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2017 Baseball Roster

15 Darian Carpenter

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Richmond, Va.
  • Highschool Varina
  • Twitter R/R

Biography

GENERAL

  • Power hitting corner infielder

WHILE WITH THE RAMS

2017/SENIOR

  • Had a .262 batting average.
  • Played in 57 games and batted 210 times.
  • At Massachusetts (4/9/17) he finished with two home runs.
  • At Richmond (5/19/17) he finished with two home runs.
  • He finished the season with 55 hits and 47 RBI’s.

2016/JUNIOR

  • Appeared in  54 games (53 starts), batting .285 on the season.
  • Led the team in slugging percentage (.463), doubles (14), runs scored (46), home runs (8),  and Walks (25).
  • Was top five on the team in batting average (.285), on base percentage (.379), hits (61), RBI (31),  and total bases (99).
  • Had 15 multi-hit games, including eight three-hit games.
  • Went 3-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI at Virginia (4/20).
  • Went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI at Presbyterian (5/15).

2015/SOPHOMORE

  • Appeared in 56 games, making 51 starts
  • Hit .270 on the season, hitting a team-leading eight home runs
  • Recorded nine doubles, one triple, and knocked in 31 RBI

2014/FRESHMAN

  • First career hit was a pinch-hit solo home run in the Rams 7-0 win over St. Bonaventure on March 21.
  • Made two starts for the Rams in the DH spot, in those games Carpenter went 2-for-6.
  • Took the field three times during the season, each time patroling first base.
  • Pinch hit 12 times for VCU

PRIOR TO VCU

  • Played Baseball all four years at Varina High School in Henrico, Va.
  • Hit .350 with four home runs in his freshman season for Varina.
  • Posted a career high eight home runs during his sophmore season, the highest total in the central region.
  • Recorded a career high .450 average his junior season with six home runs.
  • Named second team all-district short stop for his final three seasons with the Blue Devils.
  • Selected as his team's offensive MVP all four seasons at Varina High School.
  • Holds the record for most career home runs at Varina High School with 24.
  • Played club ball for the Tidewater Orioles scout team.

PERSONAL

  • Son of Jeff and Laure Carpenter
  • Has a brother, Brandon
  • Born on April 25, 1995
  • Majoring in Criminal Justice at VCU

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2014Freshman

    INF
    6'1" 215 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2015Sophomore

    INF
    6'1" 215 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2016Junior

    INF
    6'1" 215 lbs
    15
  • 15

    2017Senior

    INF
    6'1" 215 lbs
    15