Junior (2015)
Louisville Slugger second team All-American … first team All-Conference USA … ranked in the top-10 in multiple categories in Conference USA, including first in slugging percentage (.637) and total bases (137), second in home runs (15), third in doubles (21), ninth in batting average (.330) and RBIs (44) and 12th in hits (71) … also ranked amongst the top athletes in Division I as he finished the year sixth in home runs per game (0.31), 13th in doubles per game (0.43), 18th in home runs, 27th in slugging percentage, 31st in doubles, 34th in total bases and 120th in RBIs … also matched the C-USA record for home runs in conference-only games with 14 … tallied 22 multi-hit and 12 multi-RBI games and tied for the team lead in longest hit streak with 11 consecutive … saw action in 49 games playing 34 at second base and 15 in right field … led the team in hits, doubles, home runs, RBI, total bases and slugging percentage … batted .330 with a .381 on base percentage … hit a home run in four straight games and had another three-game streak beginning at Marshall (3/14) … went 5-for-5 against Incarnate Word (3/25) with two doubles, two RBIs and a run … ties for ninth in the all-time UTSA records in career home runs with 25 and ties for eighth in the single-season records with 15 … in the series finale against Marshall (3/15), Baker went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, two runs, a double and career-high six RBIs.
Sophomore (2014)
Played in and started all 61 games … batted .273 and was fifth on the team in hits (66), including 12 doubles, three triples and six home runs … led the squad in stolen bases (11) and was second in runs (43) and RBIs (37) … slugged .421 with an on base percentage of .338 (19 walks and six hit-by-pitches) … registered 18 multi-hit and eight multi-RBI games … notched a 12-game hit streak beginning with the second game of the season … tabbed Conference USA Hitter of the Week (3/3) after leading the Roadrunners to a series win over South Dakota State … was a triple shy of hitting for the cycle as he went 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, double and a home run in the series finale against South Dakota State (3/1).
Freshman (2013)
?Played in all 60 games, including 57 starts between second base and the outfield … hit .270 with 28 runs scored, 12 doubles, a triple, four home runs and 34 RBIs … led team with six sacrifice flies … notched 13 multi-hit games, including a 3-for-5 performance with three RBI against Air Force (2/17) … hit .438 with two doubles, a homer and three RBIs in the WAC Tournament… was 2-for-7 with a run scored in NCAA Tournament games against Oregon State and Texas A&M (5/31-6/1).
High School
A two-year starter as a utility player for head coaches Jim Long and Lanny Williams … batted .280 with four home runs and 20 RBIs as a senior and earned all-district honors … threw a perfect game against Leander HS at 2012 Round Rock Hardball Classic … led team to state tournament semifinals as a junior … batted .367 with eight doubles, one triple, five homers, 28 RBIs and scored 25 runs that season … earned 2011 honorable mention all-state, All-Greater Houston Area, all-district and state all-tournament team accolades … also a three-year starter in football who was named first-team All-District 17-4A at outside linebacker.
Personal
Born Feb. 8, 1994, in Brenham, Texas … son of Jim Baker and Heidi Whitehead … has four sisters — Jordyn, Stephanie, Summer and Julie — and two brothers, James and Jack … has not declared a major.