Carter French

Photo by: AINSLEY E. FAUTH

Carter French
University of North Carolina Baseball v Campbell
Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Photo by: ANTHONY SORBELLINI

Position:
OF
B/T:
L/L
Height:
6-2
Weight:
196
Class:
Junior
Major:
Biology
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
High School:
Jesuit

AS A JUNIOR (2025)
• Played in 37 games, making 29 starts for the Diamond Heels.
• Took over the left field spot for the final 28 games of the season, beginning with the Wake Forest series.
• Earned his playing time as a plus defender, racking up 8.24 defensive runs saved in a half season of work.
• Finished the season hitting .280 with 12 RBIs.
• Came on strong in the NCAA postseason, averaging .400 with 10 hits and three walks across the seven games.
• Logged four hits on five at-bats in the second game of the Chapel Hill Super Regional against Arizona (6/07).
• Named to the All-ACC Academic Team.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2024)
• Played in 19 games for the Tar Heels.
• Recorded his lone hit in the win over Princeton (3/2).
• Stole a base and scored as a pinch runner against East Carolina (2/25).
• Named Most Improved by the UNC Strength & Conditioning staff.

AS A FRESHMAN (2023)
• Earned a spot on the team as a walk-on.
• Played in 29 games and made five starts.
• Primarily used as a pinch runner and defensive replacement during the first three months of the season.
• Made his first start against Campbell (5/2) • First career hit was a double against UNCW (4/25).
• Drove in his first run and swiped his first base versus Campbell (5/2).
• Reached base three times at Coastal Carolina (5/16) with a hit and two walks.
• Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in game one of the Clemson series.

HIGH SCHOOL
• Attended Jesuit High School.
• Four-year letterman for coach Miguel Menendez.
• Played outfield and pitched • Class of 2022 Co-Salutatorian.
• Led team to state championships in football and baseball as a senior.
• Named to the all-county baseball team as senior and the all-county football team as junior and sophomore.
• Earned academic all-state accolades.
• Four-year football letterman.

PERSONAL
• Full name is Emerson Carter French.
• Born Oct. 30, 2003 in Tampa, Fla.
• Parents are Kim and Stephen French.
• Mother played tennis at Washington and Lee University (1990-94).