Northern State University Athletics

2023: Appeared in ten games while making eight starts for the Wolves with a record of 1-5 on the season… Pitched 37.2 innings, including a complete game in a win over Rockhurst… He threw 4.0 innings or more in five games this season… Tallied 41 strikeouts and matched a career-high of seven strikeouts in a game against Southwest Minnesota State… He notched five or more strikeouts in six games…

2022: Appeared in and started nine games on the mound for the Wolves… Recorded a 6.96 ERA and a record of 2-5… Pitched one complete game… Allowed 47 hits and 33 earned runs while holding opponents to a .281 batting average… Threw 45 strikeouts in 42.2 innings pitched… Struck out a career high of seven batters in back-to-back outings against Lewis and Upper Iowa, earning the victory in both games…

2021: Appeared in 11 games, making six starts… Went 1-4 on the year with a 4.40 ERA… Tallied 28 strikeouts in 28.2 innings of work…

2020: Appeared in four games for NSU…  Tossed eight innings… Allowed ten hits, seven runs, and struck out 13… Posted a 4.50 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP…

Prep: Brian Baker is a 6-foot-3, 225-pound right handed pitcher out of Galena High School. He was a 2-year starter and team captain for the Grizzlies. Baker tallied 81 strikeouts in 53 innings pitched as a senior. He earned the Northern Nevada 4A Reliver of the Year award in 2018 and was named to the all-conference first team in 2019. He is the son of Mitch and Cindee Baker.