Allowed a .263 batting average against...Ranked third on the team in innings pitched with 79 2/3...Made three postseason starts...Outstanding in the NCAA Tournament, throwing six innings and allowing just one run on five hits against Mercyhurst...Scored the win against Lander in the NCAA Championship semifinal, helping the Marauders get to the championship best-of-three series versus Nova Southeastern...Gave up just three hits and two runs over 6 2/3 innings...Struck out five or more batters six times...Totaled six or more innings eight times...Came out of the bullpen against nationally-ranked Seton Hill in second career appearances and struck out seven while walking none and allowing just two runs on four hits over six innings...Did not allow an earned run and just three hits in a complete game against Mansfield on March 18.

High School: Named Mid-Penn Colonial Division Player of the Year...Posted a 1.65 ERA as a junior and 0.62 ERA as a senior...Went 5-2 with 52 strikeouts on the mound...Three-time all-state and All-Mid-Penn selection.

Personal: Son of Bobby and Angel Cordell...Father played in the minor leagues...Majoring in speech communication and broadcasting.

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'4" 190 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2017Sophomore

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    6'4" 190 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2018Junior

    Pitcher
    6'4" 190 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2019Senior

    Pitcher
    6'4" 190 lbs
    16