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#38 Carson Ballard

Carson Ballard - Baseball - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Year RS Junior
B/T R/R
Height 6-1
Weight 195
Hometown Alpharetta, Ga.
Last School Wesleyan HS
Major Biomedical Engineering
Year RS Junior
Carson Ballard - Baseball - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

2024, 2025 Academic All-ACC
2024 CSC Academic All-District
2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2025 (R-Sophomore): Made 17 appearances with one start in his second season, finishing with a 1-3 record, a save, a 5.70 ERA and 38 strikeouts to only six walks…Pitched 3.0 scoreless innings against Western Michigan (Feb. 28) to earn a three-inning save, allowing only one hit and striking out two…Secured the victory at Kennesaw State (March 25) after pitching 3.1 innings in relief and recording four strikeouts…Delivered another lenghty relief appearance vs. Auburn (April 8), pitching 3.0 innings and allowing only one run on one ht while striking out three…was saddled with a tough-luck loss at Truist Park against Georgia (April 15), when he pitched a season-long 4.2 innings and allowed three runs while tying his career high with six strikeouts…Delivered another 3.0 scoreless innings in relief at Auburn (April 22)…Made his only start of the season vs. Georgia Southern (May 6) striking out three in 2.0 innings of work…Made his NCAA Tournament debut in the Oxford Regional against Western Kentucky (May 30) striking out three in 2.0 innings…Pitched 4.0 innings against Ole Miss (June 1) at the Oxford Regional, striking out three moreand allowing just three hits…Finished the NCAA Tournament tied with Tate McKee for the most strikeouts on the pitching staff (six)…Ended the season with a team-high 14.2 innings pitched against SEC competition (Auburn, Georgia and Ole Miss), he led the staff with 13 strikeouts in those games with a 4.30 ERA and a .226 opponent’s batting average.

2024 (R-Freshman): Pitched in 13 games as a redshirt freshman, including six starts…made his collegiate debut on Feb. 18 against Radford, pitching 4.0 hitless innings with a pair of strikeouts to earn the save and help GT sweep its opening weekend…made his first-career start vs. Georgia Southern (Feb. 27), pitching 5.0 scoreless innings, allowing only three hits while striking out a season-high six to earn his first-career win…made his best start of the year at Mercer (March 12), pitching 7.0 scoreless innings with only four hits allowed around a pair of strikeouts…pitched in seven ACC games including one start vs. Boston College (March 28)…finished the year with a 4.41 ERA, the second lowest on the team, pitching 34.2 innings, the sixth most on the roster.

2023 (Freshman): Did not see game action.

High School: Rated as a top-40 right-handed pitcher in the state of Georgia … Help pitch Wesleyan to the 2022 State Championship, throwing six innings of four-hit ball in the title game … A two-time Perfect Game Preseason All-Southeast Region honorable mention (2021-22) … An 18-time All-Tournament Team selection … Named Most Valuable Pitcher in the 2020 Perfect Game 16U Southeast Elite Championship, where he helped win one of his five career WWBA titles … Also named to the 2020 16U Tourney All-American Team as both a first-team hitter and pitcher … Played five years of showcase ball, playing 153 games in his career as a utility player … Pitched 88.2 innings, earning a 1.40 ERA and 7-0 record … Struck out 93 hitters overall and surrendered just 73 hits, recording a 1.25 career WHIP … In 2022, pitched 15.1 innings with a 3.70 ERA, allowing 18 hits and just four walks while punching out 19 … At the plate, recorded a .343 career batting average and a .922 OPS … Tallied 121 hits, 26 doubles, three triples and two home runs for 80 RBI … Also drew 46 walks and stole 41 bases … In 2022, played in 25 games and hit a gaudy .400 with a 1.160 OPS … Recorded 24 hits, seven doubles, two triples and a homer from 17 RBI … Also walked nine times for a .526 on-base percentage.

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