Education
In 2007, Carrasco accepted a scholarship at the University of California, Berkeley. During his first year, Carrasco recorded seven points on two goals and three assists. He scored his second goal of the season against Washington in the opening minutes of the game.
He added an insurance goal for Cal against San Diego increasing the Bears" lead to 2–0.
And he earned several assists against University of California, Los Angeles, Stanford and University of San Francisco.
In 2008, Carrasco was named All-Pac-10 second team and Pac-10 All-Academic second-team He started in all but one game and scored three goals for the year, tying him for second best on the team
He was one of two Cal players to have seven assists during the season, including one assist on the game-winning goal against Oregon State University.
In 2009, despite suffering an ankle injury that sidelined him for a number of games, Carrasco still earned a second straight All-Pac-10 second-team selection and a Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention. He had one goal.
In 2010, Carrasco was senior co-captain of the Berkeley squad with good friend A. J. Soares, a defender with Viking FK. He was named NSCAA Third Team Far West Region, First Team All-Pac-10, Third Team Pac-10 All American, and Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention.
Carrasco scored seven goals and had three assists.
Throughout his 4 years at University of California Berkeley, he scored 13 goals.