2021 (R-Junior) | Game-by-Game
Started 41 games for the Panthers, appearing in 47 total... had a solid year at the plate, hitting .271 with six doubles, a triple, and three home runs... drove in 22 runs and scored 18... had an on-base percentage of .339 and slugging percentage of .389... led Milwaukee with four sacrifice flies and also had two additional sacrifice hits... recorded three stolen bases... had a hit in his first four starts... finished 5-for-11 with four RBI in three games of a four-game sweep of Purdue Fort Wayne on March 26-27... hit a walkoff single to cap a four-run seventh inning in a 6-5 win over Purdue Fort Wayne on May 27... reached base safely in nine consecutive games from March 26 to April 9, totaling 12 hits, five runs, and eight RBI... hit his first collegiate home run on May 1 and finished 2-for-5 with three RBI in a win over Oakland... followed with another homer the next day... went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBI on May 7 to help the Panthers hand Wright State just their fourth Horizon League loss... totaled four hits in the Horizon League Tournament including a 2-for-4 performance against Youngstown State to help MKE advance... split time at first base and in the outfield, totaling 157 putouts and nine assists with just three errors, a .982 fielding percentage.
2020 (R-Junior) | Game-by-Game
Made debut for the Panthers on February 15 at Wake Forest, finishing 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored... totaled 20 plate appearances in eight games played... ripped a pair of doubles and scored two runs in his first year... also recorded two innings pitched, striking out a pair... made Panthers' debut on the mound on February 16 against Seton Hall... also pitched an inning of relief at Sacramento State on February 20, striking out two batters and not allowing a hit... season cut short due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 (Junior)
Redshirted and maintained junior eligibility.
Prior to MKE: Spent the 2018 season at Joliet Junior College in Joliet, Ill. … two-way player batted .333 in 45 games, scoring 33 runs while knocking in 34 more … hit four home runs … went 4-1 in six appearances on the mound … racked up 33 K’s in 29.0 innings of work, finishing with a 3.41 ERA … spent his freshman season at Evansville, going 1-1 in 17 appearances … struck out 19 in 20.2 innings of work, posting a 3.05 ERA while limiting opponents to a .237 average.
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High School: A four-year letterwinner at St. Laurence High School … two-time second-team all-area honoree … led team to sectional championship as a senior.
Personal: Son of Michael and Patricia Cavanaugh ... brother, Brendan, plays football at Whitewater ... other brother, Patrick, wrestles and runs track ... nickname is Jackson ... a
community engagement & education major with a business minor ... chose Milwaukee because it was the best place for him to improve as a person, student and baseball player ... career goal is to play Major League Baseball ... most memorable sports experience was winning the sectional championship in high school ... lists fishing as his hobby ... born July 8, 1998.
