AWARDS & HONORS

• 2026 All-MVC Honorable Mention
• 2026 MVC Newcomer of the Week (May 5)

2026: Appeared in 43 games for the Redbirds, making 32 starts… Recorded the third-highest batting average on the team at .356, along with a 1.031 OPS… Gathered seven home runs, 30 RBIs, 48 hits, 11 doubles, 12 walks… Notched 223 putouts defensively with nine assists… One of two Redbirds to collect more walks than strikeouts during the season… Tallied a 10-game hit streak from April 19 to May 5, hitting .429 (18-for-42) with three home runs and 16 RBIs… Named MVC Newcomer of the Week on May 5, going 9-for-19 across four contests with two home runs and eight RBIs, including a career-best four hits and four RBIs against Valparaiso on May 2… Received All-MVC Honorable Mention recognition on May 19.

2025 (Parkland CC): Earned an All-Conference honorable mention in his sophomore campaign… Recorded a .414 batting average with 41 hits, including five home runs and 40 RBIs in 2025.

2024 (Parkland CC): Made 23 starts in 29 appearances in his rookie campaign… Tallied a .300 batting average with 21 hits with 16 RBIs in 2024… Recorded a 3-for-3 performance with two doubles against Carl Sandburg College (Mar. 12). 

Previous: All-Conference Second Team at  St. Laurence High School… Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Vanessa and Michael Carrano Sr… Brother to Matthew… Matthew plays baseball at Parkland CC.