Former Southern Miss pitcher Cody Carroll (Mt. Juliet, Tenn.) earned his Major League Baseball call-up Tuesday by the Baltimore Orioles.
Carroll, who is in his fourth year in professional baseball, got selected in the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft in the 22nd Round by the New York Yankees.
The right-handed hurler was a member of the Yankees organization until earlier this month when a trade sent him to the Orioles, and he was assigned to the Norfolk (Va.) Tides in Triple-A.
In 34 relief appearances for both the Scranton/Wilkes Barre (Pa.) Railriders and the Tides this season, Carroll posted a 4-0 record while registering nine saves in 12 opportunities with a 2.47 earned run average. In 43 2/3 innings of work, he allowed 28 hits, 14 runs (12 earned), 18 walks and 57 strikeouts. Carroll also made the International League All-Star team earlier this month.
Carroll, will wear No. 49, and dress for the Orioles tonight against his former team, New York, when Baltimore starts a two-game series at Yankee Stadium tonight.
With his call-up, Carroll becomes the 18th former Golden Eagle to play in the big leagues when he makes his debut.
