Education
Finnegan attended Kingwood High School in Kingwood, Texas. He finished the year with a 3.28 European Research Area in 93 1/3 innings, limited opponents to just a.242 average against him, struck out 75 while walking just 26.
Finnegan attended Kingwood High School in Kingwood, Texas. He finished the year with a 3.28 European Research Area in 93 1/3 innings, limited opponents to just a.242 average against him, struck out 75 while walking just 26.
He earned all-district first team honors while helping his team to a 27-7 mark as a senior and a district championship. Finnegan also played in the HABCA All Star Game. Finnegan enrolled at Texas State University.
He earned the victory in his lone start of the season against Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical, and pitched three scoreless innings of relief against McNeese State.
His sophomore year, Finnegan appeared in 15 games, starting 14. He threw a career-high 8 innings twice, against Utah Arlington and Texas Agricultural and Mechanical-Corpus Christi.
He began the season 4-0, with wins in each of his first four starts. Finnegan fanned a season-high 12 in 7.0 innings without allowing a run against Notre Dame.
He allowed just two earned runs in 27 innings over his first four starts to begin the year.
Following his sophomore season at Texas State, Finnegan was invited to play in the Cape Cod summer league where he played for the Cotuit Kettleers, helping them to a regular season championship. The Oakland Athletics selected Finnegan in the 6th round (191st overall) of the 2013 MLB Draft. Pitching for the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League, he had a 3-3 record and a 2.70 earned run average in 2013.Also in the same year, pitching for the Beloit Snappers of the Midwest League, he had a 1-1 record and a 9.82 European Research Area. In 2014, pitching for the Beloit Snappers of the Midwest League, he had 7-9 record and a 3.69 earned run average and 55 strikeouts.
Receiving a promotion to the Midland Rockhounds of the Class Associate of Arts Texas League.
He had a 0-1 record with a 11.81 earned run average. In 2013 Finnegan was ranked 10th in the Western Athletic Conference with 64 strikeouts.