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Opportunity knocked

Mars graduate DJ Cannon was recently named head baseball coach at Gannon University.

ERIE — This is not part of the path D.J. Cannon figured to be on right now.

But it was worth exploring.

And after just two years as head baseball coach at Chatham University — his first-ever head coaching job — the Mars graduate and Valencia resident has been hired for that same position at Gannon University.

“I am very surprised. This was totally unexpected,” Cannon, 32, said. “I was not planning on leaving Chatham so soon. We were building something there.

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