Former Wild Things outfielder Carter gets FL Hall call
Former Wild Things player and coach Chris Carter will be inducted into the Frontier League Hall of Fame prior to Washington’s game July 25 against the Florence Y’alls at EQT Park.
The league announced its 2025 Hall of Fame induction class on Monday and it includes six former players and one broadcaster.
Carter had an outstanding collegiate career at Coastal Carolina University and began his professional baseball career in the Frontier League with the Kalamazoo Kings in 2002. He won the league’s batting title in 2003 when he hit .364 with 16 doubles, six triples and five home runs before having his contract purchased by the Baltimore Orioles.
After playing Class A ball with the Orioles through 2004, Carter was released and signed by the Wild Things. The outfielder spent two years in Washington as a player and helped the Wild Things to 122 wins and two trips to the postseason.
Carter was named a postseason all-star in 2006 when he batted .314 with eight home runs for a Washington team managed by John Massarelli.
“Chris was a five-tool player,” Massarelli told the Frontier League. “He could hit, hit for power, run, play all three outfield positions and (he) had a strong arm. His best attribute, however, was his ability to lead in the clubhouse and be the ultimate teammate. (He is) one of my favorite players in my coaching career.”
Carter went on to be an assistant coach with the Wild Things and then returned to Coastal Carolina where he was the director of baseball operations when the Chanticleers won the College World Series championship in 2016. He is currently Coastal Carolina’s Director of Athletic Apparel & Business Services.
Joining Carter in the Hall of Fame class are former Windy City first baseman Phil Hawke, River City pitchers Jason Lowey and Josh Lowey, Chillicothe infielder Mike Cervenak, London Werewolves pitcher Rick Nadeau and broadcaster Robert Ford, who called games for the Kalamazoo Kings for two seasons and is currently the play-by-play broadcaster for the Houston Astros.