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David Carter returned to Utah Valley in 2008 after spending five seasons at the College of Southern Idaho. Carter coached in Orem from 2000 to 2003 and returns for his second stint with the school and with head coach Eric Madsen, whom he coached with at the College of Eastern Utah from 1996-99. Carter began his coaching career in 1994, as a graduate assistant at Southern Utah University before spending two seasons at Southern Idaho, in Twin Falls, Idaho. From there he went to Eastern Utah to coach alongside Madsen before assisting former Wolverine coach Steve Gardner for four seasons. During his coaching career, Carter has coached several players selected in the Major League Baseball Draft, including current Texas Rangers pitcher Willie Eyre and Kansas City Royals pitcher Brandon Duckworth. Carter was born in Logan, Utah and graduated from Blackfoot High School where he lettered in baseball and basketball. He played collegiately at Southern Idaho from 1986-87 and helped pitch the Golden Eagles to a fourth place finish at the Junior College World Series as a freshman. He finished his collegiate playing career at UNLV where he was part of a team that made it to the NCAA Regionals in each of his seasons in Las Vegas. After college Carter signed to play professionally in the Montreal Expos organization. He played for Gate City (Pocatello, Idaho) in the Pioneer League in 1990 and the Erie Sailors in the New York Penn League in 1991. Carter has an associate's degree from Southern Idaho and a bachelor's degree in physical education from Southern Utah. |
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