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2019 Baseball Roster

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Western Carolina University

3 Tristan Baker

  • Position Left-handed Pitcher
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Charlotte, N.C.
  • High School Hopewell HS

Biography

2018 (Junior): Made 18 appearances on the mound with 12 starts and one complete game, adding seven games including five starts as the designated hitter … Posted a 3-6 record on the mound with a 7.36 ERA over a career-high 80.2 innings of work … Recorded a career-best 62 strikeouts, posting a strikeout in 17 of his 18 appearances … Recorded 95 fly outs and 73 ground outs with five double-plays  … Threw over 100 pitches seven times … Finished 8-for-22 (.326) as the DH with three doubles and a triple, scoring twice and driving home four … Struck out a career-high 10 over 7.2 innings against Wofford (March 30) … Tossed his first career complete game against Mercer (April 21), scattering 10 hits while allowing four runs – three earned – with five strikeouts.
 
2017 (Sophomore): Made 12 appearances, each coming in the starting role on the mound … Posted a 4-3 overall record and a 6.75 ERA over 56.0 innings of work … Recorded 29 strikeouts against 27 walks on the year, posting Ks in 10 of his 12 appearances … Threw 100+ pitches six times … Tallied 37 fly outs and 34 ground outs … Tossed a season-long eight innings against St. John’s (March 5) … Struck out a season-best six in a win at Nebraska (March 11).
 
2016 (Freshman): Made nine appearances on the mound with seven starts … Tossed 34.2 innings with a 5.19 ERA, finishing with a 3-2 record with one save … Struck out 21 against 18 walks on the season, recording at least one strikeout in all nine appearances … Posted 43 fly outs and 34 ground outs … Posted 100+ pitches twice … Made his collegiate debut out of the bullpen with an inning and two-thirds innings against Louisiana-Monroe (Feb. 28) … Made his first career start, tossing 3.2 innings in a home win over Niagara (March 2) … Tossed two-thirds of an inning in securing the save against Gardner-Webb (March 16) before striking out a season-high seven in seven shutout innings in a win at Kansas State (March 20), earning SoCon Pitcher of the Week honors on March 21 … Named to the 2015-16 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2016Freshman

    Left-handed Pitcher
    5'9" 150 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2017Sophomore

    Left-handed Pitcher
    5'9" 160 lbs
    30
  • 3

    2018Junior

    Left-handed Pitcher
    5'10" 170 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2019Senior

    Left-handed Pitcher
    5'10" 170 lbs
    3