Get to Know Carter ...
At what age did you start playing baseball and how did you get into baseball?
- I started playing at the age of four because my brother played.
What sport would you play if you did not play baseball and why?
- Basketball because it's electric and the crowd is jumping.
Who is your biggest role model and why?
- My dad because he works hard and takes care of everyone around him.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
GRADUATE – 2026
EAST TENNESSEE STATE – 2024-25
- Spent two years at East Tennessee State
- All-SoCon First Team
- SoCon Pitcher of the Month (February 2024)
- Went 12-7 with a 4.70 ERA in 136.0 innings pitched with 36 walks and 106 strikeouts in 32 career appearances (27 starts)
- 2025: 6-5, 4.48 ERA, 72.1 IP, 19 BB, 60 SO in 16 appearances (all starts)
- Allowed three runs or fewer in 12 of his 16 outings in 2025
- Made starts for ETSU in both the SoCon and NCAA Tournament in 2025
- 2024: 6-2, 4.95 ERA, 63.2 IP, 17 BB, 46 SO in 16 appearances (11 starts)
- Pitched at least five innings in each of his last five starts of the 2024 season
- Had a quality start against Mercer in the SoCon Tournament in 2024
CLEVELAND STATE CC – 2023
- Spent one year at Cleveland State Community College
- 5-2, 4.12 ERA, 43.2 IP, 16 BB, 49 SO, 2 CG in nine appearances (eight starts)
- Tallied a pair of 10-strikeout games in 2023
SNEAD STATE CC – 2022
- Spent one year at Snead State Community College
- 1-0, 6.75 ERA, 10.2 IP, 6 BB, 11 SO in nine appearances
- Helped his team reach the 2022 NJCAA World Series
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four years of baseball at Tattnall Square Academy in Macon, Georgia
- Ranked the No. 46 pitcher in the state of Georgia, and the No. 155 overall prospect in the state by Perfect Game in 2021
- Helped his team become state champions in 2018 and 2019 and region champions from 2018-21
- Also played two years of basketball at Tattnall Square Academy
PERSONAL
- Son of Brad and Gina Fink
- Has one older brother, Logan, and one younger sister, Taylor
- His brother, Logan, played baseball at Kennesaw State and West Georgia from 2018-23
- Chose Kansas because, “I really liked all the coaches and everyone I met here. Also, I liked the culture Coach Fitz has made here."
- Currently working on his master's of business administration