Bio

Honors and Awards

• 2024 ABCA/Rawlings First-Team All-South Region.
• 2024 D2CCA second-team All-South Region.
• 2024 NCBWA Second-Team All-South Region.
• 2024 All-Sunshine State Conference Second-Team Selection.

At Michigan State (2023)

• Returned to Michigan State University for 2023 season.
• Appeared in 22 games, starting 6 for the Spartans.
• Tossed 55.0 innings, registering 49 strikeouts.
• Pitched season-high 6.0 innings at Grand Canyon (2/20).
• Had five strikeouts at Iowa (5/13).
• Earned win in 5.0 inning scoreless game against Kansas (3/11).
• Winning pitcher against Western Illinois (4/14).

At Michigan State (2022)

• Made a team-leading 26 appearances, which ranked fifth in the B1G overall and tied for second in the league during the regular-season.
• Logged a 2-0 record with two saves, registering 45 strikeouts with 25 walks in 35.2 IP.
• Also led team in games in relief (26), while sharing team lead for strikeouts looking (18) and won-loss percentage (1.000), additionally also ranking tied for second in saves (2), third in strikeouts (45) and fourth in opposing batting average (.254).
• Made Spartan debut in season-opener at UNLV (2/18/22), going 3.0 IP with three Ks with one hit and no runs.
• Posted career-high five Ks and went career-long 4.0 IP vs. Minnesota (5/1/22), including ringing up three Ks in sixth inning, getting first two Ks then yielding a single before finishing off frame with another punchout, which was also one of 12 outings with multiple strikeouts and one of 16 outings of 1.0 IP or longer.
• Struck out the side on three KLs vs. Notre Dame (4/26/22) at Comerica Park.
• Rang up a 1-2-3 inning with back-to-back strikeouts to end inning at Northwestern (4/24/22) and earn first save of Spartan career.
• Worked a three-up, three-down ninth inning at Western Michigan (5/11/22) to log second save.
• Had two outs on just one pitch, coming in and inducing a double play on first pitch vs. Minnesota (4/29/22).
• Had 12 outings without yielding a run, including a stretch of five-straight appearances (4/20-5/1/22).
• Registered six appearances without allowing a hit.
• Fielded position by running down foul ball and making running catch in front of Minnesota dugout (5/1/22), one of five putouts and adding four assists.

At Lansing CC (2020-21)

• Played two seasons at LCC for former Spartan player and assistant coach Jordan Keur, helping the Stars to a 47-3 record in 2021 and a runner-up finish at the NJCAA Region XII Championship.
• Earned first-team All-League and All-District accolades in 2021, after posting a 5-0 record and a 2.84 ERA with 60 Ks in 38.0 IP, making eight appearances.
• Registered a 14.21 K/9 average that led LCC and ranked 10th in the NJCAA
• Tallied a 7-0 two-year career record at LCC in 10 appearances, with 75 Ks in 47.0 IP (14.36 K/9) with a career ERA of 2.68.
• Had a career-best  17 strikeouts in 6.0 innings. 

At Bowling Green

• Redshirted the 2019 season at Bowling Green.

High School

• Was a two-year letterwinner at Stoney Creek High School for coach Clint Rodgers.
• Earned honorable mention All-State accolades, along with earning All-Region, All-District and All-OAA honors after helping Stoney Creek to a 30-11 record and conference title.
• Selected to play in the Michigan High School All-Star game.
• Pitched 48 innings, yielding only three earned runs, posting a 0.34 ERA as a senior, which broke the school record.
• Played summer league for the Royal Oak Leprechauns and Jetbox Oakland.
• Also was a two-year letterwinner on the basketball team as shooting guard.

Personal

• Son of Jimmy and Paula Carson
• Has two brothers and one sister.
• Communications and Speech Studies major.
• Father, Jimmy Carson, played 10 seasons in the NHL, including playing for the LA Kings and was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1987, part of scoring more goals as a teenager than any player in NHL history with 92 goals and later reached 100 goals as the second-youngest at 20 years, 116 days old, trailing only Wayne Gretzky (20 years, 40 days old).
• Jimmy also played for the Edmonton Oilers, Detroit Red Wins, Vancouver Canucks and Hartford Whalers, including selected to play in the 1989 NHL All-Star Game while with the Edmonton Oilers.

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