matt
CARNES
Durham Bulls
pitcher #12
Height: 6-3 Weight: 210
Bats: R Throws: R
Born: 08-18-75, Joplin, MO
Resides: Miami, OK
How Obtained: Signed as a free agent on June 4, 2004

2005: Wore number 12 with the Durham Bulls...threw his 800th career inning on April 12...News Story: Bull Session: Matt Carnes...pitched in his 300th career game on June 19...placed on the Temporary Inactive List on June 20...activated on July 3...placed on the Temporary Inactive List on July 26...activated on August 3...placed on the DL on August 12...activated on August 27...opponents batted .263 against him and he had four holds...had a 1.05 ground out to fly out ratio...had four blown saves...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week one time...a free agent after the season.

2004: Signed with the independent Somerset Patriots on April 2...named the Atlantic League Pitcher of the Month for May after going 3-0 with a 1.82 ERA in five starts...signed with Durham (AAA) of the Tampa Bay organization on June 4...wore number 31 with Durham...picked up his 600th career strikeout on June 12...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week three times...re-signed with the Tampa Bay organization in late October.

2003: Wore number thirty-two with the New Britain Rock Cats...recalled to Rochester (AAA) on May 9...wore number 43 at Rochester...pitched his 600th career inning on May 18...placed on the Suspended List on August 18...activated on August 21...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week one time...became a six-year free agent after the season.

2002: Twins Minor League Player of the Week, going 2-0, 0.00 (8.2 ip, 0 er) over 4 games, with 6 k's and 1 save, April 13-19...promoted from New Britain (AA) to Edmonton (AAA) on June 6...wore number 32 with Edmonton... pitched his first ever AAA game on June 7...News Story: Carnes closing on first in majors...tied for fifth among Twins' minor leaguers in wins...won the Pacific Coast League Championship with Edmonton...Hogs in the Minors Player of the Week one time...transferred from Edmonton to New Britain on November 19.

2001: Was placed on the DL on May 30 due to appendicitis...came off the DL on June 6...on the DL on August 8-21 with an elbow injury...New Britain was named co-champions of the Eastern League.

2000: Promoted to New Britain on June 19.

1998: Was second on club in games pitched.

1997: Drafted in the 7th round by Minnesota in June...began season at Elizabethton... Twins Minor League Player of the Week, July 11-17... promoted to Fort Wayne, July 25... disabled with lower back strain, August 1 - September 19.

College: Matt was second team All-SEC Pitcher at Arkansas in 1996 and 1997...a member of the 1995 Western Division All-SEC Tournament Team...a Freshman All-American at Arkansas in 1995...is fourth in career victories at the UA with 24...ranks fifth in complete games at the UA with 15 in his career...is second in innings pitched all-time with 306 in his career...ranks third and fifth on the single season strikeout list at Arkansas. Struck out 111 in 1995 and 105 in 1996...is the all-time leader in strikeouts at Arkansas with 301 for his career...played at the UofA from 1995-97.

 

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