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Overview - Will be a midweek starter and an occasional No. 3 starter and long reliever ... Throws in the low to mid-90's ... Ranked #87 in Baseball America's Top 150 draft-eligible college prospects.
1999 (Summer) - Pitched for the league champion Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod League...Was 0-2 with a 4.15 ERA and 22 K's in 17.1 IP.
1999 (As A Sophomore) - Originally designated the No. 1 starter, Carter ran into trouble early on but regained his dominant form down the stretch to rescue a dwindling starting rotation ... Took Jon Brandt's spot as the Friday starter in May when Brandt went down with a shoulder injury in late April ... Appeared in 20 games overall, making 11 starts ... Second on team in strikeouts (82).
Notes: Combined with Brandt to throw one of two shutouts for the UCLA staff, 1/26 (Game two) at Hawaii-Hilo ... Struck out five batters in the final two innings against the Vulcans ... Struck out a career-high 11 batters in six IP vs. San Diego, 2/10 ... Recorded first collegiate save vs. Cal, 2/27 ... Almost single-handedly kept the Bruins with the Trojans in a 4-1 loss at USC, 4/30 ... Threw 142 pitches over seven innings, giving up four runs (three earned) to the Pac-10's #2 lineup ... Took a one-hit shutout into the eighth against Stanford, 5/14 ... Was hit on the right cheekbone by a sharp grounder in the eighth, but remained in the game for two more outs ... Threw 149 pitches in that game, his longest outing of the season (7.2 IP).
1998 (Summer) - Played pitcher and first base for the Oakland Expos, a semi-pro ballclub ... Threw a complete game three-hitter ... Recorded 14 strikeouts in another contest ... The Expos finished first in their division and fourth overall.
1998 ( As A Freshman) - Began the season as a reliever and weekday starter ... Made his first weekend start on 3/06 vs. Arizona State and remained in the weekend starting rotation the rest of the season ... Appeared in 18 games, making 12 starts.
Notes: Lost just one game the entire season, and allowed just three earned runs in eight innings in that game (3/20 vs. Cal State Northridge) ... Made his first Six-Pac start on 3/06 against Arizona State in a Friday night game after being named as the starter right before game time since John Phillips was unable to start due to an injury, and allowed just one earned run in seven innings while striking out a career-high eight batters ... Held opponents to a .271 batting average, the best mark among Bruin starters ... Finished second on the team in strikeouts (65) and innings pitched (74.2).
1997( Summer) - Pitched for Modesto in the Connie Mack League under coach John Lagos ... Selected to the state All-Star Team.
Beyer HS (Modesto, CA) - Lettered in baseball for two years under coach Paul Cornwell, and in basketball for four years under coach Rod Taylor and in football for one year under coach Chris Wilkenson ... Baseball: Posted a 5-1 record with a 0.70 ERA his senior season, striking out 91 batters in 69 innings ... Earned first-team All-League honors ... Posted an 8-3 record with a 1.69 ERA his junior season, striking out 69 batters in 64 innings ... Basketball: Averaged 21 points and eight rebounds per game his senior season ... Named MVP of his league and selected Player of the Year in his district ... Earned All-State honorable mention accolades.
Personal - Selected in the 14th round of the 1997 draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates ... Also recruited by Arizona State, USC and Fresno State ... Favorite MLB team is the San Francisco Giants ... Favorite player is current UCLA pitching coach and former Dodger Tim Leary ... His parents are Randy and Christie Carter ... Has a younger sister, Amber ... Full name is Ryan Randolph Carter ... Born on Aug. 1, 1979, in Modesto, Calif. ... Majoring in History.
CAREER STATISTICS
| YR | ERA | W-L | G-GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | WP | HBP | O/Avg. | PO | A | E | Fld% |
| 1998 | 6.39 | 3-1 | 18-12 | 0 | 0 | 74.2 | 79 | 69 | 53 | 43 | 65 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 12 | .271 | 4 | 9 | 2 | .867 |
| 1999 | 7.95 | 1-8 | 20-11 | 0 | 1 | 77.0 | 88 | 73 | 68 | 55 | 82 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 9 | .287 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 6.59 | 4-9 | 38-23 | 0 | 1 | 151.2 | 167 | 142 | 111 | 98 | 147 | 21 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 21 | .280 | 6 | 19 | 2 | .926 |
