2025 Baseball Roster
Ozmer, Carson

Jersey Number 14
Carson Ozmer
- Position:
- RHP
- B-T:
- R-R
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Lantana, Texas
- High School:
- John H. Guyer
- Prev School:
- Penn
Bio
Career Accolades
- First Team All-American - NCBWA (2025)
- Second Team All-American - ABCA/Rawlings (2025)
- ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region First Team (2025)
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2024-25)
2025
- Shined as the Crimson Tide closer in his lone season in Tuscaloosa
- Highlighted as a finalist for the Stopper of the Year Award
- Named a First Team All-SEC reliever
- Honored as a First Team All-American by the NCBWA
- Earned Second Team All-American honors from ABCA/Rawlings
- Chosen to the ABCA/Rawlings All-Southeast Region First Team
- Recorded a 3.29 ERA (14 ER/38.1 IP) in a team-high 29 games, posting a 4-2 record
- Led the nation with 17 saves
- His 17 saves were the most in a single season in program history, surpassing Ben Short's record of 14 set in 1991
- Did not allow an earned run in 22 of his 29 games
- Recorded at least one strikeout in 25 of 29 appearances
- His 48 strikeouts were fourth-most on the team
- Added to NCBWA's Stopper of the Year Midseason Watch List on April 23, an award honoring the nation's top relief pitcher
- Named to College Baseball Foundation's Pitcher of the Year Watch List
- Managed two saves against then-No. 6 Georgia on May 11, recording 2.2 innings in his two appearances while striking out three combined over his two outings
- Struck out three in two scoreless innings to earn the save at Vanderbilt on May 3
- Awarded the win on April 24, striking out four in 2.0 innings of relief against Missouri
- Struck out a season-best five batters at then-No. 9 LSU on April 19 to convert the 2.0-inning save
- Managed the save in the Tide's 4-1 win over Mississippi State on April 12
- Retired all three hitters he faced in the Tide's 6-5 win over then-No. 16 Auburn on April 5
- Earned the save against No. 10 Oklahoma on March 30, picking up a strikeout in a perfect ninth
- Picked up the win in the Tide's 6-5 win over the Sooners, giving up a run in his 2.0 frames
- Pitched a scoreless ninth, becoming the winning pitcher in Alabama's walkoff win over North Alabama on March 25
- Closed out the Tide's 6-5 win over No. 1 Tennessee on March 20, giving up just one hit 1.1 innings, adding a punchout
- Tossed a season-high 2.2 innings, in Alabama's 6-4 victory at then-No. 19 Texas A&M, giving up one run and a pair of hits
- Notched the save at UAB on March 11, striking out one
- Recorded a season-best four strikeouts in 2.1 frames on March 9 against Presbyterian
- Struck out the side in the Tide's 3-1 win over No. 20 Troy on March 5, converting the save
- Picked up the final two outs against the Bison on March 1 to secure the save
- Stymied then-No. 12 NC State on Feb. 22 in Jacksonville to earn his second Alabama save
- Closed the Tide's season-opening win over Bradley to notch his first save with the Tide, striking out the only batter he faced
2021-24 (Penn)
- Spent four seasons at the University of Pennsylvania where he was a two-way star for the Quakers
- Twice earned Honorable Mention All-Ivy League honors as a utility player (2024) and relief pitcher (2023)
On the mound
- Appeared in 51 games (2 starts) on the bump over his four-year career with Penn, posting a career 2.98 ERA (29 ER/87.2 IP) with 92 strikeouts and 10 saves
- Made 16 appearances (1 start) for the Quakers in 2024, earning a 2-1 record with a 4.02 ERA (18 ER/40.1 IP) and 45 strikeouts
- Led all Penn relievers in innings pitched, strikeouts and saves (4)
- Set the single-season program record with 25 appearances out of the bullpen in 2023, striking out 35 batters in 34.1 innings, pitching to a career-best 1.83 ERA
- Made nine appearances out of the Quakers' bullpen in 2022, posting a 2.13 ERA (3 ER/12.2 IP) with 12 strikeouts, limiting opposing hitters to a .159 batting average
At the plate
- Posted a career .295 (51-173) average with 34 runs scored, 19 RBI, 11 doubles and two home runs in 95 games
- Saw the most action in the lineup during his senior season, working 119 at-bats in 38 games (30 starts)
Prep Highlights
- Attended John H. Guyer High School in Denton, Texas
- Was a three-year letter winner and two-time captain under head coach Patrick Watson
- Earned second-team all-district honors for his junior campaign on the mound
- First-team Academic All-State as a senior and graduated in the top five percent of his class
Personal Info
- Carson Paul Ozmer
- Born on August 28, 2001
- Son of Steve and Gina Ozmer
- Has one brother, Garett, and a sister, Isabel
- Obtained a master's degree in sports management
Baseball Season Preview: Coach Vaughn & Justin Lebron
Friday, September 19
NCAA Regional Day 2 Postgame: Coach Vaughn, Bryce Fowler & Tyler Fay
Saturday, May 31
NCAA Regional Day 1 Postgame: Coach Vaughn, Matthew Heiberger & Brennen Norton
Friday, May 30
NCAA Regional Preview: Coach Vaughn, Justin Lebron & Riley Quick
Thursday, May 29