Wichita State Athletics

2023 Junior
Named First Team All-American Athletic Conference as Wichita State's primary Friday night starter...made 14 starts, plus technically started a 15th game against UCF that was suspended in the first inning before Candiotti appeared in the contest...went 7-4 with a 4.87 ERA...had a stretch of six straight wins from March 24 through April 28...was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll four times (March 13 and 27, April 3 and 10)...set a career high with 11 strikeouts over 6.2 scoreless innings against Houston on April 7...worked a season-long 7.0 innings against Houston on May 5...struck out 82 batters in 77.2 innings while issuing just 20 walks...had just one start with two or more walks...named to AD Honor Roll in Spring 2023 with a 4.0 GPA...named to AAC All-Academic Team.

Grayson County Community College (2022)
Went 7-1 with a 4.57 ERA over the course of 11 starts...struck out 68 and walked 19 over 61.0 innings...delivered his best start in his final appearance of the season, striking out 13 in eight innings against Odessa College on May 13, all without allowing an earned run...fanned seven in six innings against Howard College on February 27, allowing a single unearned run...struck out seven or more in five starts...was named a Northwoods League All-Star in summer of 2022 while pitching for the Kenosha Kingfish.

Vernon College (2021)
Made six starts, completing three, going 1-3 with a 4.54 ERA in 35.2 innings...struck out 43 and walked only 11...struck out a season-high-tying eight batters three times...earned first collegiate win with seven strong innings against North Central Texas College on March 10.

St. Mary's (2020)
Made three appearances as a true freshman, all in relief...made his collegiate debut on February 17, striking out two in 1.1 innings against Utah...delivered a perfect inning out of the bullpen on February 22 against No. 10 UCLA, needing just four pitches to retire three hitters...played alongside his brother Casey.

High School
Three-year letterman at Chaparral High School in Scottsdale, Arizona...Went 9-2 collectively during his junior and senior years as a pitcher while pitching 70 total innings and striking out 82 batters...Named to the All-Region Second Team during his junior season...Was also the school's mascot (Firebird) as a freshman.

Personal
Son of Tom Candiotti, former Major League Baseball knuckleballer who spent 16 seasons in MLB with five different teams...Has a brother, Casey, who played four seasons at St. Mary's...born on September 2, 2000...Majoring in organizational leadership and education.