2024 Baseball Roster

Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics
Luke Richard/ULM Athletics

7 Carson Jones

  • Position Infielder
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Monroe, Louisiana
  • Highschool West Monroe HS

Biography

2023 (JUNIOR)
Played in 48 games with 46 starts, all at shortstop, slashing .265/.337/.293 with 39 hits, four doubles, 22 RBIs, 21 runs scored, 13 walks and five stolen bases … Ranked second on the team with four sacrifice bunts and two sacrifice flies … Tallied nine multi-hit games with two three-hit games … Picked up four multi-RBI games with three three-RBI efforts … Hit an RBI double vs. Southern Miss (5/12/23) … Tallied two hits, with an RBI and a run scored, at Georgia Southern (4/29/23) … Picked up three hits with two RBIs and a run scored at Arkansas State (4/21/23) … Hit a 2-RBI double and finished with three RBIs at Little Rock (4/19/23) ... Picked up two hits, including an RBI single, vs. South Alabama (4/15/23) … Closed the series with two hits, including one with two strikes and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, scoring a run and adding a stolen base vs. Marshall (4/2/23) … Tallied two hits with a run scored and a stolen base vs. Marshall (4/1/23) … Went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored at Troy-1 (3/25/23) … Finished 1-for-2 with an RBI at Troy (3/24/23) … Notched his second-straight multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored vs. Louisiana Tech (3/21/23) … Had his second-career three-hit game, picking up an RBI and a run scored vs. Old Dominion (3/19/23) … Came through with two hits and a run scored vs. Memphis (3/7/23) … Picked up two hits, including a double, with three RBIs, two runs, one walk and a stolen base vs. Grambling (2/28/23) … Tallied hits in both games of a double midweek set at Mississippi State (2/21-2/22/23) … In his first start of 2023, went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and a walk vs. Bradley (2/19/23).

2022 (SOPHOMORE)
Played in 50 games with 37 starts, primarily in the middle infield, slashing .212/.307/.364 with 28 hits, six doubles, one triple, four home runs, 31 RBIs, 18 runs scored, 17 walks, 39 strikeouts and six stolen bases … Had a .977 fielding percentage in 174 chances ... Tallied seven multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games … Picked up a base hit with two walks against No. 9 Texas State in the Sun Belt Conference Championship quarterfinals (5/27/22) … Singled and walked three times with two runs scored vs. Arkansas State (5/20/22) ... Hit a solo home run among his two hits with three RBIs, two runs scored and two walks vs. Arkansas State (5/19/22) ... Started the series vs. No. 15 Texas State by going 2-for-4 with a double, RBI, run scored and stolen base (5/6/22) ... Had two hits with a game-tying RBI double in the ninth inning at Little Rock (5/1/22) ... Picked up a career high six RBIs while going 2-4 at the plate with a double, run scored and sacrifice fly at McNeese (4/26/22) ... Went 1-for-2 with a walk and a run scored vs. App State (4/22/22) ... Hit a bases-clearing double in the second inning to pick up three RBIs vs. McNeese (4/20/22) ... Made a phenomenal defensive play while playing second base, diving toward center field to make a stop, popping up, throwing to first and was helped by an outstanding pick by Michelle Artzberger laying out on the first base line for the second out of the bottom of the ninth inning at UL Lafayette (4/15/22) ... Hit a 2-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth vs. Troy (4/10/22) ... Tallied a career-high three hits with a career-best three runs scored while matching a career high three RBIs, hitting a triple and a 2-run home run at SFA (4/4/22) ... Capped his RBI streak at five games with two hits and an RBI at Nicholls (3/11/22) ... Extended his RBI streak to four games after picking up an RBI groundout vs. Northwestern State (3/9/22) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and walk vs. New Orleans (3/6/22) ... Collected a pinch-hit single at Ole Miss (3/1/22) ... Hit a game-tying 3-run home run with two outs in the sixth inning vs. Southern Illinois (2/20/22) ... Laced a two-out, 2-RBI double down the left field line to tie the game in the second inning vs. Southern Illinois (2/19/22).

2021 (FRESHMAN-2)
Made 22 appearances with two starts, slashing .150/.227/.300 with three hits, a home run, two RBIs, four runs scored and two walks…Hit his first career home run, a 2-run shot, in the season finale vs. Georgia Southern at the Sun Belt Conference Championship (5/28/21)…Collected his first career pinch-hit single at Georgia Southern (4/11/21)…Picked up his first career hit, a flair to right field, vs. Grambling State (3/3/21)…Made his first career start, going 0-for-3 with a walk at New Orleans (2/27/21)…Made his ULM debut as a defensive substitute vs. Northwestern State (2/24/21).

2020 (FRESHMAN-1)
Was ineligible for the 2020 season while at ULM.
 
WEST MONROE HS
Four-year varsity letterwinner for the West Monroe HS Rebels in West Monroe, La….As a senior, was named District MVP, First Team All-State and First Team All-NELA…As a junior, was First Team All-District as a catcher…As a sophomore, was Second Team All-District infielder as the Rebels went 35-3 and finished as state runner-up…Also played football at West Monroe HS as a safety, quarterback, kicker, running back and cornerback…Was selected All-State and was a team captain as a senior…All-NELA as a junior and sophomore…Was named Mr. West Monroe…Served as Interact president.
 
PERSONAL
Born July 3, 2000, in Monroe, La….Son of Tommy and Jenny Jones…Has two sisters, Avery and Emery…Enjoys shooting bow…Majoring in mathematics with actuarial science concentration at ULM.

CAREER SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Hits: 3, 3x, last at Arkansas State (4/21/23)
Doubles: 1, 10x, last vs. Southern Miss (5/12/23)
Triples: 1, at Stephen F. Austin (4/4/22)
Home Runs: 1, 5x, last vs. Arkansas State (5/19/22)
Total Bases: 8, at Stephen F. Austin (4/4/22)
RBIs: 6, at McNeese (4/26/22)
Runs Scored: 3, at Stephen F. Austin (4/4/22)
Walks: 3, 2x, last vs. South Alabama (4/14/23)
Hit by Pitch: 1, 6x, last vs. Southern Miss (5/13/23)
Struck Out: 3, 5x, last at Troy-1 (3/25/23)
At Bats: 5, 9x, last at Georgia Southern (4/29/23)
Stolen Bases: 1, 11x, last at Arkansas State (4/21/23)
Caught Stealing: 1, 5x, last at App State (4/8/23)
Putouts: 4, 3x, last vs. Old Dominion (3/19/23)
Assists: 6, 3x, last vs. New Orleans (3/6/22)
 
CAREER TOTALS
Multi-Hit Games: 16 (2 13x, 3 3x)
Multi-RBI Games: 12 (2 4x, 3 7x, 6 1x)
Multi-Run Games: 8 (2 7x, 3 1x)
Multi-Steal Games: None
Multi-Walk Games: 6 (2 4x, 3 2x)

CAREER STATS
Year G AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB CS
2021 22 20 4 3 2 0 0 1 2 0 1
2022 50 132 18 28 31 6 1 4 17 6 4
2023 48 147 21 39 22 4 0 0 13 5 2
Career 120 299 43 70 55 10 1 5 32 11 7
Year HBP SAC SF GDP K PO A E AVG OBP SLG
2021 0 0 0 0 9 4 19 3 .150 .227 .300
2022 2 1 2 0 39 58 112 4 .212 .307 .364
2023 4 4 2 5 37 56 101 15 .265 .337 .293
Career 6 5 4 5 85 118 232 22 .234 .317 .324

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2021Freshman

    Infielder
    5'9" 180 lbs
    6
  • 7

    2022Sophomore

    Infielder
    5'9" 180 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2023Junior

    Infielder
    5'9" 180 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2024Senior

    Infielder
    5'9" 180 lbs
    7