Teter Takes Over John Carroll Baseball

The will welcome former assistant coach Steve Teter as its new head baseball coach for the 2012 season.

Teter will replace two-year coach Joe Stetka who after players by the Baltimore Orioles. to , where he already had one stint as head coach.

Teter is aware of the success the Patriots have had in the past two seasons and is excited about the caliber of players he will be working with at John Carroll.

“That’s what makes it so exciting is that you can set your goals aside and hold kids to high standards,” Teter said. “It really shows that you can expect great things from John Carroll.”

Teter has nine years of experience as an assistant coach at Fallston and at , as well as one year of experience playing college baseball for Towson University. But this will be Teter’s first time coaching in a private school, where he will experience tougher competition not only on the field, but in recruiting.

Teter talked about the differences he will face coaching in a private school environment and how he plans to recruit players from around the Harford County area.

“Being able to go out and recruit is something that I am really looking forward to,” Teter said. “Our number one goal is to cut the pipeline off and keep good Harford County kids from going down [Interstate] 95 and to Baltimore area schools. I want to keep those kids in Harford County; keep them local and keep them in their community. If we can do that, we are set as far as recruiting is concerned.” 

Teter wants to improve upon last season’s records and prepare his players for college baseball.

“The conference is very, very strong top to bottom; there are no games off,” Teter said. “We want to keep building on last season’s success. We are going to just try to keep the momentum going and make sure we are a strong and competitive team in the conference and every year we want to get better and better.”