With the 162nd pick in the fifth round of the 2024 MLB Draft, the Philadelphia Phillies selected Carter Mathison, an outfielder who hit 42 home runs in 182 career games at Indiana.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – After slugging home runs for the Indiana Hoosiers, Carter Mathison is joining the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
In three seasons at Indiana under coach Jeff Mercer, Mathison became one of the program's top home run hitters of all-time. In 2022, he set the Indiana freshman record with 19 home runs, which ranks sixth on the Hoosiers all-time, single-season charts. That also puts him No. 2 all-time on the Big Ten freshman home run leaderboard. He also earned Freshman All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper.
Following one of the best freshman seasons in program history, Mathison increased his batting average from .273 to .311 during his sophomore seasons. His home run total fell to 10, but he increased his OBP from .393 to .426 and struck out at a lower rate. Across his Indiana career, Mathison played all three outfield positions and designated hitter. As a junior in 2024, he started 56 games in center field and made the Big Ten All-Tournament team as a center fielder, batting .471 in four games."Mathison surged late in his season as an Indiana high schooler in 2021 to finish among the national prep home run leaders with 16 in 33 games.
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