#30 Carson Baranik Season 2023

MLB Draft: 41st round in 2011 (Cincinnati)

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012)
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 … parents are 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 …says he joined the LSU program for “the opportunity to play in Omaha” … a finance major at LSU … born November 6, 1992.