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Former Kentucky consensus first-team All-American outfielder Sawyer Carroll was named Midwest League All-Star game Star of Stars, after batting 4-for-4 with two steals and a run scored, in front of 2,561 fans Tuesday night at Alliant Energy Field.
The 6-foot-4, 215-pound outfielder was perfect at the dish, doing 4-for-4 with two steals and a run scored. Carroll, UK’s first consensus first-team All-American in the 105-year history of the program, came into the game as one of the top hitters in the league, batting .424 (14-for-33) in his last 10 games, with 10 runs scored, five doubles, one triple, one homer, six RBI, 10 walks and four steals.
"I felt good the past few games coming in,” Carroll said following the game Tuesday. “I just wanted to carry it over, find some pitches to hit and I did that. It's just a lot of fun. I really don't have a whole lot of words for it right now.”
During his two-year UK career, Carroll exited the program as the all-time record holder in batting average, hitting .386 (173-for-448) in 117 games, adding 45 doubles, five triples, 22 homers and 139 RBI, posting a 83-58 walk-strikeout ratio and stealing 16-of-19 bases. Carroll’s .483 career on-base percentage checks in second-best in UK history, just behind Eddie Brooks (1992-94) .489 mark. During his historic 2008 season for UK, Carroll batted .419 (98-for-234) with 22 doubles, three triples, 19 homers and a school-record 83 RBI, stealing 12-of-12 bases and drawing 44 walks.
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