Scott Baker

NOTEWORTHY: Named best pitcher overall (2.49, 3-1, 47 strikeouts [11 games]) and best control pitcher on River Bandits in 2003 by MWLguide.com.

CAREER: 2004: Promoted to New Britain on May 16...Named to both the FSL All Star Game and the EL All Star Game.2003: Named Dallas Morning News Big 12 Pitcher of the Year...ranked as the 26th-best College Draft Prospect prior to the 2003 season by Baseball America

MEDIA:
(07/25/04) Baker continues rapid climb
(07/24/04) Class AA pitcher raises his status
(06/15/04) Class AA pitcher sharp in Hall of Fame game
(06/06/04) Goose Eggs Against Baker
(06/01/04) Three Miracle Players Voted to All-Star-Team
(05/26/04) Baker cops Eastern League’s Pitcher of Week

New Britain/Ft. Myers righthanded pitcher Scott Baker is the Twins’ Minor League Pitcher of the Month for May, 2004.

Baker, 22, was 4-0, 2.41 (41.0 ip, 11 er) with 6 walks and 30 strikeouts in 6 starts, holding opponents to 6.6 hits per-9-innings had a .193 batting-average-against.

Scott Baker, a righthanded pitcher for the New Britain Rock Cats, has been named the Eastern League's Pitcher of the Week for the week ending May 23rd. The 6'4", 190 lb. hurler was 2-0 with 10 strikeouts and a 0.60 ERA in two starts last week after being called up from Single-A Ft. Myers. Baker was near perfect in his Double-A debut, tossing a complete game shutout in the second game of a doubleheader against Portland on Tuesday. Baker was one out away from throwing a perfect game, giving up his first and only hit of the game with two outs in the 7th inning. On Sunday the 22-year old went eight innings and gave up two runs on five hits while striking out six batters to pick up a win against Norwich. Scott was selected by the Minnesota Twins out of Oklahoma State University in the 2nd round of the June 2003 draft.

Class A righthander Scott Baker was named Twins minor league player of the week for the priod ended May 9, 2004. Baker, the Twins' second round pick last year, was 1-0 with a 0.64 ERA in two starts. He is 3-2 with a 1.62 ERA overall.

Year Club              W- L ERA   G GS CG SV  IP    H   R ER HR HB BB SO WP BK  BAA
2003 Oklahoma State   10- 5 3.79 17 16  2  0 111.2 117 69 47 -- -- 29 97 -- --  --- 
2003 Quad City (A)     3- 1 2.49 22 22  0  0  50.2  45 16 14  4  2  8 47  4  0 .234  
2004 Fort Myers (A)    4- 2 2.40  7  7  0  0  45.0  40 13 12  1  0  6 37  1  -  ---
2004 New Britain (AA)  5- 3 2.43 10 10  2  0  70.1  44 23 19  2  3 13 72  0  -  ---
2004 Rochester (AAA)   1- 3 4.97  9  9  0  0  54.1  65 31 30  3  4 15 36  0  -  ---