Baker's Career Stats
2012: Played in all
14 games last season, bringing his streak to 42-straight appearances for VMI through
2012… key defensive midfielder and saw action on the faceoff wing … grabbed 26
groundballs, fifth-most on the team … grabbed at least one groundball in 12 of
14 games … logged four groundballs in season-opener with Navy (Feb. 11) and another three in second game at Army (Feb. 18) ... took two shots and caused six turnovers.
2011:
Solid all-around game vs. Navy, picking up one goal, two
shots, one groundball, one caused turnover (2/12) ... Had shot on goal and four
ground balls vs. Mercer (2/16) ... Earned a ground ball and caused turnover vs.
Army (2/19) ... Collected pair of ground balls against UVA (2/28) ... Two
ground balls against PC (3/12) ... Had
five ground balls total against Bellarmine (3/16) and Detroit (3/19) ... Started
against Mount St. Mary’s, scooping up two ground balls ... Equaled season-high
of four ground balls against Manhattan (3/26), and caused three turnovers ... Collected
trio of ground balls against Marist (4/2) ... Picked up a pair of ground balls
against Canisius (4/9) ... Scored with 4:45 left in the second quarter against
Siena (4/30) ... Collected pair of ground balls against the Saints
2010: Played an important role for VMI as a freshman...frequently saw action on the wings of face-offs, and was a mainstay in the clearing game...had his first collegiate goal Apr. 3 versus Manhattan...dished out his first career assist in the season finale versus Canisius...had 34 groundballs on the year, a total that ranked second on the team...had a season-high five groundballs versus Presbyterian...grabbed four grounders against both Army and Canisius...also caused seven turnovers on the year, with a season-high of three caused against Detroit.
High School/Personal: Four-year letterwinner at Charlotte Catholic, where he was a high school teammate of VMI's Colin Bosse...team won back-to-back state championships Baker's junior and senior seasons...most improved on team in 2008...team captain as a senior, when he was First Team All-Conference and All-State...tallied 30 goals and was named to the Charlotte Weekly Super Team his senior year...played in the Queen City Top-50 All-Star Game, where he had three goals and an assist...also part of the Crown Classic All-Star Game, the North Carolina Great 38 All-Star Game and the Ohio State Scarlet and Gray All-Star Game, scoring at least two points in each...played for Team Charlotte, the Southern Sizzle Champs and the Ohio State Team Camp Champions, and was interviewed by Inside Lacrosse for his role on the squad...also a three-year high school letterwinner in football.
