Makenzie Carpenter

Position:
Pitcher
Height:
5-10
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Burnet, Texas
High School:
Burnet HS

Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2017)

(2017) Redshirt
Did not see any action during the season, taking a redshirt.

High School
Team MVP at Burnet High School the final three seasons … starred in the pitching circle for the Bulldogs of coach Corey Bledsoe … was a four-time, all-district performer, capping off her career with District 25-4A MVP honors in senior season … posted a 20-3 record with a 0.57 ERA and 241 strikeouts in final season in the circle … sported a 21-5 record with a 0.32 ERA as a junior in 2015 … received first team all-district honors, was named the District 25-4A Pitcher of the Year and was an All-Centex selection ... led Burnet to the first playoff win in school history, a 3-2 win over Gonzales on April 30, 2015 … as a sophomore in 2014, posted a 19-9 record and 1.67 ERA … in 2013, tossed a perfect game with 19 strikeouts against Wimberley in the first appearance of her high school career … increased her strikeouts each season, going from 232 as a freshman to 246 as a sophomore and 312 in her junior campaign … played summer ball for Texas Blaze 18 Gold, helping the team win the gold medal at the TC/USA Nationals in 2016 … also played volleyball, competing at outside hitter.

Personal
Born Oct. 14, 1997 in Nacogdoches, Texas… daughter of Brian and Amanda Carpenter … has one younger brother, Seth … graduated Top 10 percent in her high school class … a mechanical engineering major … aspires to work at NASA.