Statistics: 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
As a Senior (2019): Earned 2019 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division I Softball honors, becoming the program's first two-time Academic All America selection ... 2019 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 selection ... 2019 Institutional Nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year award ... Was the only Bruin to start and play in all 54 contests ... Led the Bruins in doubles (16), RBI (49) and sacrifice flies (3) ... Second on the team in batting average (.345), at-bats (165), and hits (57) ... Finished third on the team in runs scored (33), homeruns (6), walks (17), and sacrifice hits (1) ... Posted two or more runs on six occasions ... Tallied two or more hits 17 times ... Finished with two or more RBI on 12 occasions ... Opened season smacking a season-high three hits against Ball State (2/15) at the Madeira Beach Invitatonal ... Also posted a season-high two stolen bases in same contest ... Sent a season-high three runs over the plate against Akron (2/15) at the same tournament ... Also knocked first homerun of the season in same contest ... Notched a season-high five at-bats versus Drexel (2/16) at Madeira Beach Invitational ... Also recorded a season-high four RBI and a homerun in the same game ... Posted first stolen base of the season versus Bryant (2/23) at Georgia Classic ... Was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate against ALabama A&M (3/1) at the Bruin Classic ... Logged a homerun against IUPUI (3/10) at the Memphis Tournament ... Was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate versus Purdue Fort Wayne (3/17) at the Belmont Invitational ... Was a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate in game one against UT Martin (3/23) to open OVC play ... Smashed a solo homerun on the road in game one at Morehead State (4/5) ... Logged a pair of walks in game two against Tennessee State (4/10) ... Was a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate against Tennessee Tech (4/14) ... Matched season-high of five at bats in game one on the road at SIUE (4/28) ... Matched season-high tally of three runs in game two versus the Cougars ... Finished with five putouts against UT Martin (5/8) in the OVC Tournament.
As a Junior (2018): Named 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Division I Softball Third Team, becoming the second player in program history to earn All-America honors ... 2018 Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 selection ... Tied to lead the team in triples and sacrifices flies ... Nationally ranked 48th in sacrifice flies ... Recorded two or more hits on five occasions ... Posted one or more runs 12 times ... Notched a double on five occasions ... Knocked first sacrifice fly of the season against Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2/17) ... Went 3-for-3, including a double, versus Texas A&M Corpus Christi (2/18) ... Collected two hits against Butler (3/2) ... Finished with a season-high nine put outs versus North Carolina A&T (3/2) ... Recorded two runs against Butler (3/4) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double versus Mercer (3/10) ... Logged lone triple of the season against St. Bonaventure (3/18) to score two runs ... Posted two RBI in game two versus Eastern Illinois (3/24) ... Matched season-high nine put outs at Tennessee Tech (4/8) ... Recorded two runs at MTSU (4/18) ... Tallied a double against Austin Peay in game one (4/21) ... Went 2-for-3 at Southeast Missouri State (4/29) ... 2017-18 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
As a Sophomore (2017): Named CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 First Team ... Played in 50 games, starting all but one ... Tied for second on the team in triples (1) and was tied for third in RBI (31) and sacrfice hits (4) ... Recorded two or more runs five times ... Tallied two or more hits on 12 occasions ... Tallied two or more RBI seven times ... Went .500 at the plate to open the sesaon against UMBC (2/10) with a run and an RBI ... Notched two hits and two RBI versus WKU at the WKU Hilltopper Classic (2/18) ... Was perfect at the plate, going 1-for-1 with a season-high three walks against Miami (OH) at Hilltopper Classic (2/19) ... Collected a season-high three RBI with the help of a home run versus UAPB (3/3) at the Blues City Classic ... Hit second double of the season to score a run in game two at SIUE (3/26) ... Knocked lone triple of the season in game one at Morehead State (4/14) ... Went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI against UT Martin (4/29) ... Was perfect at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two doubles, versus Tennessee State (5/6) ... 2016-17 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
As a Freshman (2016): Named to 2016 OVC All-Newcomer Team ... Led Bruins in batting average (.325), hits (40), and triples (2) ... Third on the team in doubles (5) ... In first collegiate game vs. Florida A&M (2/12) at the Sand Dollar Classic, went 4-for-4 at the plate with a pair of runs ... Knocked first collegiate triple and recorded a stolen base against Southern Miss (2/13) at same tournament ... Picked up two RBI versus UMass (3/4) at Red & Blue Classic ... Hit first double of the season in home opener against Alabama A&M (3/11) ... Drilled triple versus in-state rival Memphis (3/16) ... Was perfect at the plate, going 4-for-4, in game one at UT Martin (3/26) ... Hit a double in each game of a doubleheader with Tennessee Tech (4/2) ... Scored a pair of runs at Austin Peay (4/9) ... Went 3-for-3 at the plate at Murray State (4/10) ... Notched second stolen base of the season at EKU (4/16) ... Hit a double in game one against Tennessee State (4/30) ... Went 1-for-1 at the plate with a season-high two sacrifice hits vs. the Lady Tigers ... Went 1-for-1 at Jacksonville State (5/8) with a sac fly ... Earned OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll distinction ... Named 2015-16 Easton / NFCA Division I Scholar-Athlete.
Prior to Belmont: Three-year varsity starter at Rockwall High under coach Shadie Acosta ... Owns RHS record for single season stolen bases (25), singles (51), runs scored (56) ... Second all-time at RHS in hits (64) and batting average (.613) ... Batted over .500 for three straight seasons ... Named to the Texas 4A/5A All-State team twice (freshman, sophomore) ... Three-time All-District team selection ... Earned First Team All-District 12-5A in 2014 ... Named to the second team Dallas-Ft. Worth All-Area team as a sophomore and junior ... Earned AP Scholar Award honors her junior year ... Was also a three year varsity member of the cross country team ... Was a regional XC qualifier as a freshman.
Personal: Daughter of Brett and Danelle Baker ... Has one sibling ... Favorite athlete is Jessica Mendoza ... Lists favorite movie as Silver Linings Playbook ... Favorite musical groups are Mumford & Sons and Imagine Dragons ... Lists greatest sports thrill as going undefeated in the regular season during her senior year ... Majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
