(Mankato, MN)\u2014The Mankato MoonDogs Baseball Club, a member of the Northwoods League, is proud to announce the signing of junior infielder Brad Baker, of the University of Northern Colorado.<\/p>\n
Baker, a 6\u20192\u201d, 195 lbs infielder from Pueblo, Colo., signed with UNC after a successful high school career at Pueblo South High School, where he was a member of a state championship team and a three-year letter winner. <\/p>\n
In his freshman season, Baker hit .372, and saw action in 41 games, starting in 40 of them. More importantly, Baker started the final 14 games the season; a streak that has yet to cease. On April 11, 2004 Baker started in his 106th consecutive game for the Bears <\/p>\n
In his Cal Ripken-like run, Baker is a career .350 hitter, and has broke into the top 10 UNC records category in both hits and triples. He needs just four more triples to break the 13-year old record.<\/p>\n
This year, Bakers .403 average is second on the team and third overall in the Division I Independent Baseball. With his help, the Bears rank first in team scoring (7.5\/game) and team batting average (.331) while having three of the top five hitters in the league.<\/p>\n
"Brad is a great five-hole hitter who brings a ton of experience and can play all over,\u201d said UNC head coach Kevin Smallcomb. "He\u2019s a lot of fun off the field but when the game starts he is real focused. He\u2019s a very intense individual,\u201d Smallcomb added.<\/p>\n
On April 6, Baker was named as the Division I Independent Co-Player of the Week for his five runs, two doubles, triple, .833 slugging percentage and .500 on-base percentage, while defensively not committing an error in 23 chances.<\/p>\n
"It\u2019s great to know we have a guy like Brad who can play every day, and play well. We have a grueling schedule playing 64 games in 69 days and its tough both physically and mentally, but I think Brad is well prepared for it,\u201d said MoonDogs head coach Brad Rupert. <\/p>\n
The Bears open up a 4-game home stand this weekend, April 23, against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. At home, the Bears are 27-4 over the last two years.<\/p>\n
2004 MoonDogs single game tickets go on sale Saturday, May 1. Stop by the MoonDogs ticket office or call 507-625-7047 to get yours. Be sure to check out www.mankatomoondogs.com for any of your MoonDogs needs, as opening day is just 42 short days away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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