Dallas Baptist University Athletics

2022 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE)
Made a career-high 20 relief appearances … Posted a 2-0 record with 28 strikeouts in 23.2 innings of work … vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Held No. 7 Oklahoma State (3/16) without a run in 1.0 inning of relief … Helped lift DBU to a series-clinching win over No. 20 Maryland (3/27) after tossing a scoreless inning against the Terrapins … Did not allow a run in 1.0 inning of work in a victory at No. 21 Louisiana Tech (3/29) … vs. MVC OPPONENTS: Notched his second win of the year after throwing a scoreless inning and striking out two against Evansville (5/14) … Struck out a career-high five batters in 4.0 innings at Indiana State (5/19) … vs. NON-CONFERENCE: Earned his first career win at San Diego (3/6) after striking out three in 1.1 scoreless innings of relief … Threw a scoreless frame and struck out two against Baylor (4/5) … AUSTIN REGIONAL: Held Louisiana Tech (6/3) scoreless in 1.0 inning of work and notched a strikeout.
 
2021 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Saw action on the mound in two relief appearances … vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Struck out two batters in 1.0 scoreless inning against No. 19 Indiana State (4/24).

2020 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
Made one appearance before the 2020 season was canceled … vs. TOP 25 OPPONENTS: Made his Patriot debut at No. 13 North Carolina (2/22).
 
2019 (FRESHMAN)
Did not see game action in his first collegiate season.

COLLEGIATE SUMMER LEAGUE
Pitched for the Eau Claire Express in the Northwoods League for three summers (2019, 2021, & 2022) and twice earned a spot in the Major League Baseball Dream Showcase … Also played for the Westfield Starfires in the Futures Collegiate League in 2020.

HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at East Longmeadow High School ... Played for head coach Craig DeFranco … Named a 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American … Rated the seventh-best right-handed pitcher and the No. 10 overall prospect in the class of 2018 from the state of Massachusetts by Perfect Game ... Ranked among the top 500 seniors nationally by Perfect Game ... Also tabbed a Northeast Second Team All-Region selection by Perfect Game following his senior season … Garnered Western Mass Baseball Super 7 honors as a junior in 2017 … Competed for the Dream Bat Bombers in the summers.

PERSONAL
Born on December 4, 1999 … Parents are David and Lori Baker … His brother Garrett is the pitching coach at Tyler Junior College after playing four years of baseball at Cedarville University and two seasons in the Independent Leagues playing for the New Hampshire Wild and the Tucson Saguaros … Completed his Bachelor’s in Sports Management and is currently pursuing a Masters in Kinesiology … Favorite Bible verse is Romans 8:28.