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Carson Hansen - Baseball - University of Kentucky Athletics 34

CarsonHansen

  • position OF
  • height 6-2
  • Weight 220
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Pewaukee, Wisc.
  • Previous School Wisc.-Milwaukee

• Horizon All-League, First Team (2024)
• Horizon League, All-Freshman Team (2023)
• Horizon League Batter of the Week (2024, three times)

 

PRIOR TO KENTUCKY
Had two fantastic seasons at Wisconsin-Milwaukee, earning all-league honors both seasons…Was sensational in 2024 on his way to a .312 average with .943 OPS in two years…Had 26 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 73 RBI in 260 at bats…Has stolen 13 bases in 15 at bats and scored 53 runs.

2024 (UW-MILWAUKEE)
Named to the Horizon All-League First Team at the conclusion of the regular season … Was also a three-time Horizon League Batter of the Week selection becoming just the second player in the history of the Horizon League to earn three consecutive weekly honors from April 23 through May 7 … Was one of just three players to see time in all 55 of the team’s games during his sophomore season while starting in all but one contest in 2024 … Was second on the team with 64 hits in 203 at bats as his .315 batting average was the second highest on the team … Led the Panthers with 25 doubles, 11 home runs and 63 RBIs as he had a team-best 122 total bases … Was also second on the team with 47 runs scored … Had a team-high 1.005 OPS while his 36 extra-base hits gave him a team-bet .601 slugging percentage … Drew 27 walks and was second on the team with a .404 on-base percentage … Was 7-for-8 on stolen base attempts.

2023 (UW-MILWAUKEE)
Named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team following the regular season … Appeared in 23 of the team’s 57 games during his first season with the Panthers … Made 14 starts and got 57 at bats on the year with 17 hits for a .298 batting average … Had a double, triple and drove in 11 runs on the season as he scored six runs … Was 6-for-7 on stolen base attempts as he also had a .369 on-base percentage on the year … made his season debut with an at bat at North Alabama (2/19) … Made the first start of his career as the designated hitter and had three at bats at Pacific (2/25) … Picked up his first hit of his career with a single at Northern Kentucky (3/17).

HIGH SCHOOL
Played baseball all four years at Pewaukee High School… Named Wisconsin Division 2 State Player of the Year and PBR First Team All-State as senior… Hit .520 with 18 doubles as a junior, both school records… Earned WBCA First Team All-State and PBR First Team All-State honors… Also played quarterback and linebacker for the football team and helped his team to a state title as a senior.

PERSONAL
Full name is Carson Michael Hansen…Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin…Son of Mark and Angela…Has three siblings: Austin, Evan and Haylie…Dad played college basketball and both brothers played college baseball…Dad passed away in 2022 and wears No. 34 to honor him…Is involved with various community service organizations…Major is Criminal Justice.
*Wisc.-Milwaukee athletic communications contributed to this bio

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