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#17 CARSON JONES
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| Positions: Outfielder |
| Height: 5-11 |
| Weight: 195 |
| Resides: Farmington, Minn. |
| Hometown: Farmington, Minn. |
| High School: Farmington High School (2006) |
| College: St. Olaf College (2010) |
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AS A DUKE
Is in fifth season with Dukes in 2011.
2010 - Hit a team-best .413... Was second on the team in slugging percentage (.542), runs (53) and stolen bases (20-for-22)... Had three homers, 12 doubles and 35 RBIs... Hit safely in each of first 17 games he played, a team-high for 2010... Had 24 multi-hit games... Had 10 three-hit games and a four-hit effort... Led the Classic Cannon Valley League in hitting (.511), hits (23) and was was third in runs (15)... Hit .500 in his first 22 games... Went 12-for-18 in four-game stretch from July 10-16... Hit walk-off homer to defeat Hastings on July 25 to cap a 3-for-4 night... Went 3-for-5 in win over Rochester Royals on June 11... Had 3-for-4 effort, with a double, walk, stolen base and three runs in win at Randolph on June 13... Went 3-for-5 with a two runs and a double and two runs in win over Austin on June 21... Went 3-for-4 with three runs and two stolen bases against Randolph on July 2... Had season-best three stolen bases in a 2-for-4 afternoon in win over Northfield on July 4... Went 4-for-5 with three runs, two RBIs and a stolen base in victory over Cold Spring on July 11... Had 3-for-4 night in win over Minnetonka on July 16... Went 3-for-4 with four runs in win over Shakopee on August 3... Homered in victory over Savage, going 3-for-5 with three runs and three RBIs to help Dukes advance to state title series on September 5.
AMATEUR
Played for the Class C Hampton for two seasons before joining Dukes in 2007.
AT ST. OLAF COLLEGE
2010 (Senior) - Was All-MIAC... Hit .371 with seven doubles, four homers and a team-best 37 RBIs... The All-MIAC honor was the second as he finished second all-time at St. Olaf in career hits... Finished season on eight-game hitting streak... Had 12 multi-hit games... Went 8-for-13 with two homers a double and four runs in team's final four games... Struck out only six times in 105 at bats... Was slowed by injury in March, missing seven games... Went 2-for-5 with a double, homer and seven RBIs at Concordia College-Moorhead on April 25.
2009 (Junior) - Was an ABCA All-Midwest Region Second Team Selection... Was All-MIAC... Was named to the NCAA Division III Midest Regional All-Tournament team after going 9-for-25 with four stolen bases, five runs and a double in the team’s run to the region’s finale... For the season, he hit. .387 with four homers, five triples and 16 doubles... Collected school records in hits (70), runs (70), at bats (181) and went a perfect 25-for-25 in stolen base attempts... Had 23 multi-hit games... Had at least three hits five times and two four-hit games... Had three hitting streaks of at least eight games, including an 11-game streak from April 21 - May 8 and an eight game streak to close the season... Went a combined 4-for-10 with five runs in Oles’ sweep of St. Thomas to win the MIAC playoffs title on May 10... Went 7-for-8 in April 30 sweep of Hamline University, notching two doubles, a homer and two runs... Went 6-for-8 in sweep of Saint Mary’s on April 21... Went a combined 5-for-5 with five runs, six RBIs, a triple and three walks in Oles’ sweep of Augsburg College on April 11.
2008 (Sophomore) - Appeared and started in all 40 games...Went 53-for-147 (.361) on the season...Tied for team best with 31 RBI...Had team bests in triples (four) and stolen bases (14)...Went 2-for-5 with a double, four runs scored and a RBI in a 20-7 victory over Keuka College on March 27... Went 3-for-5 with a run scored and a RBI in a 10-9 loss to Otterbein on March 27... Went 3-for-3 in a 6-0 loss to Otterbein on March 26... Went 2-for-4 with a run scored in an 8-7 loss to UW-Whitewater on March 24... Went 2-for-3 with a double and a RBI in a 5-0 victory over UW-Whitewater on March 24... Went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and a RBI in a 17-2 victory over Keuka College on March 23... Went 2-for-3 with a double and a triple, a run scored and a RBI in a 4-2 victory over Grinnell on March 5... Went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run scored and a RBI in a 3-1 victory over Grinnell on March 4.
2007 (First Year) - Was named to ABCA Third Team All-Midwest Region team... Hit .369 (48-for-130), good for third on team... His five homeruns were second-best on squad... Was perfect 6-for-6 on stolen bases... Was 2-for-4 with two homers in MIAC Tournament second round win over St. Thomas on May 11... Was 4-for-5 with a double in March 27 win over DePauw... Went a combined 5-for-6 in sweep over Hamline on April 21... Had 11-game hitting streak from March 27-April 4... Collected 13 multi-hit games... Went 5-for-9 over final two games at NCAA Regional... Had no errors in 73 chances, including four assists.
AT FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
All-State in baseball as a senior... Lions All Star Game participant... Hit .425 as a senior with three homers... Went 7-2 as a pitcher in same season... As a junior, batted .475 with a homer... Was 3-3 on the mound... Was named Team MVP and varsity captain as a junior and senior... All-Conference junior and senior years... Won three varsity letters... Team MVP and All-Conference junior and senior years in football... Was team's Defensive MVP junior year and co-offensive MVP senior year... Recieved varsity letters sophomore, junior, and senior years... Varsity captain as a senior... As a senior rushed for 850 yards and 18 touchdowns... Junior year, on defense, had 116 tackles, five interceptions, three touchdowns.
PERSONAL
Graduated from St. Olaf in 2010 with a degree in Economics and Math.
STATISTICS (2010-Present)
Season AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO A E FLD%
2010 .413 42-42 179 53 74 12 1 3 35 97 .542 14 3 17 0 .450 6 0 20-22 74 3 1 .987