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Jersey Number 31
Carmen Carter
- Position:
- OF
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Jackson, MS
- High School:
- Madison-Ridgeland Academy
Honors/Awards
- 2015 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
- 2016 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
- 2018 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 SEC Community Service Team
2018 (Senior)
- Appeared in 56 games, earning 44 starts in the outfield over her senior season
- Held a .281 average at the plate with 32 hits, including 10 doubles, two triples and three home runs to slug at a .482 clip
- Crossed home plate 27 times and accounted for 21 RBI – both career highs
- Drew 11 walks and was hit by a pitch on seven occasions en route to a .376 on-base percentage
- Turn in a career outing against Sam Houston State (March 3) with career highs in hits (2), runs scored (2) and drove in two runs for her first multi-RBI game of her career
- The contest was her first multi-hit performance since her sophomore season
- Over Mississippi State’s doubleheader versus Illinois (3/9), slugged her first career triple and first career home run
- Slugged a career-high two doubles at Samford on March 13
- Drove in the game-winning run with a two-RBI double versus Memphis on April 17
- Turned in stellar performances at the 2018 SEC Tournament with a career-high five putouts versus Texas A&M (5/9) and tying her then career high with two hits against South Carolina (5/10)
- Break out came at the Tuscon Regional against Saint Francis (May 19) as she went 4-for-4, shattering her career high, at the plate with a double, home run, two runs scored and a career-high three RBI
2017 (Junior)
- Made six appearances, while making three starts in the outfield for the Bulldogs
- Went 2-for-10 (.200) at the plate with two hits, including a double and two runs scored
- Also drove in one run over her 10 plate appearances
- Earned in the start in right field in the season opener against Georgia State (2/10) and went 1-for-3 with a run scored.
- Set a career high with four plate appearances against Georgia State on Feb. 12
- Lifted MSU to a 2-1 victory over Stephen F. Austin (2/11) with a walk-off double to left field
- Scored as a pinch runner against Southern Illinois on Feb. 25
2016 (Sophomore)
- Appeared in 36 games throughout the season, primarily as a pinch runner
- Made five starts, all coming in the outfield
- Recorded 12 runs scored, four hits, three stolen bases and her first-career double and RBI
- Went 1-for-3 with the first RBI of her young career and a career-high two stolen bases against Southeastern Louisiana (March 22)
- Followed up with a 1-for-1 showing at Tennessee on March 26, tallying her first-career double in the process
- Recorded the first multi-hit game of her career on March 27 at Tennessee, going 2 for 3 with a run scored
2015 (Freshman)
- Made an appearance in 16 games on the season
- Appearances came from mainly being used as a pinch runner, but also made two appearances on defense in the outfield
- Scored six runs and recorded one hit in one at bat on the season
- Made her collegiate debut against Middle Tennessee when she entered to pinch run (Feb. 6)
- Scored the first run of her collegiate career against Saint Louis (Feb. 8)
- Recorded her first-collegiate hit in her first-collegiate at bat with a single up the middle as a pinch hitter at Southeastern Louisiana (March 17) and later came around to score in the inning
High School
- A four-time all-state and all-conference selection at Madison Ridgeland Academy
- A Mississippi Association of Independent Schools (MAIS) North AA/AAA All-Star as a senior and an a MAIS Fab 15 selection as a junior and senior
- The most valuable player of the team as a senior
- Served as a captain last three years on the squad
- Within the team, was tabbed the program’s best offensive player as a sophomore and junior while claiming the best defensive player award as a sophomore
- Also played basketball and ran track at MRA
- At the 2013 MAIS North AAA state track meet, helped the Lady Patriots to the runner-up finish
- Placed second in the triple jump, third in the 200-meter dash and fifth in the long jump while being part of the first-place 4x200-meter relay team and second-place 4x100 and 4x400-meter groups
- Off the field, is involved with Ronald McDonald House charities, Operation Christmas Child and Horses for Handicapped, a group of volunteers committed to improving the quality of life for handicapped children through hands-on interaction with horses
Personal
- Born Carmen Lindsay-Lauren Carter on January 25, 1997 in Jackson, Miss.
- The daughter of Jeanetta and Lindsay Carter
- Has two brothers, Brandon and Jason, and one sister, Moreyetta
- Majoring in psychology
Career Highs
- At-Bats: 4, 6x, last vs. Saint Francis (May 19, 2018)
- Runs: 5, 5x, last vs. Saint Francis (May 19, 2018)
- Hits: 4, vs. Saint Francis (May 19, 2018)
- RBI: 3, vs. Saint Francis (May 19, 2018)
- Doubles: 2, at Samford (March 13, 2018)
- Triples: 1, twice, last at Ole Miss (April 15, 2018)
- Home runs: 1, 3x, last at Arizona (May 20, 2018)
- Walks: 12, twice, last at Memphis (April 14, 2018)
- Stolen Bases: 2, vs. Southeastern Louisiana (March 22, 2016)
- Putouts: 5, vs. Texas A&M (May 9, 2018)
- Hitting Streak: 5 games, twice, last May 10, 2018 vs. South Carolina to May 20, 2018 at Arizona
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Texas Tech
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Raelin Chaffin ESPN2 Postgame Interview
Saturday, May 17
SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
Friday, May 16
