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2011 Softball Roster

23 Tiffany Baker

  • Position IF/OF
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool East Ridge
  • Hometown East Ridge, Tenn.

Biography

CAREER SUMMARY
• Southern Conference nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year in 2011.
• Led Chattanooga to its 13th Southern Conference regular season title, 11th SoCon Tournament championship and eighth NCAA Region appearance.
• 2011 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-South Region First Team.
• 2011 Capital One Academic All-District Team.
• Nominated for the Capital One Academic All-America Team in 2011.
• Four career home runs in the NCAA Tournament. Three in 2011.
• Two-time NCAA All-South Region First Team: 2009, 2011.
• NCAA All-South Region Second Team: 2010
 
• Three-time Southern Conference All-Conference First Team selection.
• Named to the Southern Conference All-Tournament team in 2008.
• Two-time Southern Conference Player of the Week:
                February 22, 2010
                March 28, 2011
• Three-time Southern Conference Player of the Month:
                2009     March
                2010     February
                2011     April
 
• Ranked third in the Southern Conference for home runs with 50.
• Tied for seventh in the Southern Conference for total bases with 390.
• Eighth all-time in the Southern Conference for RBIs with 163.
• Ninth in the Southern Conference with a career .634 slugging percentage.
• Ranked second in the Southern Conference for RBIs in a single season with 67 in 2011. Only behind teammate Michelle Fuzzard who racked up 75 the same season.
• Tied for third in a single season in the Southern Conference with 18 home runs in 2011.
• Tied for eighth in the Southern Conference with 40 bases on balls in the 2010 season.
• Tenth in the Southern Conference for total bases with 129 in 2011.
• Was the leader for home runs (18), total bases (129) and slugging percentage (.754) in the Southern Conference in 2011.
 
• Set the UTC career home run record with 50 and the single-season mark with 18.
• Tied for third with 14 home runs in the 2010 seson.
• Second all-time at UTC for career RBI with 67.
• Ranks in the Top 10 in six categories at UTC: home runs (first, third); RBI (2nd); total bases (4th); slugging percentage (4th); walks (2nd); on base percentage (5th).
• She is ninth all-time at UTC for games started with 217, seventh for doubles with 39, first for home runs with 50, fourth for career RBI at 163, third for total bases with 390, fourth for slugging percentage (.634), tied for sixth for walks with 86, second in hit-by-pitch with 20 (first until the 2023 season), tied for eighth in on-base percentage (.421)
• Holds the Mocs NCAA Tournament record for home runs in a game with two against Jackson State (2011), runs scored record with two against Jackson State (2011) and runs scored with four against Jackson State (2011).

SENIOR (2011)
- SoCon Nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year.
- NFCA All-South Region First Team.
- All-Southern Conference First Team.
- Set the program record for home runs in a season with 18.
- Set the program record for career home runs with 50.
- Hit two two-run home runs against Jackson State in the NCAA Regional game - program record.

JUNIOR (2010)            
Season Notes
- 2010 NFCA All-South Region Second Team
- 2010 All-Southern Conference First Team
- 2010 SoCon All-Academic Team
- Started 56 games at third base
- Tied UTC single-season HR record with 14 round trippers
- Led team in RBI (41), slugging pct. (.669), on-base pct. (487), doubles (9) , home runs (14) and total bases (101)
- Team leader with 11 multi-hit and nine multi-RBI games
- Compiled .965 fielding percentage
- Fall and spring  Dean's List
Game Highlights
- Hit three home runs on 2/19 including a career-high two against Butler to help secure SoCon weekly honors (2/23)
- Named SoCon Player of the Month for February
- Belted a game-winning HR in extra innings at Samford (3/27)
- Hit a grand slam at Tennessee State (4/6)

SOPHOMORE (2009)            
Season Notes
- 2009 NFCA All-South Region Team at second base
- 2009 All-Southern Conference First Team
- 2009 SoCon All-Academic Team
- Started 53 games at designated player, first base and second base before an ankle injury sidelined her in the opening game of the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional
- Led team in batting average (.365), RBI (41), slugging percentage (.667), doubles (11) and home runs (12)
- Paced team with 16 multi-hit and 11 multi-RBI games.
- Finished with .981 fielding percentage
- Fall and spring Dean's List
Game Highlights
- Hit a walk-off, three-run homer against Campbell
- Recorded nine-game hitting streak April 11 to May 3, going 11-for-25 (.440), 5 RBI and .880 SLG%.

FRESHMAN (2008)
Season Notes
- 2008 SoCon All-Tournament Team
- Started 50 games at second base
- Recorded a .971 fielding percentage
- Scored 23 runs and drove in 14, registering six home runs and seven doubles

TENNESSEE (2007)    
-    Redshirted as a freshman

EAST RIDE HIGH SCHOOL    
- Four-year letterwinner in softball and volleyball at East Ridge High School
- 2006 Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year
- All-State selection and Chattanooga Times Free Press "Best of Preps" Player of the Year following junior and senior seasons
- Named All-District each season
- Helped the Pioneers to four undefeated seasons in district competition
- Finished with .537 batting average, 50 doubles, 21 triples and 35 home runs
- Notched 15 shutouts, nine no-hitters and struck out 329 batters as a pitcher
- Graduated fourth in her class

PERSONAL   
- Born in East Ridge, Tenn., on July 20, 1988
- Daughter of Lisa Baker and the late Phil Baker
- Majoring in Health and Human Performance, Pedagogy 

Year avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hbp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%
2008.... .210 51-50 138 23 29 7 1 6 14 56 .406 11 1 28 0 .273 0 3 2-2 87 46 4 .971
2009.... .365 53-53 156 26 57 11 0 12 41 104 .667 12 4 18 0 .420 2 3 0-0 123 33 3 .981
2010.... .331 56-56 151 28 50 9 0 14 41 101 .669 40 7 35 0 .487 1 0 0-0 44 121 6 .965
TOTAL... .306 160-159 445 77 136 27 1 32 96 261 .587 63 12 81 0 .403 3 6 2-2 254 200 13 .972
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 3, 9 times
Doubles: 2, at Georgia Southern, May 03, 2008
Triples: 1, Marshall, Mar. 2, 2008
Home runs: 2, vs Butler, Feb 19, 2010 ; at Georgia State, Mar 31, 2010
Total bases: 10, at Georgia State, Mar 31, 2010
RBI: 5, at Tennessee State, Apr 06, 2010
Runs scored: 3, at Western Carolina, Apr 04, 2009 ; Austin Peay, Feb 20, 2010 ; at Georgia State, Mar 31, 2010
Walks: 4, at Georgia Southern, Apr 11, 2010 ; at Samford, Mar 28, 2010
Hit by pitch: 2, at Samford, Mar 27, 2010
Struck out: 2, 15 times
Sac flies: 1, at Western Carolina, Apr 04, 2009 ; at Georgia Southern, Apr 10, 2010 ; Georgia Southern, Apr 25, 2009
Sac bunts: 1, 6 times
At bats: 5, at Western Carolina, Apr 04, 2009 ; at Western Carolina, Apr 05, 2009 ; Kentucky, Feb 10, 2008
Stolen bases: 1, Western Carolina, Mar 29, 2008 ; at Georgia Southern, May 03, 2008
Field chances: 10, Samford, Mar 21, 2009
Putouts: 10, Samford, Mar 21, 2009
Assists: 7, at Appalachian State, Apr 24, 2010
 
ALL-TIME RANKINGS:
Most home runs: 1st (32)
Most intentional walks: t-1st (8)
Highest slugging pct.: 4th (.587)
Highest on base pct.: 7th (.403)
Most fly outs: t-8th (138)
Most runs batted in: 9th (96)
Most walks: 9th (63)
Most times hit by pitch: 9th (12)
Most double plays turned: t-9th (10)
Most total bases: 10th (261)
Most times struck out: 10th (81)

SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS:
Most intentional walks: 1st (7 in 2010)
Most home runs: t-1st (14 in 2010)
Most walks: 2nd (40 in 2010)
Highest on base pct.: 3rd (.487 in 2010)
Most times hit by pitch: t-5th (7 in 2010)
Most home runs: t-6th (12 in 2009)
Highest slugging pct.: 8th (.669 in 2010)
Highest slugging pct.: 9th (.667 in 2009)

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2008Redshirt Freshman

    IF/OF
    5'8"
    23
  • 23

    2009Sophomore

    IF/OF
    5'8"
    23
  • 23

    2010Junior

    IF/OF
    5'8"
    23
  • 23

    2011Senior

    IF/OF
    5'8"
    23