Carson Whisenhunt

Photo by: Ben Solomon (AAC)

Height:
6-3
Weight:
209
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Mocksville
High School:
Davie County
Major:
recreation and parks management

Selected in the second round of the 2022 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants (pick 66 overall).

2022: Did not play during the season ... Named to Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List (USA Baseball) ... Preseason First-Team All-America selection (Baseball America, D1Baseball NCBWA, Perfect Game) … AAC Preseason Pitcher-of-the-Year (league head coaches, Baseball America, D1Baseball, Perfect Game) … Unanimous Preseason First-team All-AAC (league head coaches, Perfect Game) … Listed as the top prospect in The American for the 2022 MLB Draft (Baseball America, D1Baseball) … Rated as the 10th-best junior nationally (Perfect Game) … Listed as the 17th-best prospect in the 2022 MLB Draft (CBS Sports) ... Tabbed as the 21st-best prospect nationally for the 2022 MLB Draft (Baseball America) … Listed as the fourth-best left-handed pitching prospect nationally for the 2022 MLB Draft (Baseball America) … Ranked as the 21st-best prospect in 2022 MLB Draft from the USA Collegiate National Team (Baseball America) … Listed as having the best change-up in The American (Baseball America) ... Rated as the fifth-best starting pitcher nationally (D1Baseball) ... 2022 Summer: Played four games for the Chatham Anglers In the Cape Cod League.

2021: Named Collegiate Baseball National Player-of-the-Week (Feb. 22) … National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) Pitcher-of-the-Month (March 3) … Selected as the American Athletic Conference Pitcher-of-the-Week (March 15) … Made 13 starts during first full year as a member of the Pirates weekend rotation … Posted a 6-2 record with a 3.77 ERA … Allowed 28 runs (26 earned) on 50 hits … Struck out 79 and walked 22 in 62.0 innings of work … In first collegiate start (Rhode Island/Feb. 21) allowed just two runs (both earned) on three hits in four innings where he struck out 10 batters … Followed that with his first college win (Georgia Southern/Feb. 28) where he tossed 6.2 scoreless frames with a career-best 11 punch outs … Became the first freshman hurler since Brooks Jernigan (1998) to record double-digit strikeouts in consecutive games … Including Georgia Southern, also earned victories over Appalachian State, Charlotte, Illinois State, Tulane and UCF … Worked five-plus innings in a game six times with a personal-best seven shutout frames versus the 49ers … Fanned six or more batters in an outing on seven occasions … Surrendered two or less runs in a game seven times … Allowed just seven extra-base hits on the year … In games pitched, ECU outscored its opponents 85 to 49 … Made three total post-season appearances posting a 1-1 mark where he allowed six runs and struck out 13 over 13.1 innings … Appeared in five league games going 1-1 with a 5.57 ERA … Fanned 25 and walked seven in 21.0 frames … Stood second in The American with 11.47 strikeouts per nine innings … Ranked fifth in the league in WHIP (1.16) … 2021 Summer: Pitched for the USA Collegiate National Team … Started a pair of games posting a 1-0 record with a 1.50 ERA … Allowed one run (earned) on three hits and combined on one shutout … Struck out 10 while walking one over six full frames … Held opposing hitters to a .150 composite batting average … Member of the Stars squad that sported a 7-3-1 overall record against the Stripes.

2020: Appeared in eight games (all in a reserve role) during true freshman season … Member of a squad that posted a 13-4 record and finished ranked nationally in a pair of polls … Reached base twice in nine official plate appearances drawing a pair of walks and striking out six times … Made collegiate debut against William & Mary (Feb. 14) in the season opener coming off the bench … Registered career-best two at-bats against High Point (March 1) … Drew walks against High Point and at Charlotte (March 6) … Made one relief appearance on the season allowing three runs (all earned) on one hit … Struck out one and walked one … Collegiate debut on the mound came against William & Mary (Feb. 15) in an 11-3 victory … Did not commit an error in three chances (1.000 fielding percentage) ... 2020 Summer: Played for the High Point-Thomasville Hi Toms of the Coastal Plain League … Helped club win the Mid-Atlantic Division Crown … Appeared in five games all in relief posting a 2-1 record with a 4.50 ERA … Allowed six runs (three earned) on eight hits … Struck out 10 and walked six in 6.0 innings … Fan season-high five batters in a 6-5 win against Martinsville Mustangs (July 2) … Also had three punch outs against Mooresville Spinners (June 28) and Deep River Muddogs (July 21).

Davie County High School: Three-year lettermen for coach Bradley Rudisill … Helped the War Eagles to 44 wins over three years which included Central Piedmont Conference (CPC) Championship in 2019 … Three-time all-conference performer (2017-19) … Named CPC Pitcher-of-the-Year and was a North Carolina 4A All-State selection following senior campaign … Posted a 16-6 prep career record with 201 strikeouts … As a sophomore appeared in 13 games sporting a 6-3 ledger with 62 strikeouts and 32 walks for a 2.10 ERA … During junior campaign went 2-3 with 43 punch outs to 32 walks posting a 2.64 ERA … At the plate batted .400 with a .508 on-base percentage … Closed out prep career going 8-0 in 22 appearances helping the War Eagles to a 22-4 record and a No. 3 ranking in North Carolina … Allowed 13 runs (seven earned) on 19 hits boasting a 0.98 ERA … Fanned 96 batters while walking 39 in 50.0 innings … Held opposing hitters to a .109 composite batting average … Combined on a no-hitter against West Rowan where he struck out 17 over six innings … Batted .343 (24-for-70) with three home runs and four doubles in 25 contests … Drove in 17 runs and scored 17 times … Fielded at a .947 clip committing five errors to go along with six assists and 84 put outs (95 total chances) … Played travel ball for the Carolina Rockies under Deny Key where he batted .389 during the season … Ranked as the 36th-best prospect in North Carolina (No. 8 lefty) by Perfect Game … Nationally listed as a Top 500 prospect (No. 105 for lefties) by Perfect Game … Two-time Preseason Underclass High Honorable Mention All-American (2017-18) and a 2019 Preseason All-Atlantic Region Honorable Mention by Perfect Game … Played in several showcase events including 2015 PG Super25/15U Appalachian Fall Championship, 2016 PG Super25/16U North Carolina Super Qualifier, 2016 PG Super25/15U Coastal Regional, 2016 WWBA 2019 Grads/15U National Championship (all-tournament team), 2017 PGBA WWBA/16U Qualifier, 2017 WBA 2018 Grads/17U National Championship (all-tournament team), 2017 WWBA 2019 Grads/16U National Championship (all-tournament team), 2017 WWBA Underclass World Championship, 2018 WWBA 2019 Grads/17U National Championship, 2018 PGBA/17U Coastal Summer Championship and 2018 WWBA World Championship.

Personal: Full name is Carson Lee Whisenhunt … Born in Winston-Salem, N.C. … Son of Mandi and Dennis Whisenhunt … Has two siblings (Dalton and Jenna) … Majoring in recreation and parks management ... Five-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll (Fall 2019-present) ... Two-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team selection (2020-21).