Carson Baranik

Photo by: Mary Cormaci

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 215
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Bossier City, La.
High School:
Parkway HS
Prev School:
Miami Dade CC

Prior to Louisiana
Spent his sophomore season at Miami Dade College… Made 13 appearances for Miami-Dade, coached by former FIU head coach Danny Price…Led the unit in strikeouts with 59…Had a 6-2 record with a 2.83 ERA and held the opposition to 31 runs (20 earned) in 63 2/3 innings…Was awarded first-team All-Southern Conference honors…Helped guide Miami-Dade to the Southern Conference championship and No. 2 ranking in the FCSAA state poll and No. 16 ranking in the NJCAA poll…Was a member of the 2012 LSU pitching staff ... Appeared in three games out of the bullpen for the Tigers, allowing no runs on three hits in 3.2 innings with two walks and five strikeouts ... One of the top pitchers in the state of Louisiana during his high school career ... Featured a fastball that ranged in the low to mid-90s ... Selected in the 41st round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the Cincinnati Reds.

High School
An all-State, all-District and all-City selection and a participant in the Louisiana High School All-Star Game ... Posted a 4-1 record in 2011 with three complete games; recorded a 1.70 ERA in 37 innings with 57 Ks and four walks ... Recorded a 5-2 mark in 2010 with a 1.11 ERA and 84 strikeouts in 50 innings ... Also earned letters as a quarterback for the Parkway High football team ... Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and several campus organizations.

Personal
Full name is Carson Samuel Baranik…Born on Nov. 6, 1992 in Shreveport, La…Son of Joey and Deyna Baranik…has one older sister, Audra, who was a softball player at Northwestern State ... father was a pitcher at Centenary College and grandfather, Dean, was a swimmer at Northwestern State …Majoring in general studies.