Matt Carroll Atlanta Braves baseball skills earned him a ride to the University of Maryland, College Park. He then moved on to play four years at the highest level of college basketball at Pennsylvania State University, in Division 1. He had earned four years' worth of varsity letters by his senior year and was named captain. There were numerous academic awards and scholarships bestowed upon Carroll. Caroll attended the Major League Baseball Scouting Bureau Scout School after graduating in 2006 and was the school's best student.