William Baker

Photo by: [Billy Hardiman Photography]

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Photo by: [Billy Hardiman Photography]

Photo by: Mic Smith

Position:
Oufielder
Bats/Throws::
R/R
Height:
5-11
Weight:
175
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kansas City, Mo.
Prev School:
Fort Scott CC
Major:
History

Awards and Honors:
* 2019 Academic All-MAC
* 2019 2nd Team All-MAC
* MAC Player of the Week (Feb. 19, 2018)

Baker's Statistics
CAREER | 2019 GBG | 2018 GBG

2019 - SENIOR SEASON: Named second team All-MAC ... led team with .324 batting average and hit .353 in conference play ... started 55 of the team's 57 games, starting in the outfield before moving to 3rd then 2nd base ... hit 14 doubles, 5 triples and a home run ... tied for second on the team with 7 stolen bases ... went 3-for-3 and doubled twice vs. Georgetown (March 8) ... had 3 hits and 2 RBIs in win over Dayton (March 16) ... went 3-for-4 with a walk vs. Fort Wayne (March 20) ... went 7-for-15 and scored 6 runs in sweep over Western Michigan in late March ... went 2-for-4 and scored twice in win at Central Michigan (April 7) ... went 3-for-4 with 3 runs and 3 RBIs in win over Butler (April 9) ... went 6-for-11 in road series win at Miami in late April ... went 7-for-14 with 7 runs in sweep over Toledo to close regular season ... had 4 hits and scored 3 runs during the MAC Championship.

2018 - JUNIOR SEASON: Played in 53 games with 50 starts, mainly in left field … hit .625 over four games at the Shipyard Classic to earn MAC Player of the Week accolades on Feb. 19 … went 4-for-5 with a double and run scored in the season opener against UMass Lowell on Feb. 16 … came through with a 2-out RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning to even the game versus UMass Lowell … also picked up 2 stolen bases against the River Hawks (Feb. 17) … tallied 5 RBIs in the series sweep at Western Carolina in early March … went 3-for-4 with a 3-run home run in the 7-1 win against Western Michigan on May 18 … tied for the team lead with 6 sacrifice hits.

BEFORE BALL STATE: Played two years at Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kansas … earned all-conference honors in 2017 … named Fort Scott Student-Athlete of the Year … finished with a .343 batting average, 2 home runs, 46 RBIs, 15 doubles and 12 stolen bases as a sophomore.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned three letters from head coach Jay Meyer at Lee's Summit West High.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 6, 1996 … son of Steven and Ginnette Baker … his father is the baseball coach for the KC Elite Athletics team … he plans to become a pastor after graduation … full name is William Blake Baker.