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Jersey Number 18
Carson Yates
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Jose, Calif.
- High School:
- Leland HS
Bio
Notes
Four-year letterwinner (2021-24) and two-year starting outfielder (2022-23) on the UCLA baseball team ... Over 118 career games at UCLA, slashed .252/.349/.425 with 12 home runs and 64 RBIs ... His top season came as a sophomore in 2022, as he slashed .288/.346/.512 and was named to the Auburn All-Regional Tournament after leading the Bruins offensively (6-16, 3 HR, 6 RBIsย in 4 GP) in the postseason.ย
Career Highlights
2022 Shriner's Children's College Classic All-Tournament Team
Pac-12 Baseball Player of the Week (Mar. 7, 2022)
No. 7 play on SportsCenter Top-10 (Apr. 15, 2022)
2022 Auburn Regional All-Tournament Team
2024
Made seven appearances during his senior season, including four starts ... Slashed .400/.538/.800 over 10 at-bats with one run, four hits, one double, one home run, four RBIs, two walks, and one HBP ... All four starts came in left field ... Top outing of the year came in May 18's season finale against Stanford, as he went 2-2 with a season-high four RBIs and his lone home run of the year ... Went 2-2 and reached base three times on April 16 at UC Santa Barbara ... Made two appearances in Pac-12 play, going 2-4 (.500) ... Went a perfect 4-4 in his two day-game appearances ...ย Selected to the 2024 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.ย
2023
Appeared in 49 games, starting 45, as a true junior ... For the season, slashed .216/.358/.324 over 139 at-bats with 23 runs, 30 hits, four doubles, one triple, three home runs, 25 RBIs, 29 walks, four HBPs, four sac flies, four sac bunts, and nine stolen bases ... Led the team in stolen bases, co-led in sac flies ... Set single-season career highs in walks, HBPs, and stolen bases ... His 15 productive outs co-led the team ... Reached base in 21 consecutive games to start the season, the longest reached-base streak of any Bruin in 2023 ... Made a team-high 30 starts in left field, also made seven starts at DH, five in right field, and three in center ... Hit in six different spots in the order, including a team-high 14 appearances in the eight-hole ... Reached base in 18 of his final 21 starts of the year ... Stole a career-high three bases and scored three runs on Feb. 18 against Omaha ... Hit a three-run homer against Arizona on Mar. 18 ... Also had a three-run blast against Washington on Mar. 26.
2022
Appeared in 49 games, making 44 starts, as a sophomore ... Slashed .288/.346/.512 over 170 at-bats with 34 runs, 49 hits, 10 doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 33 RBIs, 13 walks, and four stolen bases ... Led the team in slugging, and was second in home runs ... Selected as the Pac-12 Baseball Player of the Week on Mar. 7 after a standout performance at the Shriner's Children's College Classic (5-9, two HRs, 7 RBIs) ... Picked to the all-tournament team at the Shriner's Children's College Classic as well ... Started at all three outfield positions as well as DH, including a team-high 33 starts in center field ... Had nine multi-hit and nine multi-RBI performances ... Had an 11-game hitting streak from Apr. 29 to May 17, tied for the longest streak of any Bruin in 2022 (Cody Schrier) ... Slashed .364/.404/.591 during the streak ... Co-led the team with five bases-loaded hits, batting .357 (5-14) overall in those situations ... Was 1-2 as a pinch-hitter ... Was arguably UCLA's top performer at the Auburn Regional, going 6-16 (.375) with three home runs and six RBIs over four games en route to All-Tournament Team honors ... Batted .317 in true road games, third-best on the squad ... Had a .310/.370/.488 slash line in Pac-12 play ... Ended the year by reaching base in 11 consecutive games, and at one point had a 13-game reached base streak ... Was 2-4 with a double, home run, and four RBIs against Arizona State on May 1 ... Had three knocks and reached base a season-high four times at Utah on Apr. 8 ... Homered in each of UCLA's first three games at the Auburn Regional ... His top performances at Regionalsย came on Jun. 4 against Southeastern Louisiana, as he was 3-6 with a homer and three runs scored ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2021
Made 13 appearances, including seven starts, as a true freshman ... Slashed .136/.208/.227 over 22 at-bats with three runs scored, three hits, one triple, two RBIs, and two walks ... Made four starts in left field, two in right, and one at DH ... Team was 5-2 with him in the starting lineup ... Made his NCAA debut on Feb. 23, starting in right field and going 1-3 with an RBI and his first-career hit, a triple to right ... Best performance of the year came at Cal Poly on Mar. 13, as he went 2-3, reached base three times, and scored a season-high two runs ... Was hitless in two pinch-hit at-bats ... Appeared in seven games against Pac-12 opponents ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Over the summer, played for the Mankato MoonDogs in the Northwoods League ... Batted .174 (20-115) over 34 games with three home run and 19 RBIs ... Went 3-4 with two RBIs against Bismarck on Jul. 3 ... Hit a home run in back-to-back games against Duluth on Aug. 11-12.ย
High School
Earned three varsity letters in baseball at Leland High School in San Jose, Calif. ... Was ranked as the No. 39 outfielder in California by Perfect Game โฆ Was a Preseason All-American in 2020 ... In three varsity seasons, had a .433./492/.595 slash line ... Had a .520 batting average during his abbreviated senior season ... Also played football at Leland, was a three-year starting quarterback ... In 34 career games on the gridiron, totaled 46 touchdowns and 4,699 yards passing ... League MVP in football.ย
Personal
Full name: Carson Steel Yates ... Birthday: Jan. 10 ... Parents are John and Tawnie ... Has two brothers, Corbin and Cannon, and a twin sister, Trinity ... Plans on majoring in economics ... Chose to attend UCLA because it "felt like the perfect fit for me to develop as a baseball player and as a student" ... Admires Mike Trout ... Listens to Queen ... Roots for the San Francisco 49ers ... Lists George Kittle as his favorite pro athlete ... Hobbies include weightlifting, watching football, and eating with his family.
Career Highs at UCLA
At-Bats: 6 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (6/4/22)
Runs: 3 (three times)
Hits: 3 (three times)
RBI: 6 vs. Oklahoma (3/5/22)
Doubles: 1 (15 times)
Triples: 1 (four times)
Home Runs: 1 (12 times)
Stolen Bases: 3 vs. Omaha (2/18/23)
Four-year letterwinner (2021-24) and two-year starting outfielder (2022-23) on the UCLA baseball team ... Over 118 career games at UCLA, slashed .252/.349/.425 with 12 home runs and 64 RBIs ... His top season came as a sophomore in 2022, as he slashed .288/.346/.512 and was named to the Auburn All-Regional Tournament after leading the Bruins offensively (6-16, 3 HR, 6 RBIsย in 4 GP) in the postseason.ย
Career Highlights
2022 Shriner's Children's College Classic All-Tournament Team
Pac-12 Baseball Player of the Week (Mar. 7, 2022)
No. 7 play on SportsCenter Top-10 (Apr. 15, 2022)
2022 Auburn Regional All-Tournament Team
2024
Made seven appearances during his senior season, including four starts ... Slashed .400/.538/.800 over 10 at-bats with one run, four hits, one double, one home run, four RBIs, two walks, and one HBP ... All four starts came in left field ... Top outing of the year came in May 18's season finale against Stanford, as he went 2-2 with a season-high four RBIs and his lone home run of the year ... Went 2-2 and reached base three times on April 16 at UC Santa Barbara ... Made two appearances in Pac-12 play, going 2-4 (.500) ... Went a perfect 4-4 in his two day-game appearances ...ย Selected to the 2024 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.ย
2023
Appeared in 49 games, starting 45, as a true junior ... For the season, slashed .216/.358/.324 over 139 at-bats with 23 runs, 30 hits, four doubles, one triple, three home runs, 25 RBIs, 29 walks, four HBPs, four sac flies, four sac bunts, and nine stolen bases ... Led the team in stolen bases, co-led in sac flies ... Set single-season career highs in walks, HBPs, and stolen bases ... His 15 productive outs co-led the team ... Reached base in 21 consecutive games to start the season, the longest reached-base streak of any Bruin in 2023 ... Made a team-high 30 starts in left field, also made seven starts at DH, five in right field, and three in center ... Hit in six different spots in the order, including a team-high 14 appearances in the eight-hole ... Reached base in 18 of his final 21 starts of the year ... Stole a career-high three bases and scored three runs on Feb. 18 against Omaha ... Hit a three-run homer against Arizona on Mar. 18 ... Also had a three-run blast against Washington on Mar. 26.
2022
Appeared in 49 games, making 44 starts, as a sophomore ... Slashed .288/.346/.512 over 170 at-bats with 34 runs, 49 hits, 10 doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 33 RBIs, 13 walks, and four stolen bases ... Led the team in slugging, and was second in home runs ... Selected as the Pac-12 Baseball Player of the Week on Mar. 7 after a standout performance at the Shriner's Children's College Classic (5-9, two HRs, 7 RBIs) ... Picked to the all-tournament team at the Shriner's Children's College Classic as well ... Started at all three outfield positions as well as DH, including a team-high 33 starts in center field ... Had nine multi-hit and nine multi-RBI performances ... Had an 11-game hitting streak from Apr. 29 to May 17, tied for the longest streak of any Bruin in 2022 (Cody Schrier) ... Slashed .364/.404/.591 during the streak ... Co-led the team with five bases-loaded hits, batting .357 (5-14) overall in those situations ... Was 1-2 as a pinch-hitter ... Was arguably UCLA's top performer at the Auburn Regional, going 6-16 (.375) with three home runs and six RBIs over four games en route to All-Tournament Team honors ... Batted .317 in true road games, third-best on the squad ... Had a .310/.370/.488 slash line in Pac-12 play ... Ended the year by reaching base in 11 consecutive games, and at one point had a 13-game reached base streak ... Was 2-4 with a double, home run, and four RBIs against Arizona State on May 1 ... Had three knocks and reached base a season-high four times at Utah on Apr. 8 ... Homered in each of UCLA's first three games at the Auburn Regional ... His top performances at Regionalsย came on Jun. 4 against Southeastern Louisiana, as he was 3-6 with a homer and three runs scored ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2021
Made 13 appearances, including seven starts, as a true freshman ... Slashed .136/.208/.227 over 22 at-bats with three runs scored, three hits, one triple, two RBIs, and two walks ... Made four starts in left field, two in right, and one at DH ... Team was 5-2 with him in the starting lineup ... Made his NCAA debut on Feb. 23, starting in right field and going 1-3 with an RBI and his first-career hit, a triple to right ... Best performance of the year came at Cal Poly on Mar. 13, as he went 2-3, reached base three times, and scored a season-high two runs ... Was hitless in two pinch-hit at-bats ... Appeared in seven games against Pac-12 opponents ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12+ units passed) ... Over the summer, played for the Mankato MoonDogs in the Northwoods League ... Batted .174 (20-115) over 34 games with three home run and 19 RBIs ... Went 3-4 with two RBIs against Bismarck on Jul. 3 ... Hit a home run in back-to-back games against Duluth on Aug. 11-12.ย
High School
Earned three varsity letters in baseball at Leland High School in San Jose, Calif. ... Was ranked as the No. 39 outfielder in California by Perfect Game โฆ Was a Preseason All-American in 2020 ... In three varsity seasons, had a .433./492/.595 slash line ... Had a .520 batting average during his abbreviated senior season ... Also played football at Leland, was a three-year starting quarterback ... In 34 career games on the gridiron, totaled 46 touchdowns and 4,699 yards passing ... League MVP in football.ย
Personal
Full name: Carson Steel Yates ... Birthday: Jan. 10 ... Parents are John and Tawnie ... Has two brothers, Corbin and Cannon, and a twin sister, Trinity ... Plans on majoring in economics ... Chose to attend UCLA because it "felt like the perfect fit for me to develop as a baseball player and as a student" ... Admires Mike Trout ... Listens to Queen ... Roots for the San Francisco 49ers ... Lists George Kittle as his favorite pro athlete ... Hobbies include weightlifting, watching football, and eating with his family.
Career Highs at UCLA
At-Bats: 6 vs. Southeastern Louisiana (6/4/22)
Runs: 3 (three times)
Hits: 3 (three times)
RBI: 6 vs. Oklahoma (3/5/22)
Doubles: 1 (15 times)
Triples: 1 (four times)
Home Runs: 1 (12 times)
Stolen Bases: 3 vs. Omaha (2/18/23)
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. LSU (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Arkansas (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
Highlights - UCLA Baseball vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
