Thursday, May 9, 2013

UIS' Baker earns postseason honor

University of Illinois Springfield junior utility player Blake Baker has been named to the Great Lakes Valley Conference West Division Second Team.

The first baseman/catcher was second on the team in batting average (.308), fielding percentage (.983), hits (49) and runs scored (24). He had eight doubles, four stolen bases and two home runs for the 13-31 Prairie Stars.

The story was featured by The State Journal-Register on May 9, 2013.

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