College of Charleston Athletics

2018 (Senior): Appeared in 22 games with one start … Compiled a 1-2 record with one save and a 1.59 earned run average … Struck out 37 batters in 39.2 innings … Held opposing batters to a .210 batting average … Opened the season with 11 and two-third scoreless innings … Tossed one and one-third shutout frames with three strikeouts against LIU Brooklyn (Feb. 24) … Scattered three hits and struck out six in five scoreless innings against Quinnipiac (Mar. 14) … Struck out two in a scoreless eighth at Elon (Mar. 31) … Fanned the only two batters he faced on eight pitches at Towson (May 5) … Surrendered one run and struck out four in three and two-thirds at Towson (May 6) … Finished the season with 11 scoreless innings … Struck out three over two innings to complete the Cougars’ 9-0 shutout of South Carolina (May 9) … Tossed two and one-third scoreless frames with three strikeouts at UNCW (May 18) … Spun three shutout innings against Hofstra (May 23) in the CAA Tournament to earn his first save of the season … Struck out four over three and one-third scoreless frames against Delaware (May 24) in the CAA Tournament.

2017 (Junior): Appeared in 22 games out of the bullpen … Posted a 1-1 record with one save and a 3.68 earned run average in 29 and one-third innings … Struck out 20 batters and surrendered 10 walks … Did not allow a run through his first eight and two-thirds innings of work … Tossed two scoreless innings in the season-opening win at Georgia (Feb. 17) … Struck out three in two shutout frames against Cincinnati (Feb. 26) … Threw two and two-thirds scoreless innings against The Citadel (Mar. 5) … Picked up his first save of the season with a shutout frame against Hofstra (Mar. 26) … Tossed two scoreless innings at William & Mary (May 7) … Struck out two in a shutout frame against Charleston Southern (May 16).
 
2016 (Sophomore): Appeared in 24 games out of the bullpen … Posted a 3-3 record with three saves and a 5.73 earned run average in 33 innings … Struck out 27 batters and surrendered 12 walks … Picked up a save with one and two-thirds scoreless innings against Mercer (Mar. 11) … Earned a save with two shutout innings against VCU (Mar. 20) … Struck out four in two and two-thirds innings against Coastal Carolina (Mar. 22) … Tallied his third save of the season against Delaware (Mar. 26) … Tossed two and two-thirds scoreless frames with three strikeouts at Elon (Apr. 3) … Three straight scoreless appearances against UC Santa Barbara (Apr. 9-10) and at Hofstra (Apr. 15) … Tossed a shutout inning at Clemson (May 11).
 
Prior to CofC (Brunswick CC): Played two seasons for coach Robbie Allen at Brunswick Community College in Supply, N.C. … Appeared in 17 games compiling a 3-2 record with five saves, 41 strikeouts and a 2.38 ERA in 53 innings as a freshman.
 
Prep: Attended Hough High School in Cornelius, N.C. … Posted .465 batting average as well as 10-0 record with school-record 1.00 ERA on the mound as a senior.
 
Personal: Full name is Justin Alexander Baker … Born June 13, 1996 … Son of Rebekah Baker … Has one brother, Hunter.