The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2026 Baseball Roster
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Jersey Number 8
Carson Tinney
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Castle Pines, Colo.
- High School:
- Valor Christian
- Major:
- Business
Career Honors & Accolades
- 2025 NCBWA District 5 Player of the Year
- 2025 NCBWA All-America, First Team
- 2025 Baseball America All-America, First Team
- 2025 D1Baseball All-America, Third Team
- 2025 ABCA/Rawlings All-America, Third Team
- 2025 ABCA/Rawlings Midwest All-Region, First Team
- 2025 All-ACC, First Team
- 2025 All-ACC Academic Team
- 2024 All-ACC Academic Team
2025 (Sophomore — Notre Dame)
- Appeared in 48 games, earning 46 starts
- Paced Irish in average (.348), runs (52), homers (17), RBI (53), total bases (119), walks (34), on-base percentage (.498), slugging (.753) and 17 multi-RBI performances
- Ranked second among all ACC players in on-base percentage (.491) and OPS (1.322) in conference play
- Homered as part of multi-hit effort in season debut at North Florida (2/14)
- Collected four RBI on pair of extra-base hits against Florida State (3/28)
- Delivered first career multi-homer game and matched season-best four RBI at Stanford (4/19)
- Went season-best 5-for-5 and scored four runs in 10-9 win over Stanford (4/20)
- Notched 10 total bases, highlighted by two home runs and co-season-best four RBI at Purdue (4/29)
- Finished triple shy of the cycle in four-hit, three-RBI performance vs. Louisville (5/2)
- Smacked pair of blasts and drove in co-season-high four runs at Miami (5/17)
2024 (Freshman — Notre Dame)
- Played in 28 contests and made 15 starts, while battling injuries
- Tallied .268 (15-for-56) average with three home runs and nine RBI
- Recorded .397 on-base percentage and .500 slugging percentage
- Mounted first career hit with go-ahead blast in ninth against Rice (2/18)
- Earned three free passes at Tennessee Tech (3/1)
- Produced multi-hit effort and plated run against Miami (3/23)
- Reached safely three times at NC State (3/29)
- Registered inside-the-park homer in 14-3 win over Boston College (4/19)
- Launched first career grand slam as part of two-hit performance vs. Boston College (4/21)
High School
- Three-year letterman at Valor Christian
- Garnered All-Conference recognition twice
- Selected as 2023 All-State Honorable Mention honoree
- Batted over .400 in all three seasons, including career best .440 average as junior
- Matched single-season school record with seven home runs
- Led Eagles to state title during final campaign
Personal
- Parents are Keys Tinney and Marlo Persichitte
- Has five siblings, Kate, Rylee, Haley, Joie and Sophia
- Sister, Rylee, plays lacrosse at Michigan