University of Delaware Athletics
2021 Baseball Roster
Kyle Baker
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Hockessin, Del.
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- High School:
- Wilmington Charter
- Major:
- Finance
AT DELAWARE
• Fifth-year member of the Blue Hens as an outfielder
• Projected to start for Delaware in right field
• Elected to the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society
• CoSIDA Academic All-American Nominee
2020 SEASON
• Team captain along with Derek Wakeley
• Started the first 12 games of the season in right field where he hit .267.
• Had a double, two triples and a home run in the early going.
• Had a 3-for-4 day with two triples, an RBI and a run scored on 3/3 against Maryland Eastern Shore.
• Selected to Preseason All-CAA Team entering the year.
• Named to CAA Commissioner's Honor Roll for fall semester.
2019 SEASON
• Earned Preseason All-CAA selection
• Retained his senior eligibility after an injury in the season opener sidelined him for the remainder of the season
• Elected team co-captain with Kevin Mohollen and Brandon Walter
• Selected by D1Baseball.com as MLB Draft prospect out of the Colonial Athletic Association
2018 SEASON
• Started his third-straight season in right field for the Blue Hens.
• Led the CAA in batting average, hitting .354
• Had a career year after bouncing back from an injury-plagued season in 2017.
• Led the team in batting average (.354), hits (75), triples (5), RBI (39), and slugging percentage (.481).
• Only player on the team with more than 100 total bases (102).
• Successfully stole nine bases on 12 attempts, the second most on the team.
• Slashed 18 extra-base hits including two home runs.
• Second most doubles on the team (11).
• Had the fifth most putouts on the team (111).
• Selected to the ABCA/Rawlings All-East Region First Team.
• Earned CAA First-Team selection.
• Voted Delaware Offensive Player of the Year
• PNC Achiever Award (Sept. 30)
• CAA All-Tournament team after hitting .412 in the postseason
2017 SEASON
• Named a Preseason All-CAA honorable mention
• 2017 Colonial Athletic Association Academic Honor Roll honoree
• Limited to just 23 games (18 starts) due to injury
• Batted .219 with three doubles and five RBI
• Played for Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Collegiate Summer League during the 2017 summer, batting .273
2016 SEASON
• Appeared in all 52 games last season, making 47 starts
• Batted .346 with 10 doubles, two home runs
• Knocked in 24 runs, and scored 38 runs
• Connected on a career-best four hits against Hofstra (4/8) and Fairfield (3/18)
• Hit his first career home run at William and Mary (4/30)
• Drove in three runs against Elon (5/8)
• Earned conference Co-Rookie of the week (3/14)
• Named to the Louisville Slugger/CBM Freshman All-American team
• Named to the Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie Team
• Voted UD Team Rookie of the Year
• Earned third team All-CAA honors
• Played in Cal Ripken Collegiate Summer League where he hit .321 to rank in the top-10
• Part of CRCL goodwill mission to Cuba, playing top Cuban National League teams in August
HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year starter in baseball at the Charter School of Wilmington for head coach Dan Saggione
• Named to the Blue Hen Flight A All-Conference team as a junior and senior
• All-State selection during senior year
• Participated in the 2015 Blue-Gold All-Star Game
• 2014-15 Perfect Game USA Underclass All-American
• Led Wilmington Charter to the Blue Hen Conference championship in 2012 and 2013
• Honor roll student and Academic Blue Hen All-Conference honoree during all four years
• Played basketball for one season.
PERSONAL
• Kyle Douglas Baker
• Born Aug. 30, 1996
• Son of Jim and Debbie Baker
• Has a younger sister Christine, a marketing major at UD, and a younger brother Ryan
• Father played football at Delaware
• Has 10 relatives who attended UD, including both parents
• Graduate of University Delaware, working towards his masters in finance
