Dan Carter - 2023 - Baseball - William Paterson University Athletics

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5 Dan Carter

Class

Graduate Student
Position

OF
Height

6-0
B/T

R/R
Hometown

Bloomfield, N.J.
High School

Bloomfield

Bio
Stats
Historical

CAREER
Honors

An all-America and all-region selection
The conference player of the year and a first-team all-conference honoree

Statistics

Has started 145 of 155 appearances in the field, compiling a .367 batting average, 38 doubles, seven triples, 21 home runs, 136 RBI and 128 runs scored
Also has pitched 25.1 innings, posting a win, seven saves and 29 strikeouts during 21 appearances

On the WP Charts

Ranks fourth in hits, tied-seventh in RBI, eighth in at-bats (570), and tied-10th in doubles and saves

2023 SEASON
Honors

Selected to the D3baseball.com Preseason All-America First Team

2022 SEASON
Honors

Named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA)/Rawlings All-America Second Team and D3baseball.com All-America Third Team
Earned a spot on the ABCA and D3baseball.com All-Region 4 First Teams
Tabbed the NJAC’s Bill Dioguardi Player of the Year
Received first-team all-NJAC First honors
Named a three-time NJAC Player of the Week (2/1/22, 5/3/22, 5/16/22)

Statistics

Started all 45 games he appeared in, batting .432 with 82 hits, 62 RBI, 36 runs scored, nine home runs, 14 doubles, two triples and a .668 slugging percentage
Had 29 multi-hit and 14 multi-RBI games
Led the team in batting average, hits, RBI and home runs
Made 11 appearances as a pitcher, starting twice and logging 15.0 innings pitched with 19 strikeouts and five saves

On the WP Charts

Finished second in hits, tied-third in RBI and saves, fifth in at-bats (190) and tied-eighth in doubles

In the Division III Statistics

Ranked tied-11th in hits, tied-22nd in RBI, 26th in RBI/game (1.38), 27th in average and tied-27th in total bases (127)

In the NJAC Statistics

Ranked first in batting average, hits and RBI, tied-second in sacrifice flies (five), third in saves, tied-fourth in home runs, sixth in slugging percentage and OPS (1.135), tied-seventh in doubles and eighth in on-base percentage (.467)

Game Highlights

Went 5-for-5 at the plate with a pair of homers, a double, five runs scored and eight RBI during a 28-7 home victory against The College of New Jersey (4/8/22)
Posted a five-hit outing with two runs scored and a pair of RBI in an 11-3 win at TCNJ (4/11/22)
His walkoff single gave WP a 5-4 NJAC Tournament victory against No. 23 Kean (5/3/22)
Launched a walkoff grand slam for a 10-9 home triumph against Ramapo (4/28/22)
Hit three homers as part of a 4-for-5 effort, tallying seven RBI during an 11-5 NJAC Tournament win against Ramapo (5/9/22)
Picked up the win as a starter, tossing 4.0 innings with six strikeouts and one run allowed during a 21-2 seven-inning home victory opposite Purchase (2/23/22)
Recorded the final two outs for the save in an 8-5, seven-inning decision against No. 20 St. John Fisher (3/5/22)

2021 SEASON (COVID BLANKET WAIVER)
Statistics

Started 17 of 25 appearances, batting .345 with five home runs, 18 RBI and a .655 slugging percentage
Tossed 9.1 innings in nine relief appearances, collecting two saves, a 2.89 ERA, 10 strikeouts and a .171 opponent batting average
Had seven multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games
Led the team in slugging and on-base percentage (.487), and tied for second in homers

In the NJAC Statistics

Ranked tied-fourth in saves, fifth in slugging percentage, sixth in on-base percentage and tied-seventh in home runs

Game Highlights

Hit two homers and drove in five runs against Montclair State (4/29/21)
Went 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBI during a 4-2 NJAC Tournament semifinal victory against The College of New Jersey (5/14/21)
Finished 2-for-3 while adding a home run, two RBI and a pair of runs scored in a 16-3 win against Rutgers-Camden in the NJAC Tournament quarterfinals (5/7/21)
Had a strikeout during an inning of work, collecting the save during a 7-5 triumph against Rutgers-Camden (3/21/21)
Recorded the final out for the save of a 5-4 victory against Kean (4/10/21)

2020 SEASON (COVID BLANKET WAIVER)
Statistics

Started all nine games, posting a .400 average, seven runs, a team-best seven doubles and two home runs, and nine RBI to tie for the WP lead
His .771 slugging percentage was the best among the Pioneers’ everyday players
Also pitched 1.0 inning of one-hit, one-run relief
Compiled four multi-hit and three multi-RBI games

Game Highlights

Was 3-for-4 while delivering two doubles, a pair of RBI and two runs scored during a 10-6 nightcap victory against Keene State (3/8/20)
Added two RBI and a pair of runs scored in an 18-2 opening win against the Owls
Hit a double and a home run as WP defeated Farmingdale State on the road, 7-1 (3/11/20)
Drilled a solo homer as WP won on Opening Day at Stevens, 6-4 in 10 innings (2/22/20)

2019 SEASON
Statistics

Batted .294 during 39 games (37 starts), adding five doubles, a triple and 25 RBI
Ranked second on the team with 36 runs scored, and tied for second with three home runs
Had 10 multi-hit and five multi-RBI games

In the NJAC Statistics

Ranked 10th in runs/game (0.92)

Game Highlights

Finished 4-for-5 with a triple, five RBI and two runs scored during a 22-4 triumph against Pitt-Greensburg (3/12/19)
Launched a grand slam in a 21-0 win against Farmingdale State (4/23/19)
Scored three times as part of a 3-for-4 effort during a 10-8 victory against Widener (2/24/19)
Finished a combined 7-for-10 with two RBI, a home run and four runs scored as WP swept Stockton, 5-2 and 16-5 (4/27/19)

2018 SEASON
Honors

Two-time NJAC Rookie of the Week (3/5/18, 3/19/18)

Statistics

Started all 37 appearances, hitting a team-high .354
Also paced the team in runs scored (36) and slugging percentage (.514), while tying for the team lead in triples (four), stolen bases (seven) and home runs (two)
Collected 51 hits, 22 RBI and a .405 on-base percentage
Recorded 15 multi-hit efforts, including a pair of four-hit performances, and six multi-RBI games

In the NJAC Statistics

Was tied-third in triples, fourth in triples/game (0.11), tied-fifth in runs/game (0.97), ninth in slugging percentage, tied-ninth in runs scored and 10th in batting average

Game Highlights

Recorded three hits on back-to-back days with a combined three extra-base knocks, six runs scored and three RBI during wins against Manhattanville (11-7, 3/27/18) and St. Joseph’s-Long Island (13-3, 3/28/18)
Finished 4-for-5 with two RBI and a pair of runs scored as WP defeated Ripon (3-2, 3/14/18) and Becker (10-2, 3/17/18)
Had his first career home run as part of a three-hit effort during the Pioneers’ come-from-behind 7-6, 10-inning triumph against U.S. Merchant Marine (4/10/18)
His RBI-single tied the game in the bottom of the ninth inning and he scored the winning run in the 12th of a 9-8 decision against Stockton (4/21/18)

PRIOR TO WILLIAM PATERSON

A 2017 graduate of Bloomfield H.S. where he was a four-year letterwinner
Named a first-team all-county and all-conference selection his final two seasons
The state leader in doubles as a senior when he also was a second-team all-state and all-Group honoree and the runner-up for County Player of the Year, hitting .488 with 15 doubles, 20 RBI and 20 stolen bases
Batted .471 as a junior while collecting 33 RBI, 15 runs scored and 10 steals for second-team all-Group status
Was a second-team all-conference pick his sophomore and freshman years
Drove in 85 career runs
Also a three-year starter on the Bengal football team
Played three summers with the NJ Nationals, winning the 2017 Beach Blast and two Frazier World Series Invitational titles
An Honor Roll and High Honors student

PERSONAL/ACADEMICS

His father, Mike (’83), played football at William Paterson, and his brother, Mike Jr., played baseball at Rutgers-New Brunswick
Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national student-athlete honor society
A Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Dean’s List student
Named to the 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 Academic All-NJAC Honorable Mentions
Completed a bachelor’s degree in history, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2022

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