Xavier Carter Season 2020

HONORS
2021 Mountain West All-Academic Team

2021 SEASON (As A Redshirt Freshman): Went 2-for-7 (.286) at the plate in three games, earning his first two collegiate starts as a left fielder … Finished with three putouts on the year … Made his Aztec starting debut a memorable after belting his first career homer, a two-run shot, in SDSU’s 9-1 thumping of Dixie State (4-25-21) … Entered as a pinch runner and saw one at-bat as a designated hitter in the series finale at Nevada (5-1-21) … Also received a starting assignment in game one of a twin bill vs. San José State (5-8-21) …Earned a spot on the Mountain West all-academic team and received SDSU scholar-athlete recognition.

2020 SEASON (As A Freshman): Appeared in two games during his first campaign on The Mesa was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Made his Aztec debut as a pinch hitter, singling up the middle in the bottom of the ninth in the home series opener vs. Oregon State (2-27-20) ... Was inserted as a pinch runner in the eighth inning of the series finale at No. 11/15 Oklahoma, scoring on Brian Leonhardt's sacrifice fly (3-8-20).

PRIOR TO COLLEGE: Earned four varsity letters for head coach Nelson Randolph at Capital Christian High in Sacramento … Was nationally ranked as the No. 4 first baseman for the class of 2019 by Perfect Game and was listed as the No. 28 overall player for the state of California … Received all-conference honors in all four seasons … Hit .405 with 10 home runs and 104 RBIs during his career, according to MaxPreps, including a .427 clip over his final three years … Also posted a .513 on-base percentage and a .641 slugging percentage, adding 26 doubles, eight triples and 60 stolen bases as a prep … Merited first-team all-state distinction for medium high schools by MaxPreps and garnered all-metro accolades by the Sacramento Bee following his senior campaign … Helped the Cougars to a 27-6 record as junior, capped by the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV championship … Also propelled Capital Christian High to the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V crown as a sophomore, racking up three hits, three runs and two RBIs in the title game vs. Escalon … Competed in the prestigious Area Code Games for the Oakland Athletics in 2018 … Also played two seasons of basketball in high school as a sophomore and junior.

PERSONAL: Son of Kelvin and Rulaine Carter … Plans to major in kinesiology at SDSU.