Biography
2014 (SENIOR)
Appeared in 44 games, all starts in center field … finished with a .284 batting average (38-for-134), four doubles, 11 RBI, 21 runs scored, 13 stolen bases and 17 walks … registered an eight-game hitting streak … served as the team’s leadoff hitter in 20 games … posted a .365 average (19-for-52) with runners on base … finished with one hit, one run scored and two stolen bases at Mount Olive … collected two hits, one RBI and one run scored in Game 1 against Shippensburg … totaled two hits, one RBI, one run scored and one stolen base in Game 1 versus Salem International … posted two hits and two runs scored against Notre Dame … reached base five times – three hits, one walk, one hit by pitch – and posted one RBI, two runs scored and one stolen base in doubleheader versus Gannon … registered one hit, three runs scored, three walks and two stolen bases in doubleheader against Slippery Rock … finished with one hit, two RBI, one run scored, one hit by pitch and two stolen bases versus Penn State-Greater Allegheny … collected two hits in Game 2 at Pitt-Johnstown … delivered a two-run single and scored one run in Game 2 against Clarion … registered three hits, one RBI, three runs scored, two walks and one stolen base in doubleheader versus Davis & Elkins
2013 (JUNIOR)
Played in 41 games with 33 starts, all in center field … posted a .273 average (30-for-110) with three doubles, two triples, 19 RBI and 22 runs scored … ranked second on the team with 11 stolen bases … collected eight multi-hit games … finished with a .340 average (18-for-53) with runners on base … recorded a .311 average (14-for-45) with seven RBI and seven runs scored during league play … scored a pair of runs, drew two walks and stole three bases at Charleston (Feb. 24) … tallied a pair of doubles and RBI against Penn State-Greater Allegheny (Feb. 27) … finished with three hits, three walks and two runs scored in doubleheader versus Salem International (March 13) … scored twice and drew two walks against Glenville State (March 14) … collected a pair of hits at Mercyhurst (March 24) … drew three walks, including a bases-loaded walk, at Mount Olive (March 30) … reached base safely in all four plate appearances with two walks, stole two bases and scored twice at Alderson-Broaddus (April 16) … finished with four hits, five RBI and two runs scored in doubleheader versus Slippery Rock (April 27) … collected a pair of hits at IUP (May 3) … registered three hits and three RBI against Kutztown in the PSAC Tournament (May 10) … posted a pair of hits and scored twice versus East Stroudsburg in the PSAC Tournament (May 10) … finished with a .357 average (5-for-14), three RBI and three runs scored during the PSAC Tournament (May 8-10) … member of the Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2012, Spring 2013)
2012 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in 48 games with 45 starts (42 in left field), hitting .304 (42-for-138) with five doubles, two triples, 21 RBI and 21 runs scored … led team and ranked fourth in the league with 23 steals … collected 12 multi-hit games and posted an eight-game hitting streak, batting .444 (12-for-27) with seven RBI, four runs and seven stolen bases during that span … went 2-for-2 with one double, two RBI, one run, three steals and one walk against Fairmont State … collected a pair of RBI versus Penn State-Greater Allegheny … finished a combined 5-for-11 with four RBI in series at Charleston … went 2-for-4 with one double, one RBI, two runs and three steals against West Liberty … finished a combined 3-for-6 with two steals versus Millersville … posted a pair of hits and one RBI against Tiffin … went a combined 4-for-7 with three RBI in series with IUP … tallied a pair of hits versus Mercyhurst … collected two hits, two RBI and two stolen bases in doubleheader against Salem International … finished a combined 7-for-12 with five RBI, five runs scored, six stolen bases and three walks in series with Clarion … collected three hits and scored twice in doubleheader versus Gannon … drew two walks and scored once against Shippensburg in PSAC Tournament … went 2-for-4 with one double, one run and one stolen base versus Millersville in PSAC Tournament … made two relief pitching appearances, finishing with a 3.38 ERA in 2.2 innings … tossed 1.2 innings at Francis Marion while making college debut as a pitcher … worked 1.0 inning of scorless relief against Davis & Elkins … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2011)
2011 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 32 games with 21 starts (12 in right field), batting .317 (20-for-63) with one double, nine RBI and 10 runs … finished 2-for-3 with one RBI in college debut at Lenoir-Rhyne … went 2-for-5 and added two RBI and one run at Lenoir-Rhyne … collected two hits, one RBI, one run and one steal in doubleheader versus West Liberty … registered four hits, including a double, and scored two runs in two starts against Slippery Rock … posted an RBI single, scored a run and stole a base at Gannon … tallied a pinch-hit, two-run single and a steal versus IUP … went 1-for-3 against Millersville in PSAC Tournament
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at California … four-year letterman, three-time Team Offensive MVP, three-time all-section, WPIAL All-Star, member of WPIAL championship team
PERSONAL
Son of Bruce and Rhonda Carson … majoring in business administration (human resource management)