MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Daniel Kanagy has only been pitching in the minor leagues a few weeks, but the rookie righthander has already experienced a rollercoaster ride full of ups and downs.

While pitching for the West Virginia Black Bears, of the Major League Baseball Draft League, that meant: Big leads early; late-game heroics; and a plethora of no decisions.

The 22-year-old McAlisterville native can add trade material to his list.

After arriving back in Morgantown, W.Va., early Saturday morning after a three-game series with Williamsport Crosscutters, Kanagy was reassigned by the MLB Draft League from the Black Bears to Williamsport.

“We got back from playing in Williamsport this morning at 2:30 a.m., and I got called into the manager’s office at 3 a.m.,” Kanagy said via text Saturday morning while making the 3.5-hour drive from West Virginia to Pennsylvania. “He told me and I went to my apartment, grabbed my stuff and left.”

Williamsport was short on pitchers and the league decided that the Black Bears – who had 14 pitchers listed on their roster – had some arms to spare.

“Well, I knew getting called to the manager’s office, it’s either you’re getting released or traded,” Kanagy explained. “I knew I’ve been pitching well enough that I wasn’t getting released.”

After watching the Black Bears sweep Williamsport, Kanagy was preparing to pitch against Frederick (Md.) on Sunday. Now, he will still be taking the mound for a start but he wore some new threads – with Crosscutters across the chest – and faced State College at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park in University Park.

During his stint with the Black Bears, Kanagy appeared in five games with four starts. He pitched 21 2/3 innings, allowing 16 runs on 20 hits, striking out 21 and walking 13. His earned run average was 6.23.

“Ultimately, this helps strengthen the resume and build more connections by playing for another team,” Kanagy said.

Kanagy’s contract is through the MLB Draft League, which is why they could send him packing to Williamsport. “The manager in West Virginia wanted to keep me, but the league sent me,” he said.

So, while his former teammates were getting some shuteye, Kanagy packed up his bags and hit the road for home, stopping at his parents’ house in McAlisterville.

“I will be up in Williamsport later this morning and probably get a host family,” Kanagy said. “An old teammate of mine (pitcher Reilly Shafer from travel ball) – one of my buddies – is on the Crosscutters and is living with his extended family, so I’m going to see if I can get in with them.”

West Virginia puts its players in apartment housing, while Williamsport players use host families for lodging.

The Crosscutters finished last in the six-team circuit at 12-18 during the first half of the MLB Draft League season, while West Virginia went 16-13, finishing one game behind State College in third place.

Williamsport was in first place with about a dozen games to play but ended the first half on an 11-game losing streak. That dropped them from first to worst.

The Crosscutters have struggled to a 5-6 start during the second half, putting them 2.5 games behind his former team, West Virginia. Williamsport beat State College 3-1 in Kanagy’s first game with the Crosscutters on Saturday.

Williamsport hosts Mahoning Valley, starting Tuesday for a three-game set.