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Jersey Number 8
Carson Tinney
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Castle Pines, Colo.
- High School:
- Valor Christian
- Major:
- Management
CAREER HIGHS
- At-Bats: 6 (2x) // last vs. Ole Miss, 3/13/26
- Runs: 4 (6x) // last vs. Alabama, 4/17/26
- Hits: 5 // at Stanford, 4/20/25
- RBI: 6 // vs. Missouri, 5/15/26
- Doubles: 2 // vs. Northwestern, 4/8/25
- Triples: N/A
- Home Runs: 2 (7x) // last vs. Missouri, 5/15/26
- Total Bases: 10 (2x) // last at Purdue, 4/29/25
- Walks: 4 // vs Alabama, 6/15/26
- Stolen Bases: 2 (2x) // last vs. Missouri, 5/16/26
Career Honors & Accolades
- 2026 NCAA Austin Regional All-Tournament Team
- 2026 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Team
- 2026 ABCA/Rawlings All-America, Second Team
- 2026 D1Baseball All-America, Third Team
- 2026 NCBWA All-America, Third Team
- 2026 ABCA/Rawlings Central All-Region, Second Team
- 2026 All-SEC Second Team
- 2025-26 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 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
2026 (Junior)
- One of six Longhorns to start at least 60 contests
- Totaled fifth-most home runs (22) by Texas player in single season
- Compiled co-SEC-best 55 walks and third-highest on-base percentage (.483)
- Paced Longhorns in walks, hit by pitches (12), on-base percentage and OPS (1.171), while tying for team lead in runs (68)
- Finished second on club in homers, RBI (58), total bases (150) and slugging (.688)
- Batted .326 with 13 doubles, career-high 10 stolen bases, 22 multi-hit efforts and 17 multi-RBI performances
- Mounted first multi-homer game in burnt orange against Lamar (2/17)
- Launched three-run blast and scored three runs vs. Houston Christian (3/3)
- Produced three-hit, three-RBI effort, highlighted by two-run shot against Ole Miss (3/15)
- Tallied fifth career multi-homer performance in 5-3 win at South Carolina (4/3)
- Recorded solo blast and scored three times at South Carolina (4/4)
- Went 2-for-2 with homer and four runs vs. Incarnate Word (4/7)
- Logged five RBI in three-hit game against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (4/14)
- Came triple shy of cycle and drove in three vs. Alabama (4/17)
- Posted sixth career multi-homer effort annd plated three against Sam Houston (4/28)
- Registered go-ahead eighth-inning grand slam in 15-14 victory over UTSA (5/5)
- Notched multi-homer game and season-high six RBI against Missouri (5/15)
- Collected three hits and earned two free passes with three RBI vs. Missouri (5/16)
- Scored four runs in three-hit performance against Holy Cross (5/29)
- Reached safely five times, including solo shot in 16-2 win over Tarleton State (5/30)
- Drew season-high four walks vs. Alabama (6/15)
2025 (Sophomore — Notre Dame)
- Appeared in 48 games, earning 46 starts
- Led Irish in average (.348), runs (52), homers (17), RBI (53), total bases (119), walks (34), on-base percentage (.498), slugging (.753) and multi-RBI performances (17)
- 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
- Intends to major in management
