Dusty Baker

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

Height:
5-10
Weight:
180
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Clyo, Ga.
High School:
Effingham County
Major:
Industrial Distribution and Logistics

2018: Played in 51 games making 14 starts (4/LF, 10/CF) … Batted .217 (10-for-46) with three doubles … Drove in 10 runs while scoring nine … Drew 11 walks and struck out 15 times … Stole six of eight bases … Had four sac bunts ranking fifth on the team … Registered a pair of hits against Campbell (Feb. 21) ad Charlotte (March 10) … Plated two runs in a game vs. Campbell (Feb. 21), Charlotte (March 10) and Maryland (March 17) … Recorded at least one hit in eight games and drove in at least one run seven times … Scored multiple runs against Campbell (Feb. 21) and Charlotte (March 10) … Crossed home at least once in a game on seven occasions … Drew a walk in 11 games … Three of six stolen bases came after he was inserted in the game as a pinch runner … Tallied five two-out RBI … Batted primarily in the eighth and ninth spots in the lineup … Laced doubles against Campbell (Feb. 21) and Maryland (March 16 and 17) … Hit by a pair of pitches (Charlotte/March 10, Maryland/March 17) … Missed time due to injury … After March 25, used primarily off the bench as a defensive replacement or pinch runner … In league play, appeared in 19 games making one start (UCF/March 24) … Appeared in seven postseason games making one start … Batted .333 (1-for-3) with a run scored … Lone postseason hit came against UNCW (June 1) in the Greenville Regional … Fielded at a .970 clip making one error and tallying 32 putouts in 33 chances … 2018 Summer: Played for the Staunton Braves of the Valley League.

2017: Appeared in 49 games making 28 starts (all in centerfield) during rookie season … Batted .268 (26-for-97) with a pair of doubles, five RBI and scored 21 runs … Swiped four of eight bases … Made collegiate debut at No. 8 Ole Miss (Feb. 18) coming in as a pinch runner … Registered first career hit at College of Charleston (March 8) … Scored first career run against St. John’s (March 4) in the LeClair Classic … Got first collegiate start against Charlotte (March 10) going 1-for-2 with a double … Drove in runs against Duke, Mercer, Cincinnati, Connecticut and UCF … Tallied a career-high four hits at Elon (March 21) … Scored at least one run in 17 games (multiple four times) … Laced doubles against Charlotte and at Connecticut (May 20) … Drew 10 walks on the season including a pair versus UCF (April 13) … Was hit by a pitch on five occasions … Committed one error in 88 chances for a .989 fielding percentage … Recorded 85 putouts and two assists … Registered multiple putouts in a contest 23 times with a career-best six twice (Mercer/March 17, North Carolina/April 4) … Batted .159 (7-for-44) with a double, two RBI and five runs scored in league play … Appeared in four postseason games making two starts … Hit at a .286 (2-for-7) clip with an RBI and one run scored … Tallied five multi-hit games … Registered season-long six-game hit streak from March 8-17 where he batted .500 (10-for-20) with a pair of RBI and six runs scored … Hit primarily in the bottom of the order (eighth and ninth spots) … 2017 Summer: Played for the Baltimore Redbirds of the Cal Ripken League … Appeared in 13 games where he batted .243 (9-for-37) with a home run, two RBI and scored eight runs … Smacked lone home run against the T Bolts (June 25) in a 10-3 victory … Tallied three multi-hit games … Stole eight of 10 bases including one in five straight games (six bags).

Effingham County High School: Two-sport athlete and eight-time letterwinner (baseball 4, football 4) … Helped the Rebels to a 63-38 four-year record under coach Brett Griffin … Three-time First-Team All-Region 3-AAAAA selection (sophomore to senior) … Honorable Mention All-Region 3-AAAAA pick as a freshman … Garnered Georgia All-State honors as a senior … As a junior he batted .328 with seven extra base hits (four doubles, three triples) and scored 22 runs … Named 2015 Underclass Honorable Mention selection by Perfect Game … On the gridiron, he earned all-regional honors as a sophomore (defensive back) … Four-year honor roll selection that sported 3.98 cumulative GPA … Named Effingham County High School Heisman winner as a senior … Received the Georgia Dugout Club Stellar Student Athlete Award for baseball in 2014 … Also received the Impact Athlete Honors Award for the Georgia State football team … Played travel ball for Chain Baseball and coach Andy Burress … Rated as the 16th-best outfielder and No. 62 overall prospect in the state of Georgia by Perfect Game … Also tabbed as the 124th-best outfielder overall prospect by Perfect Game … 2016 Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American and Southeast Regional Honorable Mention … Participated in several showcase events including 2012 14U BCS Finals in Fort Myers, Fla., 2012 WWBA 2015 Grads or 15U National Championships in Marietta, Ga., 2012 WWBA 2016 Grads or 14U National Championships in Marietta, Ga., 2013 15U Perfect Game Works Series in Fort Myers, Fla., 2013 WWBA 2016 Grads or 15U National Championships in Marietta, Ga., 2013-14 WWBA 2016 Grads or 16U National Championships in Cartersville, Ga., 2014-15 17U BCS Finals in Fort Myers, Fla., 2015 WWBA 2016 Grads or 17U National Championships in Cartersville, Ga. and 2015 National Showcase in Fort Myers, Fla.

Personal: Full name is Dusty Wyatte Baker … Born in Savannah, Ga. … Son of Dawn and David Baker … Has one sibling (Cal) … Dad played collegiate baseball at South Georgia College and Armstrong Atlantic State University … Brother played collegiately at Georgia Southern University (2014-17) … Majoring in industrial distribution and logistics with a minor in business administration … Four-time ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll selection (Fall 2016-18, Spring 2018) … Two-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic member (2017-18).