Carson Jones

Prev School:
Calhoun CC
Height:
6-1
Weight:
208
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Moulton, Ala.

SENIOR SEASON (2018)
- Made a team-high 20 appearances all out of the bullpen with a team-best three saves
- Allowed 18 earned runs on 39 hits with 38 strikeouts over 47.0 innings of work
- 13 games finished was tied for fourth most in the league
- Allowed no runs on one hit over a career-best 5.2 innings in the Conference USA Tournament against Charlotte (5/24)
- 1-of-13 pitchers in the conference to not allow a triple in league play
- Carried the staff in league play with a team-best 3.73 ERA over 31.1 innings with 13 earned runs on 30 hits with 25 strikeouts while holding hitters to a .246 mark
- Matched his career-high five strikeouts against WKU (4/21)
- .246 batting average against was the seventh lowest mark in the league
-Allowed the second fewest hits (30) in conference action and the third fewest runs (17) and earned runs (13)
- Six doubles allowed in league play was tied with teammates Ryan Ruggles and Ryan Wesson for the sixth fewest
- Did not allow a run over 2.0 innings of work in first two outings of the season
- Recipient of the league’s Academic Medal and was named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll

JUNIOR SEASON (2017)
- Pitched in 20 games, a team-high
- Had five starts on the mound while finishing a team-best 10 games
- Each of his last five appearances were starts
- Paced the team with five saves
- 3-5 record coupled with a 5.68 ERA over 52.1 innings
- Tallied 38 strikeouts, tied for the team-best for pitchers who made pitched primarily out of the bullpen
- Had three games of four strikeouts (season-high)
- Dominated in his first appearance for the Blazers throwing three innings of one-hit ball on Feb. 18 against Creighton to earn his first career save
- Earned a win in his next effort, hurling 4.2 frames in relief versus Valparaiso on Feb. 25
- Followed with a victory at Georgia after pitching the final 1.1 innings of a 3-2 victory against the Bulldogs
- Allowed one run through his first 12.1 innings of the year
- Combined with Thomas Lowery on March 5 at Georgia for a two-hitter over eight innings
- Tossed a season-high 5.2 innings against Old Dominion on May 6 to earn a win
- Sported a 3.07 ERA through his first three starts
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll

CALHOUN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
- Played for two seasons at Calhoun Community College under coach Mike Burns
- Named the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC) 2016 Pitcher of the Year
- 2016 ACCC Southeastern All-District Team and JUCO All-American
- 12-1 record over 16 appearances
- The 12 wins and 92.2 innings pitched were each the second-most in the nation at the JUCO level
- Registered a 1.75 ERA with 78 strikeouts
- Served as a team captain last season and was named MVP of the team
- Pitched in 54.1 innings his first season at CCC with a 2.82 ERA while striking out 35 in nine appearances
- Added three complete games and one shutout his first year
- Threw a no-hitter versus Southwest Tennessee in a 3-0 victory with seven strikeouts and just two walks

FAULKNER UNIVERSITY
- Spent the 2014 campaign at NAIA Faulkner University

HIGH SCHOOL
- Played for Lawrence County High School
- Was a catcher before splitting time between catching and pitching as a senior
- Named Team MVP
- 2012 and 2013 First Team All-Area and First Team All-County
- Also lettered in basketball for the Red Devils

PERSONAL
- Born Carson Price Jones on April 28, 1995
- Son of Scott and Tina Jones
- Has one sister, Madison
- Mom played volleyball at Northwest Shoals Community College
- Received undergraduate degree in psychology
- Pursuing master's degree in collaborative teacher special education program