Mike Carson

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Attica, Mich.
	High School: Lapeer East

	Height / Weight: 6-0 / 200
	Position: Infield / Outfield
	Bats / Throws: Right / Right

05/26/2012

Oakland Falls 3-2 to Oral Roberts, Eliminated from League Tournament

The Golden Grizzlies equal their highest league tournament finish of third place.

05/25/2012

Oakland Survives Elimination Game with SUU, Wins 4-2

Nolan Jacoby had the game-winning two-RBI single for Oakland.

05/22/2012

Oakland Faces NDSU to Open Summit League Championship

The Golden Grizzlies eneter the tournament as the No. 2 seed.

05/18/2012

Oakland Sweeps Doubleheader with Southern Utah, 10-4 and 8-7

The Golden Grizzlies claimed the 750th win in program history.

05/16/2012

Oakland Baseball Hosts Southern Utah for Senior Weekend

The series will open on Thursday at 3 p.m. with senior festivities on Saturday.

05/24/2012

Oakland vs NDSU - Mar. 24, 2012

Oakland lost 3-2 in 11 innings to North Dakota State in the opening game of the 2012 Summit League Championship.

05/17/2012

Oakland vs. Southern Utah

The Oakland baseball team took on Southern Utah in the series opener on Thursday at the OU Baseball Field.

04/28/2012

Oakland vs Western Illinois - Apr. 28, 2012

Oakland swept a doubleheader against Western Illinois 11-10 and 8-1 at the OU Baseball Field on Saturday, Apr. 28, 2012.

04/21/2012

Oakland Sweeps UNO - 4-1, 4-3

Oakland swept a doubleheader over Nebraska-Omaha on Saturday, Apr. 21, 2012.

04/11/2012

Oakland vs. Central Michigan

The Oakland baseball team took on Central Michigan on Wednesday, April 11 at the OU Baseball Field.

Game-by-Game Stats | Career Stats

2011:
▪ Finished the season with a .329 batting average, which ranked third on the team
▪ Led Oakland with a .503 sluggin percentage for the season
▪ Led the OU team with six home runs
▪ Played and started in 48 games during the season
▪ Went 57-for-173 at the playe, including 18 extra-base hits
▪ His 12 doubles weret the second-most on the team
▪ Went a season-best 3-for-4 against Toledo (Mar. 30), South Dakota State (Apr. 29) and Centenary (May 20)
▪ Drove in a career-high six runs and scored twice against Centenary (May 20)
▪ Was named Summit League Player of the Week May 2
▪ Hit .600 in the series against SDSU, recording at least two hits in each game
▪ Was 3-for-4 with two home runs in the series opener against SDSU (Apr. 29)
▪ Finished the season 2-for-3 on the bases
▪ Had a .424 on-base percentage

2010:
▪ Saw action in 44 games drawing 42 starts
▪ Had 12 doubles with a team leading eight home runs, scored 26 runs, drove in 21 runs while batting .266
▪ Went 2-for-2, scored three runs, drove in three runs and hit two home runs vs. Western Illinois (5/1)
▪ Drove in the game winning runs against Memphis (3/15) and Concordia (4/12)
▪ Selected to the Summit-League All-Academic team.

Lapeer East High School: Lettered for coach Larry Grumley ... also played one year of football ... two-time team MVP ... three-time County Press Player of the Year ... a four-time all-league, all-district selection ... two-time all-region and all-state selection ... named Flint Area Mr. Baseball and Best Hitter, ranked the top prospect in the Flint area ... ranked as the 15th-best prospect in the state of Michigan ... played in the East/West All-Star Game at Comerica Park ... holds every school record with the exception of stolen bases ... graduated with high honors.

Personal: Michael George Carson was born December 18, 1990 in Rochester, Michigan ... the son of George and Cheryl Carson ... has one brother, Chad ... Carson is majoring in physical therapy.