Outlook
CC Crain was a big-time recruit out of high school who originally committed to the University of Tennessee … Was the No. 5 ranked pitcher in Missouri and No. 41 overall prospect in the state according Perfect Game … Left-hander with velocity and a plus change up … Worked hard to develop breaking ball over the winter and now possesses a true three-pitch mix … Expected to be a part of the starting rotation.

Career

Has 21 career appearances, four as a starter … Stands 6-1 with four saves … Has 76 strikeouts in 48.1 innings pitched, with an earned run average of 2.23.

Freshman Year 2021

Earned first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference East Division as a reliever … Made 17 appearances on the mound, second-most of the staff, all in relief … Finished 3-1 with four saves and an earned run average of 1.67 … His four saves tied for 10^th in the conference and 13^th on JCCC’s season chart … Struck out 50 batters in 32.1 innings of work … Allowed just six earned runs and held hitters to a batting average of .175 … In his season debut, allowed one run off one hit and struck out six in two innings of relief in a 17-7 win over Southwestern (2-22-21) … Struck out five batters in 2.1 innings of work in an 8-3 win over Southeast (2-26-21) … Allowed just two hits and no runs with four strikeouts in 3.2 innings of relief in an 8-2 win over Labette (3-11-21) … Was the pitcher of record after allowing a run with three strikeouts in two innings of work in an 8-5 win at Fort Scott (3-19-21) … Struck out four with two innings of perfect relief in a 14-0 win over Baker JV (3-26-21) … Allowed just one hit, no runs with a strikeout over 1.2 innings to earn a save in a 7-4 win at Kansas City Kansas (4-3-21) … Pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts to preserve an 8-7 win at Highland and pick up a second save (4-9-21) … Allowed a run with five strikeouts over 2.1 innings to get a victory in a 5-3 win over Neosho County (4-15-21) … Struck out the final batter to preserve a 4-2 win in the first game against Allen (4-24-2) … Shut down the final two batters in earn save a 6-4 win over the Red Devils in the second game … Struck out five batters over four innings in a 9-6 loss to Fort Scott in the East Sub-Regional Tournament (5-14-21) ...  Earned NJCAA All-Academic second-team with a grade point average between 3.80 and 3.99.

Freshman Year 2020

Made five appearances, four as a starter … Finished 3-0 with an earned run average of 3.18 with 28 strikeouts in 17.0 innings pitched … Allowed 10 runs, six earned, and 10 hits … Allowed two runs off five hits with seven strikeouts over 5.0 innings to pick up his first win in a 7-4 victory at Brookhaven (2-7-20) … Got his second win allowing just one hit in 4.0 innings with seven strikeouts in an 18-13 win over Kirkwood (3-1-20) … Pitched 5.0 innings of no-hit baseball with 10 strikeouts in a 32-0 blowout at Labette, upping his record to 3-0 (3-7-20) ... Earned JCCC student-athlete academic honors in the fall 2019 semester ... Earned NJCAA All-Academic second-team with a grade point aveage between 3.80-3.99.

High School 

Was a three-year starter for coach and former JCCC pitcher Jay Meyer at Lee’s Summit West High School, Lee’s Summit, Mo. … Graduated 2019 … Earned first-team All-Class 5 District 12 and Missouri Class 6 second-team All-State as a senior … Earned MHSBCA Academic All-State honors as senior. 

Personal 

Born Cameron Paul Crain on December 23, 2000, in Lee’s Summit, Mo. … Nickname is C.C. … Son of Paul and Kaylin Crain … Has a brother, Tucker … His father played baseball at Missouri State University … Majoring in finance … Also recruited by the University of Tennessee, Campbell University and Wichita State University … Favorite food is steak … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite restaurant is Ruth’s Chris Steak House … Favorite TV show is Bachelor is Eastbound and Down … Favorite sports movies are Bull Durham and Moneyball … Favorite actress is Margot Robbie … Favorite music entertainer is Greatful Dead … Favorite cartoon character is Pickle Rick … Favorite athlete is Joe Kelly … Favorite sports teams are the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals … Greatest sports moment was striking out two MLB top-five round picks … The best player he has played against in Vanderbilt right-handed pitcher Kumar Rocker … Notable alumni from his school are NFL center Evan Boehm,  MLB pitcher Trevor Rosenthal, MLB outfielder Monte Harrison and NBA guard Shaquille Harrison.