Chris Baker

Position:
OF
Class:
Graduate Student
B/T:
L/R
Hometown:
Moorestown, NJ
High School:
Moorestown
Prev School:
University of Virginia

Prior to Pitt: Transferred to the University of Virginia ahead of the 2023 season after spending the previous four years at Washington College … Played in 27 games as a graduate transfer for Virginia, had 12 RBI, 10 hits and four doubles … Had a pinch-hit walk-off single against Florida State … Was named First Team All-Centennial Conference at Washington College in 2021, was a second team selection in 2022 … Was named to the 2021 ABCA/Rawlings All-Mid-Atlantic Region second team … Led Washington College in runs scores (46), walks (25), steals (19) and triples (6) in 2022 as he hit .329 with 12 doubles, 29 RBI and slugged .530 … His 46 runs tied a program record for most runs scored in a season … 2022 Eldridge Eliason Award winner, given annually to an athlete with scholastic standing in the upper half of the class who had achieved the most in athletics … Led the Centennial Conference and his team in home runs (5), RBI (29), runs scored (25), triples (3) and stolen bases (14) while tying for the lead in hits (34) during the 2021 season … Played baseball and basketball at Moorestown High School in Moorestown, NJ … Was a three-time First Team All-Liberty Division selection and a two-time Second Team All-Burlington County selection for baseball … Was selected to play in the Carpenter Cup on three occasions.

Career:

SEASON	TEAM	GP	AB	R	H	TB	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
2019	Washington	20	72	21	32	47	9	0	2	18	6	9	10	.444	.500	.653
2020	Washington	14	53	18	19	27	4	2	0	7	4	8	5	.358	.414	.509
2021	Washington	25	94	25	34	61	6	3	5	29	19	15	14	.362	.483	.649
2022	Washington	39	149	46	49	79	12	6	2	29	25	15	19	.329	.429	.530
2023	Virginia	27	32	4	10	14	4	0	0	12	4	5	0	.313	.389	.438
Totals:		125	400	114	144	228	35	11	9	95	58	52	48	.360	.450	.570

Personal: Son of Mike and Michelle Baker … Has one younger sister, Katie … His father, Mike, ran track at Boston College … Graduated from the University of Virginia with a Master’s in Accounting … Currently pursuing a Master’s of Finance.