Fairfield University Athletics

2025: All-MAAC Second Team…MAAC Pitcher of the Week (3/4)...MAAC All-Tournament Team…MAAC All-Academic Team…Made 15 starts during his senior season tallying a career-high eight wins and logging 80.1 innings…Finished in the top-five in the MAAC in wins, ERA (3.41), WHIP (1.21), and strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.36)…Tossed a season-high eight innings allowing just one run in a complete game victory over Rider to send the Stags into the MAAC Championship Series (5/24)…Tossed six shutout innings allowing four hits against Quinnipiac (4/27)…Threw seven innings allowing one run and needing just 82 pitches against Niagara (5/11)…Allowed just three hits in six shutout innings against James Madison (3/2).

2024: College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District…MAAC Pitcher of the Week (4/2)…MAAC All-Academic Team…Racked up five wins in 13 starts while logging 63.2 innings and striking out 68 batters…Struck out a career-high 11 batters over seven innings in the win over Saint Peter’s (4/13)…Pitched eight scoreless innings while allowing just two hits and striking out nine in the win over Iona (3/29)…Had first win of the season going six innings allowing one run and striking out seven at FGCU (3/9).

2023: MAAC All-Academic Team…Made a team-high 22 appearances totaling 40 innings while compiling a 4-2 record…Struck out a batter in 20 of his 22 outings amassing 52 punch outs with just 11 walks on the season…Posted three-straight scoreless outings comprising 3.2 innings with five strikeouts, no walks, and two victories (2/24 – 3/5)…Had three consecutive saves capped by two scoreless innings against Canisius (4/25 – 5/6)…Threw a career-high 6.1 innings of tremendous relief in the MAAC Championships against Rider allowing just two runs and striking out three (5/26)…Picked up the win in the MAAC Championship series against the Broncs by recording the final out before the ninth inning comeback (5/27).

2022: MAAC All-Academic Team…Made 15 appearances with two starts while pitching to a 1-0 record and a 3.38 ERA…Did not allow a run in his first three appearances of his career including a scoreless frame at FGCU (3/13)…Picked up his first collegiate win by going 2.1 innings and surrendering a lone run and striking out four against Dartmouth (3/16)…Tossed three scoreless innings and struck out three against Central Connecticut State (3/30).

BEFORE FAIRFIELD: Baker was a two-time ECC All-Conference First Team selection after combining for 153 strikeouts in his final two seasons. He was a Connecticut Junior All-Star after hurling 36 innings on the mound and recording a 0.96 ERA with 81 strikeouts. He also played soccer and basketball at Wheeler High, earning two All-Conference selections in each.