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Jersey Number 14
Jackson Baker
- Position:
- RHP
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lakeway, Texas
- High School:
- Lake Travis
- Prev School:
- USC / Alabama
AT USC
2025 Season (Sophomore/2nd Yr.)
AT ALABAMA
2024 Season (Freshman/1st Yr.)
High School
Personal
2025 Season (Sophomore/2nd Yr.)
- Made 5 starts in 15 appearances
- Had 23 strikeouts in 23.2 total innings pitched, with opponents hitting .224 against him
- Tossed a season-high 3.1 innings against George Washington (Feb. 16)
- Matched single-game season high with 3 strikeouts on four occasions
AT ALABAMA
2024 Season (Freshman/1st Yr.)
- Made his Alabama debut on Feb. 24 against Valparaiso, tossing 1.0 scoreless, hitless inning with one strikeout
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2023-24)
High School
- Attended Lake Travis High School in Austin, Texas
- The No. 19 right-handed pitcher and No. 56 player overall from the talent-rich state of Texas by Perfect Game USA
- A top-500 prospect nationally according to Perfect Game
- The 23rd-ranked righty and No. 77 recruit at any position by Prep Baseball Report
- Led LTHS to a third-place finish at state for the 6A classification in 2023
- Helped the Cavaliers claim three consecutive district tiles from 2020-2022
- Picked up second team all-district accolades in 2023 after being named to the all-district first team as a junior
- Earned All-Central Texas First Team honors from SBLive.com in 2022
- Played a key role in Lake Travis’ run to the state quarterfinals during the 2022 campaign
- Finished 5-0 with a 0.40 ERA and 39 strikeouts across 35.0 innings of work as a junior
- A multi-sport athlete who also competed in basketball at LTHS
Personal
- Parents are Jill and Mike Baker
- Has one brother, Logan
- Nickname: Jbake
- Dream job outside of baseball: Entrepreneur
- Hidden talent: wake surfing, cliff jumping, spike ball
- Fears bears
- Chose UH because he grew up in Austin and loved the campus
- Most memorable athletic accomplishment: dunking a basketball
- If he could eat one thing for the rest of his life: ground beef tacos
Highlights: Houston 13, Texas Tech 10 (11 innings)
Friday, April 03
Highlights: Houston 8, Texas Tech 6
Thursday, April 02
Highlights: Houston 9, #2 Texas 7
Tuesday, March 24
Highlights: Houston 11, UTRGV 3
Friday, February 20
