Cade Townsend

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
RHP
Ht./Wt.:
6-1 / 185
Experience:
1L
Hometown:
Aliso Viejo, Calif.
High School:
Santa Margarita Catholic
Major:
Multi-Disciplinary Studies

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2026 Golden Spikes Semifinalist
• 2026 All-SEC Second Team
• 2026 SEC Pitcher of the Week (Week 10)

2026 (Sophomore): Started all 14 games he played in, was primarily Ole Miss’ Saturday pitcher … Enjoyed a breakout season, earning All-SEC Second Team honors and was a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award … Had a 5-3 record … Fanned 88 batters on the season, more than double the total he had as a freshman … Maintained a 3.94 ERA and gave up the fewest earned runs among Ole Miss’ weekend rotation at 28 … Had the sixth-best strikeouts per nine innings ratio in the SEC with 12.38 … In his first four starts of the season, Townsend struck out at least seven batters in each game – eight against Nevada (2/14), eight against Missouri State (2/21), a career high nine versus Ohio State (2/28), and seven against Evansville (3/6) … Ole Miss won each of those games as he allowed only one earned run and no homers … Had three consecutive quality starts to begin April, the firsts of his career, and was the first Rebel since 2022 to have that long of streak … In that span, he had 21 combined strikeouts, gave up just three earned runs and three walks … Earned Co-SEC Pitcher of the Week after his best outing in that stretch against Tennessee (4/18), where he took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning with seven strikeouts … Went 5.0 innings at the Lincoln Regional against Arizona State, fanning seven, to help send Ole Miss to the Supers

2025 (Freshman): Made 15 total appearances on the mound, getting the start in eight games for the Rebels ... Racked up 43 strikeouts over 34 innings of work ... Made his collegiate debut on 2/22 against Eastern Kentucky ... Made his first collegiate start on 3/18 against Southern Miss, striking out five over three innings ... Earned his first win on 4/9 against Alcorn State, allowing just one hit and striking out five over four innings ... Struck out a career-high seven batters over four innings against Little Rock (4/15) ... Worked 4.2 scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and striking out three, against LSU in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament (5/24)

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated No. 100 in the Perfect Game Class of 2024 Top 500… No. 61 Perfect Game Top 500 Fresh Arrival on Campus Played one season at Santa Margarita Catholic under Chris Malec… Threw 63.0 innings, with a 1.56 ERA, striking out 96 batters… Compiled a 6-0 record, keeping hitters to just a .160 average… Named the 2024 Trinity League Pitcher of the Year… 2024 First-Team All-State… 2024 First-Team All-American… 2024 OC Register Pitcher of the Year ... Played for the 2022 18U USA Baseball National Team.

PERSONAL: Full name is Caden Scott Townsend… Son of David and Jill Townsend… Has two siblings, Beck and Shane… Is a black belt in taekwondo... Born May 5, 2005.