Check Out Kaplan's Karter Meaux Q&A

 
Karter Meaux is a 6’5 senior righthanded pitcher and first baseman for the Kaplan Pirates.  He is 3-2 on the mound on the season with a 3.0 ERA and 26 strikeouts. At the plate, he’s batting .415 with 17 RBI. He has a 3.8 GPA and wants to attend SLCC as a diesel mechanic.  After high school, he plans to have a career in that field.

 
Q: What led you to decide you want to be a diesel mechanic?  

 This year was the first actual class, but over the summers, I worked on the rice farms, and I was attracted to everything about them. They make good money, and I enjoyed being around them for the last couple of years.

 Q: Baseball is now the only sport you play.  What is it about baseball that captures you like no other sport does?

 It’s the atmosphere.  I like the feeling of winning in general.  Say you lose a football game; you must wait a week to play another game.  Baseball is day by day. If you lose a game, you can recover from it pretty much the next day.

  Q: In your four years at Kaplan, you have had three head baseball coaches. What has that been like for you and the seniors on this team?

 Last year was difficult, but Coach Jake (Faulk) was here during my freshman and sophomore years, so I already knew how he handled it. His coming back this year for the seniors was the best thing for us.

 Q: Do you feel y’all are a better team this year?

 We are way better.  We are smooth is fast.  That’s how we go off of, smooth is fast.  Our lineup right now is looking pretty smooth and pretty fast.

Q: What’s different about Coach Jake Faulk?

 He motivates us a lot more.   He doesn’t follow the negative.  He follows more of the positive.  It’s benefited my game a lot.  It’s my mind.  My head is clearer now.  I’m able to focus.

 Q: Do you play video games or do social media?

 No, I don’t.  I don’t get into any of that.  Facebook Marketplace is all I do.  My grandpa (Dale Meaux) taught me that stuff rots your brain.

 Q: What are you doing if you’re not on social media and not playing video games?

 I’m either helping on the crawfish dock, waiting for baseball practice to start, or watching YouTube when I’m not at school.

 Q: Did you say crawfish?

Yes, I work for Stelly’s Boiling Spot, where the fishermen bring their crawfish. We weigh them, sell them, and do everything else.

 
Q: Who do you credit with getting you into baseball?

My dad (Kelly Meaux). We started when I was young, and out of all the sports I played, he pushed me more toward baseball. That makes me enjoy it more. My mom (Renee LeMaire Meaux) keeps me in line and makes sure I’m where I need to be on time. She makes sure I have everything I need.

 
Q: Here’s your chance to tell the world once and for all:  Why, at a country-solid 6’5, don’t you play football?

 It’s exhausting, and it hurts my body to the point that I can’t be 100 percent for baseball season.