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Jersey Number 24
Carson Kelly
- Position:
- RHP
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sanford, N.C.
- B/T:
- R/R
- Major:
- Business Administration
- High School:
- Lee County
2025 - Senior Season
2024 - Junior Season
2023 - Sophomore Season
2022 - Freshman Season
High School / Prep Career
- Made 16 appearances, all out of the bullpen
- Had a 4.50 ERA in 22.1 innings pitched, finishing with 25 strikeouts and 11 walks while holding opposing batters to a .224 batting average
- Picked up his second career win against UNCW (4/29)
- Matched his career high in innings pitched with 3.2 and set a career-best in strikeouts with six against USC Upstate (3/25)
- Held Auburn scoreless in the NCAA Tournament Auburn regional with 1.2 innings pitched, allowing one base runner via a walk and striking out three
2024 - Junior Season
- Made seven pitching appearances out of the bullpen as a junior
- Recorded six strikeouts over 4.2 innings pitched
- Earned the win against Ball State on April 28, finishing the year 1-0
- Nailed down a save in a wild 18-16 win over Boston College on March 10
- Finished his junior season with three straight scoreless outings
- Threw a combined 2.2 scoreless innings over four separate appearances against Boston College (March 10), Florida State (May 5), Virginia (May 11) and Georgia (June 9)
2023 - Sophomore Season
- Made 21 appearances out of the bullpen as a sophomore
- Recorded 33 strikeouts in 24.0 innings pitched
- Registered 14 scoreless outings, including eight straight from March 26 at No. 16 Boston College through April 25 against No. 12 East Carolina
- Earned his first-career save against No. 12 East Carolina (April 25), tossing 1.1 hitless innings with a pair of strikeouts
- Posted a 2.35 ERA over seven appearances and 7.2 innings pitched in ACC play
- Finished the year with a 6.38 ERA
2022 - Freshman Season
- Made nine appearances out of the pen to lead all freshmen in the category
- Tallied 32 strikeouts in 30.0 innings pitched
- Picked up his first career win on March 26 vs. Georgia Tech when he allowed just one earned run in 2.2 innings with three strikeouts
- Fanned a career-best four batters on Feb. 22 vs. High Point and on March 6 vs. Northeastern
- Allowed just one earned run to score between April 12-May 8 (seven games)
High School / Prep Career
- Earned all-state honors his senior year
- Tabbed all-conference all four years in high school
- Named Pitcher of the Year in his conference as a senior
- Ranked top 10 academically in his class at Lee County HS
- Volunteers with the Miracle League
- Dad, Randy Kelly, grandfather, Frank McDonald, and uncle, David McDonald, all attended NC State