Biography
CAREER
Has a 6-3 record and 6.34 ERA in 24 appearances, 7 starts ... has 47 strikeouts in 59.2 innings
2025
Went 4-1 with one save and a 6.60 ERA in 11 appearances, including 4 starts ... struck out 19 in 30.0 innings ... earned a 3.0-inning save in his season debut vs. Missouri Western (2/1) ... pitched a season-high 5.0 innings and earned the win, allowing three hits and two earned runs vs. Arkansas Tech (2/25) ... struck out a season-high four batters in his second win, a 4.0-inning start at Missouri S&T (3/11) ... earned a 2.0-inning relief win, allowing no earned runs vs. Arkansas Tech (4/8) ... earned his fourth win in a 3.0-inning start vs. Union (TN) (4/15).
2024
Went 2-2 with a 6.07 ERA in 13 appearances, 3 starts ... struck out 28 in 29.2 innings ... pitched a season-high 6.0 innings and allowed only one earned run with a season-high five strikeouts in a start vs. Union (TN) (4/17) ... earned his first win with 1.0 inning of relief at Ouachita Baptist (3/19) ... second win came in a 5.0-inning start at Ouachita Baptist (4/23), allowing only one earned run and striking out four.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL
A 2023 graduate of Collierville High School in Tennessee
PERSONAL
Born: Springfield, Missouri
Major: Sports Analytics
Parents: AJ and Liz Baird ... has one brother (Griffin) and one sister (Harper)
Enjoys golf and fishing and eating caramel candy
CAREER HIGHS
Innings pitched: 6.0, Union (TN), Apr 17, 2024
Strikeouts: 5, Union (TN), Apr 17, 2024
Batters faced: 24, at Ouachita Baptist, Apr 23, 2024
Field chances: 2, at Ark.-Monticello, Mar 18, 2025 ; at Ouachita Baptist, Apr 23, 2024 ; at Arkansas Tech, Apr 26, 2025
Putouts: 1, at Ark.-Monticello, Mar 18, 2025 ; at Ouachita Baptist, Apr 23, 2024
Assists: 1, 6 times
Runners CS: 1, 4 times
