Carson Seymour

K-State’s Carson Seymour competes against Baylor during the Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on May 27, 2021. (Scott D. Weaver/Big 12 Conference)

Photo by: Scott D. Weaver / K-State Athletics

Height:
6-6
Weight:
260
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Temecula, Calif.
High School:
Great Oak HS
Prev School:
Dartmouth

HONORS
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2021)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2020)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2018)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2019)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2019)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2020)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Spring 2021)

2021 MLB DRAFT
Selected by the New York Mets in the sixth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2021)
Named Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Made 10 weekend starts and four relief appearances in 2021 ... Posted a 3-4 record with a 6.19 ERA (39 ER, 56.2 IP) with 57 strikeouts and 32 walks ... Turned in a pair of quality starts ... Logged six shutout innings vs. Northern Illinois on March 13, allowing two hits and four strikeouts ... Allowed two earned run over six innings at Oklahoma State on March 27 with a season-high-tying seven strikeouts ... Struck out seven over five innings on March 20 against New Mexico ... Picked up his first win of the season on February 27 vs. Western Michigan, tossing five innings with one earned run allowed on three hits ... Struck out five or more batters six times ... In 10 weekend starts, went 2-4 with a 6.75 ERA (33 ER, 44 IP) with 41 strikeouts before moving to the bullpen ... In his final outing, tossed six innings in relief in a 9-4 win over Baylor at the Big 12 Championship on May 27, striking out six and scattering five hits (three earned runs) in earning the win ... As a reliever, totaled 12 2/3 innings with six earned runs (4.26 ERA) on eight hits with 16 strikeouts and one walk ... During Big 12 play, went 1-3 with an 8.06 ERA (23 ER, 25.2 IP) with 31 strikeouts and 19 walks.

2020 SUMMER LEAGUE
Played for the Rockford (Illinois) Rivets of the Northwoods League ... Made five starts and with a record of 1-1 and a 3.20 ERA (7 ER, 19.2 IP) ... On July 22, he logged a season-best six innings of work with one earned run allowed on four hits and six strikeouts ... In his last game, he allowed one earned run on three hits over 3 1/3 innings with three strikeouts ...Tallied 18 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.37 ... The Rivets finished 16-27 and in third in the Wisconsin-Illinois (East) Division.

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2020)
Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Made four weekend starts in 2020, going 2-2 with a 3.92 ERA (9 ER, 20.2 IP) ... Rated the 36th-ranked prospect after the 2020 season ahead of the 2020 MLB Draft by D1Baseball.com ... Struck out 25 while walking 12 ... Turned in back-to-back quality outings in his final two starts of the season ... Struck out a season-best nine batters in his final start of the year, going six innings with no earned runs allowed on two hits at Stanford on March 6 ... Allowed one unearned run on four hits over six frames in a win against Fairleigh Dickinson on February 28 ... Did not allow an earned run over his final two starts (12 innings) with 16 strikeouts against five walks and six base hits allowed ... Gave up just eight hits over last 16 1/3 innings of work ... Opponents hit .200 against him.

MLB DRAFT
Named the 95th-best prospect ahead of the 2020 MLB Draft, according to MLB Pipeline and No. 56 prospect according to D1Baseball.com.

2019 SUMMER LEAGUE
Pitched for the Harwich (Massachusetts) Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League ... Made nine appearances (six starts), going 1-3 with a 5.46 ERA, including the postseason ... In the semifinal round, threw four scoreless innings in earning the victory for Harwich against Yarmouth-Dennis ... In 31 1/3 innings pitched, struck out 22 with 19 earned runs allowed on 3 hits.

SOPHOMORE (2019)
Did not appear in any games due to NCAA transfer rules.

DARTMOUTH (2018)
Played one season for Dartmouth, making eight appearances as a reliever ... Made collegiate debut at Georgia Tech, retiring two of three batters he faced with a strikeout ... Pitched in an 11-9 win at Cal State Bakersfield ... Tossed a scoreless inning at Cal Poly ... Hurled the eighth inning of a 12-1 win against Middlebury without yielding a run to go with a strikeout .... Totaled 7 1/3 innings and two strikeouts with an 0-2 record.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Great Oak High School in Temecula, California ... A two-year letterwinner for Great Oak and was named team captain his senior year ... Named First Team All-Southwestern League and was a Riverside County All-Star Team selection as a senior ... Posted a 1.81 ERA over 50 innings pitched while striking out 40 his senior year ... Received the Spirit Award from the English Department.

PERSONAL
Born on December 16, 1998 in Poway, California ... Son of Brian and Mary Seymour ... Has one older sister, Rachel ... Credits his father Brian as the biggest influence in his life... Enjoys surfing, fishing and golfing ... Majoring in Business Administration.