West Texas A&M University Athletics

Baiada 2016 Season Stats

2016: Played in 48 games with 45 starts in his first season at WT ... Hit .270 on the year with 43 hits, five doubles, two  triples, two home runs, 31 driven in and 28 runs scored ... Slugged .365 and reached base at a .325 clip with 10 walks ... Went 7 of 9 in stolen bases, while recording a .985 fielding percentage with 235 put outs, 32 assists and four errors ... Went 15 of 34 in SBA/ATT behind the dish for the Buffs ... Finished tied for third in the WT record book for sacrifice hits in a season which also ranked 33rd nationally and second in the LSC ... His .441 stolen base against average is second-best in school history (since 2004) and his 19 runners thrown out attempting to steal ranks third in school history ... Named second team all-conference ... Tallied a team-high five RBI at Eastern New Mexico (3/25) ... Recorded a team-high 17 putouts at Northwestern Oklahoma (2/13) ... Led the team with eight multi  RBI games, while recording a seven game hitting streak during the season ... Had 12 multi-hit games which tied for sixth on the team.

Frank Phillips College: Played in 88 games for the Plainsmen while hitting .338 as a freshman and .389 as a sophomore… During his sophomore season, he had six home runs, 10 extra base hits and 38 RBI.

Saint Lucie West Centennial High School: Named to the all-area team as a junior and senior… Named team MVP after hitting .400 during his senior season… Graduated with high honors.

Personal: Born on Dec. 9, 1995… Parents are Diane and Sal Bajada… Has one sibling… Plans on majoring in sports and exercise science.