Drew Carson

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Class: RS Senior Hometown: Monroe, La. High School: Neville HS

Height / Weight: 6-1 / 205 Position: OF Birthdate: 07/17/1984 Bats/Throws: R/R

Battling to start in left field this season ... Confident, hard-nosed player who gives great effort ... Good athlete who hits for average and power ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2007 (r-Jr): played in 42 games, 36 as a starter ... Hit .238 with seven doubles ... Hit .333 in the Dallas Baptist series with two doubles, four walks and five RBI ... Hit .538 in the Marshall series with a double and two RBI ... Picked up three RBI and two hits vs. Tulane (4/15) ... Had eight games with multiple hits, including a three hit performance vs. Marshall (5/5), 2006 (r-So.): Played in 40 games and started 20 ... Hit .317 with four doubles, five home runs and 18 RBIs ... Finished with a .436 on-base percentage and 45 total bases for a .549 slugging percentage ... Hit .308 with two doubles, a home run and five RBIs in conference games ... Collected seven multiple-hit games (six games with two hits, one with three), six multiple-RBI games (four games with RBIs, one with three, one with four), six multiple-run games (five games with two runs, one with three) and three multiple-walk games (three games with two walks) ... Two hits, both home runs, two runs scored and four RBIs against Louisiana-Monroe (3/7) ... Three hits in five at bats, a double, two runs scored and three RBIs in game two at Dallas Baptist (4/7) ... Notched two hits, including a home run, two runs scored and two RBIs in game three at Marshall (4/30) ... Had two hits, including a double, three runs scored, two walks and an RBI in game two at Marshall (4/29) ... Two hits, including a home run, a walk, a run scored and two RBIs in game three of the Illinois State series (3/5) ... Two hits and a run scored against Memphis (5/26) in game one of the Conference USA Tournament ... Two-run homer and a walk against Jacksonville State in the NCAA Tournament (5/3) ... One hit and two walks against Troy in the first game of the NCAA Tournament (5/2) ... One hit, one walk, two runs scored and two RBIs against East Carolina in game one of the series (5/5) ... 2005 (r-Fr.): Played in 48 games, including 34 starts ... Sustained the foot injury at the end of March and sat out until the middle of April ... Hit .250 with five doubles, four home runs and 15 RBIs ... Scored 24 runs, had 16 walks, three stolen bases and was hit five times by pitch ... Nine multiple-hit games (six with two hits, three with three hits), four multiple- RBI games (three with two, one with three), five multiple-run games and three multiple-walk games ... Hit .545 (6/11) with a home run, four RBIs and two runs scored in the Marshall series (2/18-20) ... Went 5-for-12 with a double, two RBIs, four runs scored at Lamar's Cardinal Classic (3/4-6) ... Batted .364 (4/11) with a double and five runs scored in the Arkansas State series (3/11-13) ... Finished 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and scored three runs at South Alabama (3/22) ... Hit 2-for-2 with two solo home runs and scored three runs in game two of the USF series (3/114) ... 2004 (Fr.): Redshirted ... Prep: Three-year letterwinner as an outfielder, pitcher and third baseman for Coach Robert Bratton at Neville High School ... Hit .420 with seven home runs, 22 stolen bases and drove in 30 runs ... Also posted a 9-0 record with a 2.05 ERA as a senior and had a 10-0 record as a junior ... Three-time all-state selection ... Three-time All-Northeast Louisiana honoree and three-time all-district performer ... Four-year letterwinner in football as a cornerback, wide receiver and punter ... Two-time all-district punter and All-Northeast punter ... Also lettered in basketball ... Member of the Renaissance Academic Club ... Named Who's Who Among High School Students ... Awarded first place in the Monroe City Schools Talented Art Show in 2001 ... Personal: Son of Bob and Kim Carson ... Father played basketball at Louisiana-Monroe ... Majoring in sport administration ... Enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time ... Born July 17, 1984.