UC Santa Barbara
Career Stats: 1-0, 0.49 ERA, 13 appearances, 18 1/3 innings, 16 strikeouts, five walks, one earned run, 7.85 K/9
2016: Recovering from Tommy John Surgery, Carter made his season debut in a controlled start at Pepperdine on May 3 ... Selected in the 21st round of the MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers ... Made four regular season appearances, the first three being controlled starts in midweek contests ... Pitched a season-high 2 1/3 innings in game two of the Louisville Super Regional, allowing no earned runs on three hits ... Didn't appear in the College World Series ... Had one outing in the Nashville Regional, retiring the only batter he faced for the final out of the clinching game against Xavier ... Went without allowing a run in his first three outings ... Surrendered the first and only earned run of his Gaucho career against UC Riverside on May 26 ... In his season debut at Pepperdine, tossed a scoreless first against the Waves ... Pitched two full innings in his next two starts, shutting out CSU Bakersfield and UCLA.
2015: Earned the closer's job to start the season ... Nailed down five saves and recorded a 1-0 win-loss record in seven scoreless appearances ... Struck out 12 against three walks in 9 2/3 innings pitched ... Didn't appear after Mar. 6 due to injury ... Was drafted in the 27th round of the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft by the Houston Astros with the 799th overall pick, but opted to return to UCSB ... Best outing of the season came on Feb. 16 against BYU, as he recorded season-highs with in strikeouts (four) and innings (2 1/3) while earning a save in a 5-4 UCSB win.
Chabot College (2013-14): Played two seasons for the Gladiators at Chabot College in Hayward, Calif. ... Overall, went 17-6 with a 2.61 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 169 innings ... As a sophomore, went 10-2 with a 1.76 ERA in 13 appearances – all starts – over 87.0 innings pitched with 79 strikeouts and 17 walks ... Pitched three complete games ... Allowed no earned runs with 13 strikeouts in a 3-1 complete game win over San Francisco on Mar. 20, 2014 ... Threw a complete game four-hit shutout against Canada on May 2, 2014 ... Had 11 punchouts in just six innings against San Francisco on Mar. 13, 2014 ... As a freshman in 2013, went 7-4 with a 3.51 ERA in 17 appearances – including 10 starts – over 82.0 innings pitched with 48 strikeouts and 19 walks ... Allowed just one home run in his entire junior college career ... Recorded the most career wins in Chabot program history ... Was the conference Pitcher of the Year in both 2013 and 2014 ... Was named a CC Second Team All-American in 2014.
High School: Played two seasons of varsity ball at San Ramon Valley High School ... As a junior, went 2-0 with a 0.58 ERA in 24.0 innings of work ... Allowed only 11 hits while striking out 19 ... As a senior, went 5-1 with a 2.76 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 38.0 innings ... Was a First Team All-League selection as a senior ... Won the EBAL Championship in 2011 ... Also competed in basketball.
Personal: James Turlington Carter was born on Mar. 10 in Pomona, Calif. to parents James Carter and Kelly Burns ... Goes by the nickname "Mr. Carter" ... Resides in Danville, Calif. ... Has three younger siblings: Cam, Mack, and Parker ... Majoring in sociology ... Aspires to play baseball professionally ... Roots for the San Francisco Giants an 49ers as well as the Los Angeles Lakers ... Calls his team's 20-game winning streak at Chabot in 2014 his most memorable athletic achievement ... Stepbrothers and American Sniper are his favorite movies ... Enjoys playing basketball in his spare time ... Kobe Bryant and Barry Bonds are his favorite athletes ... Entourage is his favorite TV show.
