Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Class of 1999
• 1999 Baseball Third Team Academic All-America®
Cain finished his collegiate baseball career as Rose-Hulman's all-time record holder with a 1.99 earned run average and 31 complete games. He ranks second in school history in innings pitched (321.1) and shutouts (7) and third all-time in wins (28) and strikeouts (258). Cain had the best single-season pitching performance in the modern era at Rose-Hulman in 1999, finishing 14-2 with a 1.42 ERA with 15 complete games in 16 starts. In 127 innings pitched that season, he struck out 132 and walked just 16. He was named the 1999 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year and a second-team ABCA All-American.
The mechanical engineering major was a member of several honorary fraternities as an undergraduate as well as garnering CSC Academic All-American status in 1999. After graduating from Rose-Hulman, Cain started on his path as a US Navy nuclear submarine officer, where he moved up the chain of command over a 20-year span to become the Commanding Officer of his own ship, one of just 71 such positions in the United States Navy. In 2018, he assumed command of USS HELENA (SSN 715), a fast-attack submarine - a position he held through early 2021. Cain currently is the Military Assistant to the National Nuclear Security Agency Administrator and is slated to be assigned as the Commanding Officer of USS OHIO (SSGN 726G) in the summer of 2024.
At #CSCUNITE23, The Academic All-America Hall of Fame Class of 2023 and Dick Enberg winner pose at the induction celebration. (L to R) Tamika Catchings, Andrew Cain, Emcee Holly Rowe, Rick Miller, Kevin Warren
(L to R) Rose-Hulman President Rob Coons, Andrew Cain, Rose-Hulman Director of Athletics Ayanna Tweedy.
Andrew Cain interviewed by Holly Rowe.
Gallery: (4-11-2023) Andrew Cain, 2023 AAA Hall of Fame
Updated June 2023