2022 Baseball Roster
Carico, Michael
Jersey Number 5
Michael Carico
- Class:
- Sophomore
- B/T:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Kernersville, N.C.
- High School:
- Glenn
Bio
Career Highlights
• Fifth-round pick (No. 149) of MLB’s Chicago Cubs (2023)
• National leader in on-base percentage (.559, 2022)
• ABCA/Rawlings National Gold Glove Team (C, 2022)
• Davidson's single-season home run record-setter (21, 2022)
• Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (2022)
• USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp (2022)
• Second Team All-American by ABCA/Rawlings, Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball.com (2022)
• Third Team All-American by Baseball America (2022)
• Atlantic 10 First Team (2022)
• ABCA All-Atlantic Region Team (2022)
• Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher Award finalist (2022)
• Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award finalist (2022)
2023: Limited by injury to 21 games • Hit .350 with a 1.202 OPS, six doubles, seven home runs and 18 RBIs • Had 10 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games • Homered vs. VCU in his first two games back from a two-month absence • Had a season-best three hits against VCU (5/4) • Named to USA Baseball’s Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List • Ranked the No. 2 catcher in the nation by D1Baseball • Named First Team Preseason All-American by the NCBWA, Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game • Named Second Team Preseason All-American by Baseball America and D1Baseball.com • Named to the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Preseason Watch List.
2022: Had a breakthrough sophomore season as primarily the leadoff catcher, leading the nation with a .559 on-base percentage, earning four All-America selections and being named Davidson’s first Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, among other honors • Was named the only catcher on the ABCA/Rawlings National Gold Glove Team • Earned Second Team All-America honors from ABCA/Rawlings, Collegiate Baseball and D1Baseball.com • Was named to Baseball America’s All-America Third Team • Was a finalist for the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher Award and the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award • Set single-season program records with the .559 on-base percentage, an .843 slugging percentage, 21 home runs, 71 runs scored, 43 extra-base hits, 166 total bases and 26 hit-by-pitches • Also hit .406 with a 1.402 OPS, 80 hits, 21 doubles and 57 RBIs • Earned two A-10 Player of the Week honors (3/1, 3/28) • Set Davidson’s single-season home run mark with a leadoff home run, his 19th, against George Mason (5/20) • Had four four-hit games • Hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and drove in six runs in a win at Radford (4/12) • Had three doubles at St. Bonaventure (4/15) • Following the season, was the first Wildcat to participate in USA Baseball Collegiate National Training Camp.
2021: Filled a key role behind the plate, playing in 29 games, with 23 starts • Hit .219 with a .380 on-base percentage, scored 11 runs, drove in seven and hit three doubles and one home run • Drove in a run on a groundout in his first career at-bat against Morehead State (2/20) • Earned his first career hit later in that game with a fifth-inning RBI-single • Had a two-RBI single in the win over South Carolina (3/17) • Hit his first career home run against Duke (5/18) • Went 3-for-3 at Saint Louis (5/21).
Before Davidson: Played four years at Glenn High in Kernersville • Won the team batting title in 2018 and 2019 • Was slashing .417/.652/.667 when the 2020 season was cut short • Earned two all-conference honors.
Personal: Son of David and Brenda • Born Sept. 4, 2002 • Has three siblings, Zack, Lily and Madi.
• Fifth-round pick (No. 149) of MLB’s Chicago Cubs (2023)
• National leader in on-base percentage (.559, 2022)
• ABCA/Rawlings National Gold Glove Team (C, 2022)
• Davidson's single-season home run record-setter (21, 2022)
• Atlantic 10 Player of the Year (2022)
• USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp (2022)
• Second Team All-American by ABCA/Rawlings, Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball.com (2022)
• Third Team All-American by Baseball America (2022)
• Atlantic 10 First Team (2022)
• ABCA All-Atlantic Region Team (2022)
• Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher Award finalist (2022)
• Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award finalist (2022)
2023: Limited by injury to 21 games • Hit .350 with a 1.202 OPS, six doubles, seven home runs and 18 RBIs • Had 10 multi-hit games and five multi-RBI games • Homered vs. VCU in his first two games back from a two-month absence • Had a season-best three hits against VCU (5/4) • Named to USA Baseball’s Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List • Ranked the No. 2 catcher in the nation by D1Baseball • Named First Team Preseason All-American by the NCBWA, Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game • Named Second Team Preseason All-American by Baseball America and D1Baseball.com • Named to the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award Preseason Watch List.
2022: Had a breakthrough sophomore season as primarily the leadoff catcher, leading the nation with a .559 on-base percentage, earning four All-America selections and being named Davidson’s first Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, among other honors • Was named the only catcher on the ABCA/Rawlings National Gold Glove Team • Earned Second Team All-America honors from ABCA/Rawlings, Collegiate Baseball and D1Baseball.com • Was named to Baseball America’s All-America Third Team • Was a finalist for the Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher Award and the Bobby Bragan Collegiate Slugger Award • Set single-season program records with the .559 on-base percentage, an .843 slugging percentage, 21 home runs, 71 runs scored, 43 extra-base hits, 166 total bases and 26 hit-by-pitches • Also hit .406 with a 1.402 OPS, 80 hits, 21 doubles and 57 RBIs • Earned two A-10 Player of the Week honors (3/1, 3/28) • Set Davidson’s single-season home run mark with a leadoff home run, his 19th, against George Mason (5/20) • Had four four-hit games • Hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and drove in six runs in a win at Radford (4/12) • Had three doubles at St. Bonaventure (4/15) • Following the season, was the first Wildcat to participate in USA Baseball Collegiate National Training Camp.
2021: Filled a key role behind the plate, playing in 29 games, with 23 starts • Hit .219 with a .380 on-base percentage, scored 11 runs, drove in seven and hit three doubles and one home run • Drove in a run on a groundout in his first career at-bat against Morehead State (2/20) • Earned his first career hit later in that game with a fifth-inning RBI-single • Had a two-RBI single in the win over South Carolina (3/17) • Hit his first career home run against Duke (5/18) • Went 3-for-3 at Saint Louis (5/21).
Before Davidson: Played four years at Glenn High in Kernersville • Won the team batting title in 2018 and 2019 • Was slashing .417/.652/.667 when the 2020 season was cut short • Earned two all-conference honors.
Personal: Son of David and Brenda • Born Sept. 4, 2002 • Has three siblings, Zack, Lily and Madi.
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