Carter Pharis

Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Trussville, Ala.
High School:
Hewitt-Trussville HS

JUNIOR SEASON (2018)
- Only player to start all 54 games
- Team leader in batting average (.299), hits (59), doubles (15), home runs (6), slugging percentage (.447), multi-hit games (18) and multi-RBI games (7)
- Hit the walk off single against Middle Tennessee (5/18) to lift UAB to its first C-USA Tournament since 2015
- In league play he hit .303 with 33 hits, nine doubles and a team-high 18 RBI
- Was tied for ninth in the league in doubles
- Hit safely in 38 games including in all four non-conference series
- Swiped a career-best three bases against Middle Tennessee (5/17)
- In league play he ranked 12 in slugging percentage (.541) and sixth in doubles (9)
- Was a perfect 13-for-13 on stolen bases
- Set career highs in doubles, home runs, total bases, slugging percentage, on-base percentage and stolen bases
- Named to the Conference USA All-Academic Team
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017)
- Started all 54 games he played in, missing just one game all year
- Led the team with 62 hits, 15 doubles and 330 putouts
- Top three on the team in average (.305), runs (32), home runs (three), RBI (30), total bases (86), on-base percentage (.381) and stolen bases (perfect 8-for-8 on attempts)
- Best leadoff hitter on the team as he batted a remarkable .585 (31-for-53) in leadoff situations
- Team-high 38 hits and 25 RBI in Conference USA play to go along with a .317 average
- Had 20 games of two-or-more hits, the best mark on the team, while being one of two Blazers with eight multi-RBI games
- Also had a team-best 12 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games in C-USA play
- One of only two players along with Antonio Ralat to play and start all 30 conference games
- Had multiple game-highs for the Blazers on the year in hits (four vs. Louisiana-Monroe – March 12), RBI (four, vs. Louisiana Tech – April 21, vs. Rice – May 20) and doubles (two vs. Louisiana-Monroe – March 12, at Louisiana Tech – April 21)
- Had six total bases against ULM (March 12) and at FIU (March 31)
- After sitting for the first time in his career against Georgia on March 5, finished the year batting .351 over the final 44 games
- Registered a season-best 15 putouts against FAU on March 24
- First home run of the season came on March 25 versus FAU
- Followed with homers at FIU (March 31) and versus Rice in the season finale (May 20)
- Season-best three runs scored also came at the Panthers
- Closed the season reaching base in each of his final five contests
- Played in the Cape Cod Summer League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox with UAB teammate Tanner Graham
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll

FRESHMAN SEASON (2016)
- Led the team with a .297 average, 13 doubles and 36 RBI
- One of two players to play and start all 55 games for the Blazers
- Had 57 hits, 23 runs, one triple and two home runs
- Perfect 7-for-7 on stolen base opportunities
- Played across the infield
- Had 15 multi-hit games
- Batted 3-for-4 with 5 RBI, one run, one double, and one walk on Feb. 24 vs. Ohio
- Pieced together an eight-game hitting streak in the month of April
- Closed the season hitting 5-for-11 (.455) with one run, one home run, three RBI and one stolen base in the final series of the year versus Charlotte
- Shined in the Valley League over the summer with the Strasburg Express
- Stat-line of .342, 35 runs, five home runs, 30 RBI and 13 doubles while playing at third base
- Each of those stats ranked in the top 10 of the league, with the RBI and doubles each ranking second

HIGH SCHOOL
- Played at nearby Hewitt-Trussville under former UAB player Jeff Mauldin
- Holds the school records for career walks and stolen bases
- As a junior, set the school’s single season records for runs (49), walks (38), stolen bases (33), and assists (81)
- Hit .372 as a junior with 33 RBI, 10 doubles, and two home runs
- Team won back-to-back Area 12 Championships and went 31-10 with 28 regular season victories, the latter being a school record
- Named North/East Player of the Year in 2014
- 2014 Class 6A Honorable Mention SS ASWA All-State
- Three-year starter in baseball and basketball
- Played for Excel Baseball
- National Honor Society Member (3.8 GPA)

PERSONAL
- Born Carter Matthew Pharis on March 23, 1997
- Son of Billy and Holly Pharis
- Has one brother, Will
- Majoring in kinesiology