2005: Appeared in 13 games, starting two, a season after suffering a season-ending injury ... started on Feb. 13 at No. 11 Arizona, allowing six hits and five runs (two earned) in 2.1 innings of Bears 10-0 loss to the Wildcats ... also started against Creighton (Feb. 20), allowing six earned runs in two-thirds of an inning ... spent the rest of the season out of the bullpen ... picked up lone win on the year at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Mar. 26), pitching 1.2 perfect innings of relief as the Bears came from behind to win 11-10 ... also pitched 2.1 innings of perfect relief against Southern Utah (May 8), including striking out his first batter of the season ... had a stretch of 5.2 scoreless innings of relief during the month of March. 2004: Appeared in two contests before suffering a season-ending injury ... received a medical hardship ... pitched 2.1 innings of relief, allowing four hits and two earned runs in taking the loss against Fort Hays State (Feb. 14) in season opener ... also suffered loss against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, allowing seven hits and six runs, although only two were earned.

2003: Appeared in 13 total games accumulating a perfect 5-0 record with two saves ... started seven games during the season and had two complete games ... was third on the team in innings pitched and fourth in strikeouts ... pitched seven strong innings while striking out a season-high six in 29-4 victory over Augustana in NCC Tournament.

Prior to UNC: Attended Midland (Texas) J.C. and Trinidad State J.C.

High School: 2000 graduate of Eaglecrest High ... three-year letterman for coach Jeff Thompson ... all-city, all-conference and all-state selection ... participated in Top 40 All-Star game at Coors Field ... holds school record for batting average, earned run average and fielding percentage ... team won district championship in 1999.

Personal: Born October 13, 1981 in Denver ... son of Les and Nancy Carruthers ... majoring in sociology/criminal justice.

Carruthers' Career Statistics

Year       ERA   W-L   App  GS  CG SHO/CBO  SV     IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  2B  3B  HR    BF  B/Avg  WP HBP SFA SHA
2003....  6.62   5-0    13   7   2   0/0     2   50.1   60   39   37   18   29  13   1   9   236   .299   5   8   1   7
2004....  6.75   0-2     2   1   0   0/0     0    5.1   11   10    4    4    3   1   1   1    34   .393   0   1   0   1
2005.... 10.23   1-2    13   2   0   0/0     0   22.0   37   29   25    7    2   8   1   5   110   .378   1   1   2   2
TOTAL...  7.65   6-4    28  10   2   0/0     2   77.2  108   78   66   29   34  22   3  15   380   .330   6  10   3  10

Carruther's Game-by-Game Statistics

2003

2004

2005