Annika Baez

Photo by: Rebecca Sasnett

Photo by: Craig Bisacre\Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - MARCH 23, 2018 - infielder Annika Baez #3 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Indiana Hoosiers at Andy Mohr Field in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Craig Bisacre/Indiana Athletics

Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Oro Valley, Ariz.
Position:
IF
Height:
5-8

SENIOR YEAR (2021)
• Academic All-Big Ten
Started 29 games in her senior season…14 hits, two doubles and three home runs…hit a home run to help the Hoosiers beat Penn State on May 8.

JUNIOR YEAR (2020)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
Started in all 21 games for Indiana at first base … hit four home runs on the season, which tied for the team lead … registered 14 hits, 14 RBI’s and seven runs … hit IU’s first homer of the season on Feb. 7 against Duke … hit a two-run homer in a win over Bucknell on Feb. 22 … went 5-15 with a pair of home runs and six RBI’s over IU’s five games in the Wildcat Invitational in her home state of Arizona (March 6-8) … recorded a season high three RBI's on two hits in a win over South Dakota on March 7 … collected a pair of hits and two RBI's on March 12 against Creighton … recorded a total of 169 put-outs on the season.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2019)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
Started all 57 games at first base … knocked six home runs and 12 doubles on the season … registered 32 hits, 28 RBI and 11 runs … hit a two-run homer against Akron on Feb. 22 … had a solo shot in IU’s win against NC A&T on Feb. 23 … hit a bases-clearing three-run double against USC Upstate on March 9 … went 2-for-3 with two runs and a homer against St. Francis on March 17 … knocked three extra base hits in the series opener at Ohio State as she doubled twice and hit a home run on March 22 … put up two multi-hit performances in IU’s sweep against Michigan State, including a two-hit, three-RBI outing on March 31 … went 2-for-3 with three RBI in IU’s 10-1 win against Maryland on April 13

FRESHMAN YEAR (2018)
Played in 27 games, making 12 starts … collected her first career hit on a solo home run in the season opener against Boise State on Feb. 9 … also earned a hit and an RBI on Feb. 9 against Oregon State … singled in Indiana’s victory against Boston College on Feb. 17 … delivered on a pinch-hit appearance against Ohio State on March 23 with a single … also had a pinch-hit single against Rutgers on May 5

Prep/Personal
A 2017 Premier Girls Fastpitch All-American ... finished her career at Ironwood Ridge High School with a .498 average and 159 hits ... named 2017 Team MVP, First Team All-Southern Arizona and Second Team All-State after batting .528 with 57 hits, 51 RBI, 18 doubles and six home runs during her senior season ... awarded 2016 All-Southern Arizona First Team accolades after posting a .455 average with 41 RBI, 11 doubles, eight homers and an on-base percentage of .484 ... earned Team MVP and Division II All-State Honorable Mention accolades in 2016 to lead Ironwood Ridge to a 33-4 record and a Division II State Championship, its second in three years ... in 2015, Baez hit .515 with 39 RBI, 16 doubles and four homers with a .559 on-base percentage ... played travelball for AZ Cats where she guided the team to three straight PGF Premier Berth victories, a 2016 first-place finish in TCS Fireworks, a 2017 Dorado Classic championship, as well as three OnDeck National Elite Camp victories ... previously played travelball with fellow Hoosier Taylor Lambert ... daughter of Rudy and Alfa, Baez has one brother, Nathan, and one sister, Gabrielle.