2023 Baseball Roster
Max Carlson
- Position:
- RHP
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- Management and Society
- Hometown:
- Savage, Minn.
- High School:
- Burnsville
As A Junior (2023)
Pitched in 17 games and made 14 starts • Posted a 5-2 record with a 5.45 ERA • Recorded five quality starts • Had more strikeouts than innings pitched in eight appearances • Averaged a strikeout per inning and nine strikeouts per nine innings • Paired with Dalton Pence for a shutout in the Terre Hatue Super Regional, pitching 6.2 scoreless innings with five strikeouts against one hit versus Wright State • Tossed a career-high 7.2 innings versus NC State, yielding a mere three hits to recorded his fourth win of the year • Returned to the rotation against NC State after being moved to the bullpen following his start against Boston College • Made three relief appearances, striking out seven in 7.1 innings with • Earned his first career save May 3 at East Carolina, pitching three scoreless frames • Picked up the win relief in game one of the Saturday doubleheader at Virginia Tech • Recorded his second win of the season at Georgia Tech, allowing one run on five hits with eight strikeouts in 7.0 innings; struck out the side in the first and sat down the first six men he faced • Earned his first win of the season against Duke; fell behind 3-0 after two, but held the Blue Devils scoreless over his last three innings and allowed only one hit • Struck out nine and allowed just two hits in 7.0 innings at East Carolina (2/24).
As A Sophomore (2022)
Started all 18 games which he pitched • Posted a 4-3 record with a 3.71 ERA in 77.2 innings pitched • Averaged 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings with a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.3 • Led the Diamond Heels in ERA, opponent’s batting average (.239), strikeouts (88), games started, and batters struck out looking (25) • Ranked among the top 10 in the ACC in games started (1st), strikeouts (8th), batters struck out looking (9th) and opponent’s batting average (9th) • Posted quality starts at Virginia and against Clemson • Earned three wins during the postseason, including two at the ACC Baseball Championship over Clemson and NC State • Picked up the win in the opening round of the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional over Hofstra • His lone win of the regular season came in his second start of the year against East Carolina • Tossed 17 scoreless innings to start the season • Pitched a career-high 6.2 innings in the series opener at Virginia • Threw five or more innings in each of his final four starts, including 6.0 the ACC Baseball Championship opener against Clemson • Struck out a career-high 11 batters in 5.0 innings pitched in the series finale against Miami • Fanned five batters in less than 5.0 innings pitched five times.
As A Freshman (2021)
Started all seven games in which he appeared • Posted a 2-2 record with 6.04 ERA • Tossed 28.1 innings with 23 strikeouts and 17 walks • Made his UNC debut on February 20 against James Madison, pitching 6.2 innings with eight strikeouts • Struck out five batters in 5.1 innings pitched against Virginia • Made his final appearance of the season April 11 against Duke before being shut down for the remainder of the season due to injury.
Burnsville High School
Played under Mick Scholl, where he earned four letters • Named to the All-State team his junior season and All-Conference list during his freshman and junior campaigns • Ranked as the No. 1 pitcher and player in the state of Minnesota by Perfect Game • Rated as the 12th best RHP in the country by Perfect Game
Personal
Max Carlson is the son of Eric and Monica Carlson • Born on March 1, 2001 • Has one brother, Sam, who plays in the Seattle Mariners organization • Played travel baseball for Canes National.
Why he chose Carolina: I chose North Carolina because of the winning tradition and the way it felt that it felt like home to me.
