Scott Carroll
| Scott Carroll | |||
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| Free agent | |||
| Pitcher | |||
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Born: September 24, 1984 Kansas City, Missouri |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 27, 2014, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| MLB statistics (through June 14, 2016) |
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| Win–loss record | 6–11 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.60 | ||
| Strikeouts | 93 | ||
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Scott Alexander Carroll (born September 24, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent.
Carroll attended Liberty High School in Liberty, Missouri, where was a star quarterback and pitcher. He signed a scholarship with Purdue University to play football. Carroll never received an opportunity for playing time, as he was stuck behind future NFL quarterback Kyle Orton. He later transferred to Missouri State University, where he again was the starting quarterback and a top pitcher on the baseball team.
The Reds drafted him in the third round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.
He played six games for Billings, the rookie class team, in 2007. He was 0-1 with a 2.93 ERA. Carroll played for Class A Dayton and Class A-Advanced Sarasota in 2008. He was a combined 7-7 with a 3.60 ERA in 9 games for the Dragons and 14 for Sarasota. He played 7 games at Sarasota in 2009, going 2-2 with a 2.68 ERA. In a two-game promotion to Double-A Carolina, he gave up five earned runs in five innings, getting no decisions. In 2010, he played for the Class A Lynchburg Hillcats and the Mudcats, going a combined 4-11 with a 3.36 ERA in 5 games at Lynchburg and 20 at Carolina. He received a non-roster invitation to spring training for 2011. During the 2012 season, Carroll was released by the Reds and signed with the White Sox. Carroll pitched in one game with the White Sox Double-A Birmingham before being promoted to the Sox Triple-A affiliate Charlotte. Carroll was a combined 4-6 with an ERA of 4.48 and 65 strikeouts in 35 games between Louisville, Birmingham and Charlotte. Carroll spent most of the 2013 season on the disabled list. When activated, he rehabed at the Rookie-level with the Bristol White Sox and then went to Double-A Birmingham. He finished the 2013 season with a combined record of 0-2 in 11 games (11 starts), 41 0⁄3 innings, 3.29 ERA, 42 hits, 6 walks and 29 strikeouts.
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