UC Santa Barbara
2019: Logged 12 outs in six appearances…Tossed a scoreless seventh inning against Hartford on Feb. 24, striking out one… In a win against Stephen F. Austin on Apr. 7, tossed a 1-2-3 ninth inning which included a strike out.
2018: Made 15 appearances primarily out of the bullpen as a freshman…Went 3-2 while posting a 0.84 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 21.1 innings pitched…Made one start in a midweek game against Pepperdine on May 8…Went 4.1 innings, allowing just two hits and one run while striking out four in the no-decision…Made his UCSB debut on Mar. 14 against Dartmouth tossing 1.1 scoreless innings…Did not allow an earned run in 13 of his 15 appearances…Struck out four in 1.2 innings while picking up his first career win in a big 3-2 victory at Long Beach State (May 13)…Also earned a win in a 6-5 win against Cal State Bakersfield in 0.2 innings on May 15…Held Portland to one hit over 2.1 innings to earn the win in a 1-0 victory over the Pilots on May 21.
Acalanes High School (2014-17): Played high school baseball at Acalanes High School in Lafayette, Calif. under head coach Justin Hughes ... Pitched and played center field for the Dons ... Was a First Team All-League choice in his junior and senior season ... Named the team Pitcher of the Year and made Second Team All-State as a junior in 2016 ... Co-Pitcher of the Year in 2017 ... Made the postseason in his final three seasons at Acalanes ... Won the 2017 Division III CIF North Coast Section Championship ... Ran cross country as a freshman ... Was a two-year member of the California Scholarship Federation ... Played for the Zoots Baseball Club – made up of elite high school players in the Bay Area – run by Jon Zuber in the summers of 2016 and 2017.
Personal: Joshua Candau was born on Mar. 24, 1999 to parents Julie and Paul in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... Has one older brother: Garrett ... Roots for the Oakland Athletics, Golden State Warriors, and Oakland Raiders ... Favorite movies include Rain Man, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and Apocalypse Now ... Likes to listen to Pearl Jam and Led Zeppelin ... In his free time, likes to write music and travel the world ... Watches Friday Night Lights and Person of Interest.
