2018 Baseball Roster
Varga, Carter
Jersey Number 23
Carter Varga
- Position:
- Pitcher (R)
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Letters:
- 3
- Hometown:
- Clermont, Fla.
- High School:
- East Ridge HS
Bio
Season-by-Season
2018
- Went 1-0 over 11 appearances on the mound as a senior
- Posted a 8.68 ERA over 9.1 innings
- Tallied 16 strikeouts to six walks
- Tossed a season-long 2.0 innings vs. Samford (May 26) in the SoCon Tournament, holding the Bulldogs scoreless while striking out a pair
- Struck out the side in one scoreless inning vs. Holy Cross (March 5)
2017
- Tossed 21.1 innings over 15 relief appearances as a junior
- Went 1-0 with 6.33 ERA
- Struck out 24 batters and walked 10
- Earned lone win of the year in wild 20-14 victory over Hartford with 1.1 innings of scoreless relief
- Went career-long 4.0 innings in consecutive appearances vs. Western Carolina (5/18) and Furman (5/25)
- Struck out career-high seven batters vs. Furman (5/25) in SoCon Tournament
- Continued role as a middle reliever during sophomore season
- Logged 12.1 innings over 17 appearances
- Posted team's fifth-best ERA of 5.11 and didn't earn a decision
- Struck out 14 batters
- Went season-long 1.2 innings against Georgia Tech (4/5), holding Yellow Jackets scoreless on two hits while striking out three
- Allowed only one earned run over his last eight appearances of the season
- Earned middle relief role as a freshman, making 18 appearances on the mound
- Posted 1-0 record with 5.19 ERA
- Struck out 19 batters in 17.1 innings pitched
- Tossed one scoreless inning of relief at VMI (5/2) to earn first collegiate victory
- Recorded impressive 4.8 strikeout-to-walk ratio
- Had string of six straight appearances without giving up a run
- Held opponents to .267 batting average
- Struck out season-high three batters vs. The Citadel (4/2)
Before Mercer
High School
- Three-year letterwinner at East Ridge High School under coaches Adam Taylor and Matt Davenport
- Finished prep career as school's all-time wins leader
- 2013 Perfect Game USA Preseason High School Underclassmen All-American Honorable Mention
- Selected as East Ridge's Most Valuable Player following junior and senior seasons
- Named Most Improved Player on East Ridge as a sophomore
- Member of East Ridge's Academic Honor Roll and HOSA organization
- Son of Renee and Wayne Varga, Jr.
- Has one brother, Chris, and one sister, Camryn
- Born Nov. 22, 1996 in Johnson City, N.Y.
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