Entering his seventh season as an assistant coach, Baker has served with the team in a variety of capacities. Although he has spent the majority of his coaching career as the pitching coach, he has also worked with the outfielders and the defensive alignment. A former Falcon pitcher himself, Baker was a starter on the 1995 team that advanced to the state championship game. In that season he went 3-1 with a 2.21 ERA in 40 2/3 innings of work and struck out 20 batters. He had a solid conference season with a 1-1 mark with a 1.26 ERA.

          As a prep star at Norwalk High School, Baker was a three-time All-Suburban League selection in baseball and football. He batted .463 with nine home runs and 76 RBI, while also winning 10 of his team’s 14 games that year. He was named to the Press Telegram Dream Team and All-CIF that year.

          Baker, 30, was married in October, 2003 and is the older brother of former Falcon player and assistant coach Bryan Baker, who went on to play at San Jose State University.