Baseball with Willie Carter

Willie was born and raised in Lake City, Florida, where he graduated from Fort White High School. In his Junior year he hit .515 with six Home Runs and 20 RBIs and was named Florida 4A High School player of the year. His senior year he hit .409. Willie attended Pensacola State College where he hit 409 with four homers and 15 RBIs and was deemed an all conference player both years at PSC. Willie’s college career eventually led him to Webber International university, where he slashed an astonishing .321 batting average, .706 slugging percentage, .482 on-base percentage, 161 total bases, 87 hits and 19 home runs (school record). During his career at Webber, Carter finished second on the team with 62 RBIs, 58 runs scored, 39 walks, 13 doubles and two triples which granted him to achieve All-American status. Carter was selected by the Atlanta Braves Organization in the 2019 MLB draft. Willie finished his professional career after three seasons in the Braves minor league system with a career batting average of .255, 19 home runs, 30 stolen bases, 81 base on balls and was also awarded a top 50 prospect in the Atlanta Braves Minor League System. Willie has gained multiple years of coaching experience during and after completing his baseball career. He spent two years coaching at Webber International University, where he was building a NAIA World Series caliber team. Carter was also the hitting coach in 2023 at his former High School, where he helped the team hit over .300 as a team. Over the past year, Willie has been working full time as a hitting instructor at D-Bat Green Cove where he has worked with kids (baseball & softball) from age 10 to college level and above to improve their approach to hitting.