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Jersey Number 28
Jack Baird
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Parker, Colo
- High School:
- Legend HS
CAREER: Over five years in a Waves uniform, made 71 appearances with eight starts … Had a 4.02 ERA over 96.1 innings pitched … Struck out 64 batters.
PEPPERDINE 2023: Appeared in 20 games with one start as a graduate student … Pitched 38.2 innings, with 20.3 scoreless innings … Led the squad and was third in the WCC in saves (six) … Had 31 strikeouts, with a season-high of five against South Alabama (3/3) … Named CSC Academic All-District … Earned WCC All-Academic honorable mention … Received WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “silver” honors … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2022: Pitched in 20 games with three starts his senior season … Posted the fourth-best ERA on the squad at 3.93 … Had 26 strikeouts in 36.2 innings … Collected a season-high four strikeouts vs. Pacific (3/25) … Had two saves … Earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2021: Pitched in 12 games with one start as a junior ... Had 16 strikeouts in 32.0 innings ... Posted a 5.62 ERA ... Threw a season-high five innings at Portland (5/7).
PEPPERDINE 2020: Appeared in four games as a sophomore during the COVID-19 shortened season ... Had a 0.67 WHIP and a 0.00 ERA over 3.0 innings pitched ... Struck out three batters while walking just one ... Opponents hit .111 against him.
PEPPERDINE 2019: Appeared in 15 games as a freshman, making three starts ... Over 24.2 innings, allowed seven earned runs, good for a 2.55 ERA ... Struck out 19 ... Opponents hit just .202 against him ... Threw a season-high 5.0 innings twice against Cal Poly (5/7) and Saint Mary’s (5/19).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Legend High School, located in Parker, Colo., in 2018 ... Played three years of varsity baseball ... Named all-state honorable mention as a senior ... Pitched 50 total innings and had 70 career strikeouts ... Named Legend Pitcher of the Year in 2017 ... As a junior, threw 37 innings and had a 1.86 ERA with 45 strikeouts.
CLUB: Played for Slammers Colorado for four years ... Named a Perfect Game honorable mention as a senior.
PERSONAL: Majoring in advertising ... Born in Denver, Colo. ... Son of John and Leslie Baird ... Younger brother to Michael and Emily ... Chose Pepperdine for “the best opportunity to develop academically, religiously and athletically.”
FAVORITES: Favorites include Max Scherzer (pro baseball player), Colorado Rockies (pro baseball team), Curious George (book), Hot Rod (movie), Workaholics (TV show), Childish Gambino (musical artist), nachos (food) and basketball (sport besides baseball).
PEPPERDINE 2023: Appeared in 20 games with one start as a graduate student … Pitched 38.2 innings, with 20.3 scoreless innings … Led the squad and was third in the WCC in saves (six) … Had 31 strikeouts, with a season-high of five against South Alabama (3/3) … Named CSC Academic All-District … Earned WCC All-Academic honorable mention … Received WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “silver” honors … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2022: Pitched in 20 games with three starts his senior season … Posted the fourth-best ERA on the squad at 3.93 … Had 26 strikeouts in 36.2 innings … Collected a season-high four strikeouts vs. Pacific (3/25) … Had two saves … Earned WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors … A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
PEPPERDINE 2021: Pitched in 12 games with one start as a junior ... Had 16 strikeouts in 32.0 innings ... Posted a 5.62 ERA ... Threw a season-high five innings at Portland (5/7).
PEPPERDINE 2020: Appeared in four games as a sophomore during the COVID-19 shortened season ... Had a 0.67 WHIP and a 0.00 ERA over 3.0 innings pitched ... Struck out three batters while walking just one ... Opponents hit .111 against him.
PEPPERDINE 2019: Appeared in 15 games as a freshman, making three starts ... Over 24.2 innings, allowed seven earned runs, good for a 2.55 ERA ... Struck out 19 ... Opponents hit just .202 against him ... Threw a season-high 5.0 innings twice against Cal Poly (5/7) and Saint Mary’s (5/19).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Legend High School, located in Parker, Colo., in 2018 ... Played three years of varsity baseball ... Named all-state honorable mention as a senior ... Pitched 50 total innings and had 70 career strikeouts ... Named Legend Pitcher of the Year in 2017 ... As a junior, threw 37 innings and had a 1.86 ERA with 45 strikeouts.
CLUB: Played for Slammers Colorado for four years ... Named a Perfect Game honorable mention as a senior.
PERSONAL: Majoring in advertising ... Born in Denver, Colo. ... Son of John and Leslie Baird ... Younger brother to Michael and Emily ... Chose Pepperdine for “the best opportunity to develop academically, religiously and athletically.”
FAVORITES: Favorites include Max Scherzer (pro baseball player), Colorado Rockies (pro baseball team), Curious George (book), Hot Rod (movie), Workaholics (TV show), Childish Gambino (musical artist), nachos (food) and basketball (sport besides baseball).
