Before Holy Cross: Three-year member of the varsity hockey team at Edina H.S. for coach Curt Giles... Sports Illustrated featured him and his team on March 23, 2009 ... captain as a senior ... earned 2008-09 All-Classic Lake Conference honors ... named to the 2009 All-State Tournament team ... earned 2006-07 and 2007-08 honorable mention All-CLC accolades ... team was the 2007-08 state runner-up, while the team won the 2006-07 and 2008-09 state consolation championship ... also a three-year member and senior captain of the varsity lacrosse team ... earned 2007-08 All-State, 2006-07 team MVP and 2006-07 honorable mention All-CLC honors ... member of the varsity football team for the 2007-08 season ... was a Edina Scholar and a Scholar Athlete.

Personal: Son of Brad and Susan Baker ... his father is a member of the Gustavus Adolphus College Hall of Fame for football and baseball ... his mother was a member of the field hockey and softball teams at Willamette University ... has one brother, Brian, and one sister Mallory ... has not yet declared a major ... also a member of the Holy Cross men's lacrosse team.