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Jersey Number 1
Dillon Carter
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Flower Mound, Texas
- High School:
- Argyle
Bio
2023 (Junior/4th Yr.):
2021 (Freshman*/2nd Yr.): Started in 31 games and appeared in 35 … ending the season with 111 at bats, 16 runs, and 23 hits … finished the 2021 season with a batting average of .207 and a slug percentage of .288 … put together 15 RBI’s this season and a total of 32 bases … had multiple RBI games including K-State, Oklahoma and Baylor …in the K-state game this past season had 6 at bats that lead to 3 hits … bounced around in the batting order before landing at the 8th spot in the order … drew 13 walks … also put together a fielding percentage of .986 landing him in the fourth overall top fielding percentage among the Red Raiders … with 69 catches from the outfield and 67 putouts … made second team honoree for All-Big 12 academics.
2020 (Freshman/1st Yr.): Made an instant impact as a freshman, starting 16 of a possible 19 games with 18 total appearances … helped Tech go 16-3 during the shortened 2020 season, climbing at one point to as high as No. 1 in the polls for the first time since 1997 … made 15 starts in left field and one in center … athletic player who finished second on the team in stolen bases (7-of-8) and provided strong defense in left field … committed only one error in 29 chances for a .966 fielding percentage … hit .280 on the year to rank sixth among regular starters … of his 18 hits, four went for extra bases with three doubles and a triple … compiled a .380 slugging percentage … showed a good eye at the plate, drawing 13 base on balls and three hit by pitches while only striking out seven times … finished with a .448 on base percentage … tallied four RBI and 12 runs … posted four multi-hit games … reached base safely for 16 straight games until the final game of the season at No. 10 Mississippi State … recorded a season-high two hits on four occasions and drove in a season-high two runs against Northern Colorado (Feb. 16) … doubled in the season opener against Houston Baptist (Feb. 14) for his first collegiate hit … posted his first multi-hit game against Northern Colorado (Feb. 15) … recorded a season-high two runs on four occasions, including in the win at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29) … made a spectacular grab while colliding into the wall during that game against the Seminoles that saved a pair of runs … recorded the winning run in the 11th … BIG 12 LEADER … among the Big 12 leaders in walks (8th), hit by pitch (7th) and stolen bases (T-6th) … TEAM LEADER … led the team with two sacrifice bunts … ranked second in stolen bases with seven … tied for third in hit by pitch with three … fifth on the team in walks ... AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … started 4-of-5 games Tech played against ranked teams … went 2-for-13 (.154) at the plate with a double, a walk and two runs scored … scored both runs at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29) … recorded a double against No. 15 Stanford and a single at No. 9 Florida State (Mar. 1) … went 1-for-1 in stolen base at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29) … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … appeared in all 14 games with 12 starts … hit .324 with a .432 slugging percentage and .509 on base percentage … went 12-for-37 with a triple, two doubles, four RBI and 10 runs … went 6-for-7 in stolen bases … all four multi-hit games came against unranked teams … had a career-high two RBI against Northern Colorado (Feb. 16) … HOME GAMES … appeared in all 11 home games with 10 starts … hit .290 with a .419 slugging percentage and a .489 on base percentage … went 9-for-31 with a triple, two doubles, four RBI and nine runs … drew 10 walks and three hit by pitches while striking out only four times … went 5-for-6 in stolen bases … had five of those nine hits on opening weekend against Houston Baptist and Northern Colorado (Feb. 14-16) … recorded three hits in the Rice series with a triple and four walks (Mar. 6-8) … AWAY GAMES … started both games at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29 – Mar. 1) … went 1-for-8 in the series with a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored … scored the winning run in the top of the 11th against the Seminoles (Feb. 29) … NEUTRAL SITE … appeared in 5-of-6 neutral site games with four starts … second on the team with a .364 average … went 4-for-11 at the plate with a double, two walks and a run … slugged .455 and had a .462 on base percentage … tallied two hits at the Round Rock Classic with one against Tennessee (Feb. 21) and a double against No. 15 Stanford (Feb. 22) … went 2-for-2 with two walks and a run in the win over Florida Atlantic in Tallahassee (Feb. 28) … DAY GAMES … appeared in all 13 games with 11 starts … hit .294 with a .412 slugging percentage and .490 on base percentage … went 10-of-34 with a triple, two doubles, four RBI and 10 runs … added 11 walks and three hit by pitches … went 6-for-6 in stolen bases … NIGHT GAMES … appeared and started in 5-of-6 night games … hit .240 with a .230 slugging percentage and .296 on base percentage … went 4-for-16 with a double, two walks and two runs … went 1-for-2 in steals.
HIGH SCHOOL: A decorated four-year letterwinner for coach Ricky Griffin at Argyle High School in Argyle, Texas … led Argyle to a 77-1-1 record his last two seasons and a pair of state titles … named MVP of the state title game, earning the save with one hit allowed in 1.2 innings … as a senior, earned TSWA Class 4A State MVP and was named to TSWA All-State teams at multiple positions, earning first team honors as a pitcher and honorable mention as an outfielder … TBCA All-State First Team as an outfielder … posted a .417 batting average during his senior year with four home runs and 21 RBI … both his sophomore and junior years, collected TSWA Class 4A All-State second team honors as an outfielder … also earned TBCA All-State first team honors his sophomore season as an outfielder and was the district’s offensive MVP … received District Utility Player of the Year as a freshman … part of the 17u USA Baseball National Team Development Program … played summer ball for Tommy Hernandez for Dallas Tigers … also starred on the gridiron, with multiple All-State accolades his senior season, receiving TSWA All-State honorable mention at wide receiver and APSE All-State second team as a wide receiver/tight end … his sophomore season, he earned first team All-District as both a punter and a safety … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: TCU, Texas, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and Abilene Christian.
PERSONAL: Born in Lewisville, Texas … son of Ed and Shellee Carter … brother to Garrett and Trinity … father played football for the Air Force Academy … Agricultural Education major.
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Made 31 starts (all in center field) in 36 games played
- Was reliable as they come in center field, posting a .975 fielding % and recording two outfield assists
- Batted .267 on the year with six home runs and 23 RBIs while adding two stolen bases
- Posted career highs in home runs (6), RBIs (23), slugging % (.544) and on-base % (.449) despite missing 22 games to injury (suffered March 12 vs. Iowa, returned April 21 vs. Baylor)
- Batted an impressive 9-14 with 7 RBIs across a four-game series vs. Western Illinois, including a career-high four hits in game one of the March 25 doubleheader
- Recorded his first career multi-HR game on March 10 vs. No. 23 Iowa, blasting a pair of three-run home runs en route to a career-high six RBIs
- Recorded a 14-game on-base streak from Feb. 19 to March 12
- Made 44 starts and played in 48 games
- Missed an 11-game stretch (3/29-4/14) to injury
- Led the Red Raiders with the most starts in centerfield (44)
- Batted ninth in the order a Red Raiders’ lead 30 times
- Batted .199 for the year with five doubles, two triples, three home runs and 21 RBIs
- Featured on SportsCenter’s SC Top 10 plays on Feb. 20 as the No. 6 play for his defensive web gem in the outfield the day before against Auburn, robbing a home run in right center field in a contest at Globe Life Field
- For the season, owned a single game team-high two stolen bases, set versus Merrimack on March 6
- Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
2021 (Freshman*/2nd Yr.): Started in 31 games and appeared in 35 … ending the season with 111 at bats, 16 runs, and 23 hits … finished the 2021 season with a batting average of .207 and a slug percentage of .288 … put together 15 RBI’s this season and a total of 32 bases … had multiple RBI games including K-State, Oklahoma and Baylor …in the K-state game this past season had 6 at bats that lead to 3 hits … bounced around in the batting order before landing at the 8th spot in the order … drew 13 walks … also put together a fielding percentage of .986 landing him in the fourth overall top fielding percentage among the Red Raiders … with 69 catches from the outfield and 67 putouts … made second team honoree for All-Big 12 academics.
2020 (Freshman/1st Yr.): Made an instant impact as a freshman, starting 16 of a possible 19 games with 18 total appearances … helped Tech go 16-3 during the shortened 2020 season, climbing at one point to as high as No. 1 in the polls for the first time since 1997 … made 15 starts in left field and one in center … athletic player who finished second on the team in stolen bases (7-of-8) and provided strong defense in left field … committed only one error in 29 chances for a .966 fielding percentage … hit .280 on the year to rank sixth among regular starters … of his 18 hits, four went for extra bases with three doubles and a triple … compiled a .380 slugging percentage … showed a good eye at the plate, drawing 13 base on balls and three hit by pitches while only striking out seven times … finished with a .448 on base percentage … tallied four RBI and 12 runs … posted four multi-hit games … reached base safely for 16 straight games until the final game of the season at No. 10 Mississippi State … recorded a season-high two hits on four occasions and drove in a season-high two runs against Northern Colorado (Feb. 16) … doubled in the season opener against Houston Baptist (Feb. 14) for his first collegiate hit … posted his first multi-hit game against Northern Colorado (Feb. 15) … recorded a season-high two runs on four occasions, including in the win at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29) … made a spectacular grab while colliding into the wall during that game against the Seminoles that saved a pair of runs … recorded the winning run in the 11th … BIG 12 LEADER … among the Big 12 leaders in walks (8th), hit by pitch (7th) and stolen bases (T-6th) … TEAM LEADER … led the team with two sacrifice bunts … ranked second in stolen bases with seven … tied for third in hit by pitch with three … fifth on the team in walks ... AGAINST NATIONALLY RANKED TEAMS … started 4-of-5 games Tech played against ranked teams … went 2-for-13 (.154) at the plate with a double, a walk and two runs scored … scored both runs at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29) … recorded a double against No. 15 Stanford and a single at No. 9 Florida State (Mar. 1) … went 1-for-1 in stolen base at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29) … AGAINST UNRANKED TEAMS … appeared in all 14 games with 12 starts … hit .324 with a .432 slugging percentage and .509 on base percentage … went 12-for-37 with a triple, two doubles, four RBI and 10 runs … went 6-for-7 in stolen bases … all four multi-hit games came against unranked teams … had a career-high two RBI against Northern Colorado (Feb. 16) … HOME GAMES … appeared in all 11 home games with 10 starts … hit .290 with a .419 slugging percentage and a .489 on base percentage … went 9-for-31 with a triple, two doubles, four RBI and nine runs … drew 10 walks and three hit by pitches while striking out only four times … went 5-for-6 in stolen bases … had five of those nine hits on opening weekend against Houston Baptist and Northern Colorado (Feb. 14-16) … recorded three hits in the Rice series with a triple and four walks (Mar. 6-8) … AWAY GAMES … started both games at No. 9 Florida State (Feb. 29 – Mar. 1) … went 1-for-8 in the series with a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored … scored the winning run in the top of the 11th against the Seminoles (Feb. 29) … NEUTRAL SITE … appeared in 5-of-6 neutral site games with four starts … second on the team with a .364 average … went 4-for-11 at the plate with a double, two walks and a run … slugged .455 and had a .462 on base percentage … tallied two hits at the Round Rock Classic with one against Tennessee (Feb. 21) and a double against No. 15 Stanford (Feb. 22) … went 2-for-2 with two walks and a run in the win over Florida Atlantic in Tallahassee (Feb. 28) … DAY GAMES … appeared in all 13 games with 11 starts … hit .294 with a .412 slugging percentage and .490 on base percentage … went 10-of-34 with a triple, two doubles, four RBI and 10 runs … added 11 walks and three hit by pitches … went 6-for-6 in stolen bases … NIGHT GAMES … appeared and started in 5-of-6 night games … hit .240 with a .230 slugging percentage and .296 on base percentage … went 4-for-16 with a double, two walks and two runs … went 1-for-2 in steals.
HIGH SCHOOL: A decorated four-year letterwinner for coach Ricky Griffin at Argyle High School in Argyle, Texas … led Argyle to a 77-1-1 record his last two seasons and a pair of state titles … named MVP of the state title game, earning the save with one hit allowed in 1.2 innings … as a senior, earned TSWA Class 4A State MVP and was named to TSWA All-State teams at multiple positions, earning first team honors as a pitcher and honorable mention as an outfielder … TBCA All-State First Team as an outfielder … posted a .417 batting average during his senior year with four home runs and 21 RBI … both his sophomore and junior years, collected TSWA Class 4A All-State second team honors as an outfielder … also earned TBCA All-State first team honors his sophomore season as an outfielder and was the district’s offensive MVP … received District Utility Player of the Year as a freshman … part of the 17u USA Baseball National Team Development Program … played summer ball for Tommy Hernandez for Dallas Tigers … also starred on the gridiron, with multiple All-State accolades his senior season, receiving TSWA All-State honorable mention at wide receiver and APSE All-State second team as a wide receiver/tight end … his sophomore season, he earned first team All-District as both a punter and a safety … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: TCU, Texas, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and Abilene Christian.
PERSONAL: Born in Lewisville, Texas … son of Ed and Shellee Carter … brother to Garrett and Trinity … father played football for the Air Force Academy … Agricultural Education major.
Preview Presser: Texas (Exhib.)
Tuesday, September 23
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Wednesday, May 21
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Wednesday, May 21
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Tuesday, May 20
