LOYOLA MARYMOUNT: Played three years for coach Frank Cruz at Loyola
Marymount • Played in 40 games as a freshman in 2001, starting 29 times
(16 at shortstop, nine at third base and four at second base) • Batted
.253 with nine RBI • Went 2-for-3 with a career-high three RBI vs.
Cal State Fullerton on April 17, 2001 • Batted .074 in limited action
(28 games and five starts) in 2002 • Granted a medical redshirt in
2003 after suffering a shoulder injury.
ARCADIA H.S.: Was a three-year letterman in baseball and two-year
letter winner in football • Earned three-time All-Pacific League and
All-San Gabriel Valley honors and was an All-CIF selection both his junior
and senior years • Combined on a no-hitter versus Hoover H.S. his senior
year • Also garnered All-San Gabriel Valley honors in football.
PERSONAL: Born on October 14, 1981, in Fullerton, Calif. • Parents
are Richard and Judith Carroll • Has two younger brothers (Erik and
Patrick) • Says throwing five touchdown passes in a high school game
is his greatest sports thrill • Chose to attend Fullerton because of
the rich baseball history • Once held a job as a gardener in Kansas
over a summer • Full name is Mark Anthony Carroll • Favorites…Los
Angeles Dodgers (team), Scarface (movie), Mike Epps (actor), Wild Boys (TV
show)
