Carlie Myrtle

Major: Peace, war & defense with a minor in cognitive science

Accolades:

AS A SENIOR (2025)

Tied for most sac flies in single season program history (6)
Fifth most home runs in single season program history (17)
Sixth most RBI in single season program history (57)
Fifth most walks in single season program history (41)
Had a five RBI game at Coastal Carolina (2/12/25)
Hit two home runs against Saint Joe’s (2/28/25) and Louisville (3/23/25)
Had a six RBI game against Kent State (3/2/25)
Hit a home run in final collegiate at bat against Miami (OH) in the NCAA Regional (5/17/25)
Had 16 multi-RBI games

AS A JUNIOR (2024):

Appeared in 33 games, making 24 starts both at first base, in the outfield and as a pinch hitter
Hit a career-best .271 on the season with 19 hits, three doubles, three home runs, 11 RBIs, eight walks and a hit by pitch
Made three appearances in relief in the circle, tallying a pair of strikeouts
Earned sole victory of the season in the circle vs. Lipscomb (2/23/24)
Hit the game-winning RBI double walkoff to clinch the series victory over Notre Dame (3/29/24)

AS A SOPHOMORE (2023):

Appeared in 46 games, making 29 starts
Made 14 appearances and two starts in the circle
Batted .226 on the season with 19 hits, four doubles, three home runs, four runs, nine walks and a .381 slugging percentage
Finished the season with a 3.11 ERA in 36 innings pitched, tallying 22 strikeouts
Had four multi-hit outings
Hit first career home run vs. Minnesota (2/18/23)
Earned a pair of victories in the circle: at NC State (4/23/23) and vs. Furman (5/3/23)
Tallied a season-high four strikeouts vs. Furman (5/3/23)
Hit game-winning two-RBI double at Boston College (3/24/23)

AS A FRESHMAN (2022):

Appeared in 29 games, making 17 starts
Made 18 appearances and six starts in the circle, pitching 59 innings, tallying 58 strikeouts with 60 hits, 72 runs (70 earned) and 20 walks
Recorded first career win in the circle vs. Bryant (2/26/22), throwing a complete game shutout, allowing just two hits and striking out a season-high 12 batters
Tallied first career save vs. UConn (3/6/22)
Finished the season with a 4.03 ERA
First career hit came at South Carolina (2/13/22), an RBI base hit
Made 25 appearances at the plate, recording four hits, four RBIs and a hit by pitch
All-ACC Academic Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL:

A four-year letter winner at Jack Britt High School, was a pitcher and played first base and outfield for coach Sebrina Wilson
Two-time Jack Britt Softball MVP
Earned all-conference, all-county, all-region and all-state honors as a freshman, sophomore and senior
Helped her team to the 2018 state championship title
Named the 910Preps Softball Player of the Year while Jack Britt earned Team of the Year honors
Named the 2019 Sandhills Athletic Conference Player of the Year

TRAVEL:

Played travel ball with the Carolina Cardinals for coach Rick McHone for five years
Helped Cardinals to the 2017 and 2018 USA/ASA National Championship titles and a third-place finish at the USA/ASA Junior Olympic Cup in 2020

PERSONAL:

Born January 11
Daughter of Melanie and Joesph Myrtle and has a younger sister, Lanie
Father, Joseph, was a third-team all-American outfielder at Methodist University in Fayetteville, N.C.
Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and student government
Was in yearbook club for four years and editor-in-chief her junior and senior year
A National Honor Society member and AP Scholar with Distinction in high school