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Russell Carter enters his 3rd season with the Blinn baseball program. Coach Carter coaches 1st base for the Bucs. Additionally he serves as the catcher’s and outfielder’s coach, assists with the hitters and is the strength and conditioning coordinator.
He began his collegiate coaching career in 2005 at The University of Texas at Dallas where he served under Shane Shewmake as the Pitching Coach. Additionally he coached the catchers, implemented the strength and conditioning program, assisted in the recruitment of student-athletes, and daily field maintenance. During his tenure at UT-Dallas Coach Carter received his Masters in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. During 2006 & 2007 UT-Dallas finished 2nd in the ASC East division while placing 3rd in the West Regional in 2007.
During the summers of 2007 and 2009, he assisted with the Edenton Steamers of the Coastal Plains League. In 2007, The Steamers won both the 1st and 2nd half championship while having 6 players selected in the Major League Draft and two others signing professional contracts. For the past 3 summers Coach Carter has traveled abroad with USA Athletes International visiting Amersterdam, Aruba, and Australia, winning tournaments in both Amsterdam and Australia.
A native of Richardson, Coach Carter played college ball for Coach Tom Hager at Jamestown College in Jamestown, N.D., where the team won the 2004 regional championship and a berth in the NAIA World Series. Prior to his time at Jamestown, he spent two year at Southwestern University in Georgetown. His senior year at Jamestown he hit .397. He was a member of 3 conference championships during his 4 year college career.
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