| Martin Baker |
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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Hoover, Al.
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 | High School: Hoover HS
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 | Height / Weight: 6-2 / 180
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 | Position: Outfield
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 | Bats/Throws: B/R
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2008
Preseason All-Conference...Started 41 games ...Had 15 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games...Longest hit streak was six games starting April 11 and ending April 18...Tied KSU school record with eight at bats in a single game against USC Upstate on April 12...Also tied the KSU Division I record for six hits in a game...Hit a single with bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth inning against UAB on April 15...Hit a solo homerun and a two-run homerun against UAB on April 16...Finished second with 40 runs scored, tied for second a .833 stolen base percentage fifth on the team with 29 RBI...Hit .309 with runners on...Hit .307 in conference play with 35 hits, six doubles, one home run, and 16 RBI...Had his best series against USC Upstate on April 11-12, hitting .643 (9-for-14), drove in five runs and scored eight times...Hit his first homerun of the season against UAB (4/16).
2007
Was the only member of the Owls squad to start all 55 games of the season...Finished second in the A-Sun with 58 runs scored and 1.05 runs per game...Was eighth in the conference in batting average (.344) and third in on-base percentage (.462)...Finished second on the team in batting average, on-base percentage, walks (35) and stolen bases (20)...He led the team in runs scored, hits (74), total bases (89) and plate appearances (271)...Tied for the team single game-high in stolen bases (3) and runs scored (4)...He began the season hot, recording a hit in each of his first five games while scoring eight runs...Drew a team single-game high four walks versus Troy (4/17)...Made no errors on the season to post a 1.000 fielding percentage while playing center field...Hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Owls their first-ever win over Troy (4/4)...Had nine three-plus hit games on the season including a 5-for-5 performance against Alabama State (4/24) in which he also scored a season-high four runs...Drove in a season-high three runs on three hits at Samford (2/24)...Had a nine game hitting streak from 3/7 through 3/18 during which he went 19-for-36 (.528)...Finished the season with one triple, 10 doubles and a .414 slugging percentage.
2006
Played in 55 of the Owls' 56 games...Hit his first homerun of the season in the Owls' fifth game on Feb. 21 against Alabama State...Went 3-for-5 with a double against Gardner-Webb on March 10...Ended the season with a seven game hitting streak that began May 13 and went through the end of the season...Had a season high three hits on March 4th against Anderson College...Matched that on March 10 against Gardner-Webb and again on April 30 against conference opponent, Stetston...Recorded a season high four RBI on April 8 against conference opponent, East Tennessee State...Had a season high two doubles on May 19 against conference opponent, Campbell...Ended the season with a .274 (57-for-208) batting average, ten doubles, one triple, six homeruns, 27 RBI and 15 stolen bases.
Prep
Came to Kennesaw State after a successful prep career at Hoover High School in Hoover, Ala. ...Hit .373 with five home runs and 40 RBI in his senior season...Had 13 doubles and a team-high 10 triples...Was named the 2005 Alabama Sportswriter Association 6A All-State Team...Was also named to the All-Metro First Team...Was selected by his teammates as the Team MVP in his senior year.
Personal
Was born Martin Justin Baker in Birmingham, Ala. ...Is the son of Bill and Gwen Baker...Has two siblings, Meredith (21) and David (27)...Martin is majoring in Exercise and Health Science.