2019 USC Baseball Roster
Roster
Cornwell, Alex

Jersey Number 30
Alex Cornwell
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- La Cañada, Calif.
- High School:
- Maranatha HS
Bio
2021/JUNIOR
2020/REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE: Made four starts in four appearances on the mound for the Trojans during the pandemic shortened 2020 season … Went 2-1 with a 3.66 ERA in 19.2 innings pitched … Struck out 14 batters and walked five … Tossed a season high 6.0 innings against Seton Hall on 3/1, giving up five hits and one run to pick up the win … Struck out a season high six batters in his first career start on 2/16 against Western Michigan.
2019/REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Sat out the 2019 season with an injury.
2018/REDSHIRT: Sat out the 2018 season with an injury.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Played three years of varsity baseball at Maranatha High School under coach Matt Shupper…Earned All-League second team honors as a junior…2017 Rawlings Perfect Game honorable mention….California All-Region second team honoree…Was drafted in the 37th Round by the Chicago Cubs in the 2017 MLB First Year Player Draft…Pitched 89.1 innings with a 1.96 ERA, four complete games, one combined no-hitter and 89 strikeouts.
PERSONAL: Parents are Mo Cornwell and Craig Cornwell…Has one brother, Davis…His aunt attended USC…His father played baseball at UCLA…Lists Clayton Kershaw as his biggest sports hero because of his ethics on and off the field…Lists his favorite movie as Interstellar…Birthdate is May 9, 1999.
- Started on the mound for all 15 games he appeared in with 79.0 innings pitched for the Trojans during the 2021 season
- Went 5-6 with a 5.35 ERAÂ
- Recorded 65 strikeouts and allowed 21 walks
- Threw 8.0 innings against Stanford (5/2) and struck out eight batters against Oregon State (5/9), both career highs
2020/REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE: Made four starts in four appearances on the mound for the Trojans during the pandemic shortened 2020 season … Went 2-1 with a 3.66 ERA in 19.2 innings pitched … Struck out 14 batters and walked five … Tossed a season high 6.0 innings against Seton Hall on 3/1, giving up five hits and one run to pick up the win … Struck out a season high six batters in his first career start on 2/16 against Western Michigan.
2019/REDSHIRT FRESHMAN: Sat out the 2019 season with an injury.
2018/REDSHIRT: Sat out the 2018 season with an injury.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Played three years of varsity baseball at Maranatha High School under coach Matt Shupper…Earned All-League second team honors as a junior…2017 Rawlings Perfect Game honorable mention….California All-Region second team honoree…Was drafted in the 37th Round by the Chicago Cubs in the 2017 MLB First Year Player Draft…Pitched 89.1 innings with a 1.96 ERA, four complete games, one combined no-hitter and 89 strikeouts.
PERSONAL: Parents are Mo Cornwell and Craig Cornwell…Has one brother, Davis…His aunt attended USC…His father played baseball at UCLA…Lists Clayton Kershaw as his biggest sports hero because of his ethics on and off the field…Lists his favorite movie as Interstellar…Birthdate is May 9, 1999.
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