Will Carsten

Photo by: Vashaun Newman

Position:
Right Handed Pitcher
Class:
Senior
Height:
6-7
Weight:
246
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
San Antonio, Texas
Prev School:
McLennan College

2024: Big 12 All-Academic First Team … Made 13 appearances and two starts on the mound … struck out 12 and walked 12, allowing 17 earned runs in 17.2 IP … combined on one shutout … in three conference appearances, didn’t allow a run in 3.2 IP with three strikeouts … struck out three in first appearance of the season at DBU (2/20) … started and went a season high three innings vs. Wichita State, striking out one and allowing one hit (3/5) … had three strikeouts and allowed just one hit in two innings of relief vs. UTA (4/9) … combined on a shutout with one strikeout in 2 IP at Texas Tech (5/3) … struck out two in one inning to help OU clinch the Big 12 regular season title vs. Baylor (5/10) … saw action vs. Oklahoma State in the Big 12 tournament final (5/25) and vs. UCONN in the NCAA Norman Regional final (6/3).

2023: Made 18 appearances and five starts on the mound, recording four saves and notching 41 strikeouts in 43.2 innings … went 1-3 with a 5.77 ERA … went 5.0 innings, striking out four batters vs. California Baptist (2/18) … struck out four and allowed one run on three hits and one walk in 5.0 innings vs. Rider (2/25) … struck out seven over 3.2 shutout frames in relief at Texas (4/22; game 2) … pitched 2.0 relief innings with three strikeouts, one hit and no runs allowed vs. Kansas (4/29) … tossed a scoreless frame vs. Kansas (4/30) … struck out five with just one run on two hits allowed in 1.2 innings at DBU (5/2) … notched two punch outs in 1.1 innings at Gonzaga (5/12) … threw 3.0 scoreless innings and struck out two in the NCAA Charlottesville Regional vs. East Carolina (6/4) … other starts came vs. Stanford (4/2), at Baylor (4/8) and vs. Oklahoma State in the Big 12 tournament (5/26).

Prior to OU: A right-handed pitcher from McLennan Community College … as a freshman at McLennan in 2021, he made 16 appearances and 15 starts, registering two complete games, a 10-1 record, 3.63 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 68.1 innings pitched, and helped the Highlanders to the NJCAA national championship … earned NJCAA all-academic third team honors … represented McLennan at the Texas/New Mexico Junior College Baseball Coaches Association All-Star game in September … junior college coach is Mitch Thompson.

High School: A right-handed pitcher from Ronald Reagan High School in San Antonio, Texas … rated as a top-500 prospect nationally out of high school by Perfect Game … went 10-0 with a 1.17 ERA and 78 strikeouts over his last two high school seasons (including the COVID-shortened 2020 season) and earned Texas UIL Class 6A academic all-state honors … also competed in basketball at Ronald Reagan High School, earning three all-district and two all-region honors … high school coach was Chans Chapman.

Personal: Major: communications