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Tennessee HS Team Preview: Cannon County Lions


Prep Baseball Tennessee Staff

The 2025 Tennessee high school baseball season is quickly approaching and, as usual, excitement is abound throughout the state. Players and coaches have been working in preparation for the upcoming season and, as is the case each year, there are some very talented players and teams across Tennessee.

Teams across the state have goals and aspirations to finish their seasons in Murfreesboro at the state tournament championships – but there is plenty of work to be done before that becomes reality. We hope to familiarize our readers with many of the teams across the state as we preview individual teams across Tennessee. We will take you right up to first pitch this season with these team previews, eventually releasing our Preseason Power 25 rankings that’ll carry us into the opening week of action.

Please keep checking back throughout the season as we will be your one-stop shop for everything related to high school baseball across the state. Each week we will be releasing our Players of the Week and updating the Power 25 rankings.

Our 2025 preseason coverage continues today.

High School: Cannon County High School
Head Coach: Colin Jones
TSSAA Classification: AA
District & Region: District 9 + Region 5
2024 Record (Playoff Finish): 15-13 (Region)

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ROSTER PREVIEW

+ No. Returning Positional Starters: 7
+ No. Returning Pitchers: 6
+ Key Returners:

Ben Kauffman (2025)

More Names to Know

2026s:

  • P/OF Landon Smith (2026)

2025 OUTLOOK

+ Cannon County High comes in 2025 with high aspirations. In 2024, Cannon County went 15-13 while also making it all the way to the regional semifinals. They will return 7 starters from that team while also getting back the bulk of their pitching rotation. Two of the big returners are senior leaders in 2025 Ben Kauffman and 2025 Garrett Crawford. Ben Kauffman had a huge junior season where he hit at a .367 clip while also adding on 10 home runs, 8 doubles and 41 RBI’s. Ben will once again anchor the middle of the lineup while also playing first base and catcher. Ben will also contribute crucial innings on the mound. Garrett Crawford is another senior that will be a big contributor in the spring and will once again bat leadoff, while being used as a utility guy. He is versatile enough to play any position on the field. Another big standout will be 2027 Jon Andrew Bryson. Jon started every game as a freshman where he hit .319 with 17 RBI’s. He looks to build off his strong freshman year and once again man the vital shortstop position. On the mound, 2026 Landon Smith should push to be the ace. Landon has come on strong in the last year. Standing at 6’2, Landon has the frame to become a guy for the next two years for Cannon County. With the returning core for Cannon County, 2025 looks to be another opportunity for them to take the next step in region play.


Find more information on Cannon County’s 2025 season below:

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