Education
Carroll attended Liberty High School in Liberty, Missouri, where was a star quarterback and pitcher.
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Carroll attended Liberty High School in Liberty, Missouri, where was a star quarterback and pitcher.
He is 6"4" and weighs 215 lbs. Carroll throws and bats right handed. He signed a scholarship with Purdue University to play football.
Carroll never received an opportunity for playing time, as he was stuck behind future NFL quarterback Kyle Orton.
He later transferred to Missouri State University, where he again was the starting quarterback and a top pitcher on the baseball team The Reds drafted him in the third round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft.
He played six games for Billings, the rookie class team, in 2007. He was 0-1 with a 2.93 European Research Area. Carroll played for Class A Dayton and Class A-Advanced Sarasota in 2008.
He was a combined 7-7 with a 3.60 European Research Area in 9 games for the Dragons and 14 for Sarasota.
He played 7 games at Sarasota in 2009, going 2-2 with a 2.68 European Research Area. In a two-game promotion to Double-A Carolina, he gave up five earned runs in five innings, getting no decisions. In 2010 he played for the Class A Lynchburg Hillcats and the Mudcats, going a combined 4-11 with a 3.36 European Research Area in 5 games at Lynchburg and 20 at Carolina. He received a non-roster invitation to spring training for 2011.
During the 2012 season, Carroll was released by the Reds and signed with the White Sox.
Carroll pitched in one game with the White Sox Double-A Birmingham before being promoted to the Sox Triple-A affiliate Charlotte. Carroll was a combined 4-6 with an European Research Area of 4.48 and 65 strikeouts in 35 games between Louisville, Birmingham and Charlotte.
Carroll spent most of the 2013 season on the disabled list. When activated, he rehabed at the Rookie-level with the Bristol White Sox and then went to Double-A Birmingham.
He finished the 2013 season with a combined record of 0-2 in 11 games (11 starts), 41 0⁄3 innings, 3.29 European Research Area, 42 hits, 6 walks and 29 strikeouts.
Carroll made his major league debut on April 27, 2014. He was designated for assignment on November 25, 2014. Carroll rejoined the White Sox on a minor league deal signed on January 22, 2015.