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University of California, Santa Barbara

2015 Baseball

22 Connor Baits

  • Height 6-6
  • Weight 225
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown San Diego, Calif.
  • High School Point Loma HS
  • Position RHP

Biography

UC Santa Barbara

Career Stats: 43 apps, 2-1, 3 starts, 56.2 IP, 5.40 ERA, 43 K, 27 BB, 76 H, 38 R, 34 ER

2015: Made 14 appearances as a junior, including one start ... Went 1-1 on the year with a 4.32 ERA in 16 2/3 innings pitched ... Struck out 10 batters and walked 11 ... Didn't allow a run in five of his final six outings ... Start against Loyola Marymount on Mar. 24: W, 4 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K ... Drafted by Milwaukee Brewers in the 33rd round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft with the 991st overall selection.

2014: Entered 15 games for the Gauchos as a sophomore, all in relief ... In 15 innings pitched, finished the season with a 0-0 record, 6.00 ERA, 15 strikeouts, 12 walks, 10 earned runs allowed, and 12 hits allowed ... Opened the season by allowing no earned runs over his first five apperances, stretching over 7.2 IP ... Ranked third on the team in appearances behind closer Dillon Tate and swingman Greg Mahle ... Leadoff hitters batted just .190 (4-21) off him ... Was one of six Gauchos to average at least a strikeout per inning ...  Ranked fourth on the team in strikeouts per game among pitchers with at least 8 innings pitched ... Went the whole season without allowing a double, gave up three extra-base hits total ... Stranded 50% (9-18) of his inherited runners.

2013: As a freshman, appeared in 14 games with two starts ... Had a won-loss record of 1-1 with an ERA of 5.76 and 17 strikeouts ... Walked just five batters in 25 innings, giving him the third-lowest walk rate on the team ... His 3.4 strikeout-to-walk ratio was second on team ... First NCAA start at Pepperdine: W, 6 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 6 K, 0 BB ... Start at USD: L, 4 IP, 6 H, 6 ER, 2 K, 2 BB ... Picked up a save with a game-ending, three pitch strikeout against USF on Feb. 22 ... Didn't appear after Apr. 16 due to an injury.

High School:  Played four years for Point Loma High (was teammates with Campbell Wear) for the Pointers and Head Coach Jon Posternack … Pitched and also played first base … Two-time First Team All-Western League including Pitcher of the Year his junior year … Two-time Honor Roll member and All-Academic Team in his junior and senior years.

Personal: Born on January 3, 1994 to parents Daniel and Terri in San Diego … Has 2 older siblings Jordan and Nick … Will possibly major in sociology … Aspires to one day win two games for the winning team in the World Series … Favorite teams are the San Diego Padres and Chargers … Favorite athletes are Mat Latos and Josh Hamilton … Best sports memory is pitching in both Yankee and Angel Stadium … Favorite movies are Green Street Hooligans, Crash, and The Sandlot … Favorite novels are Beyond Belief by Josh Hamilton, Hunger Games, and The Outsiders … favorite writer is Tim O’Brien … Listens to Rebelution, Led Zeppelin, Slightly Stoopid, Macklemore, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Blink-182 … Favorite TV shows are Workaholics and Breaking Bad…Hobbies include snowboarding and bodysurfing … Also recruited by SDSU, Oregon, USD, Indiana, UCI, Arkansas, UCLA, and USC.

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Historical Player Information

  • 41

    2013Freshman

    RHP
    6'5" 220 lbs
    41
  • 40

    2014Sophomore

    RHP
    6'6" 225 lbs
    40
  • 22

    2015Junior

    RHP
    6'6" 225 lbs
    22