Toledo & Summer League Highlights
Member of Dean’s List in two of last four semesters ... Started 70 of 89 games in two seasons at Toledo (50 in 2014, 20 in 2013) ... Recorded 17 multi-hit efforts (14 in 2014, three in 2012) ... Collected two hits in all three contests in 2013 Blue-Gold Series, batting squad-best .667 (6-for-9) with two runs scored and five RBI ... Went 2-for-2 with one run scored and two walks in Game Three in 2013 Blue-Gold Series ... Played for Northwest Indiana Oilmen in 2013 Northwest Indiana Collegiate League ... Batted .246 (28-for-114) with 11 runs scored, four doubles, one home run, 21 RBI, 15 walks and five stolen bases in 35 contests ... Helped team qualify for NWICL championship game ... Appeared in one contest off bench in 2013 MAC Tournament, hitting .000 (0-for-0) with one walk ... Hit safely in four of five contests in 2012 Blue-Gold Series, batting .461 (6-for-13) with four runs scored and seven RBI ... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI in Game One in 2012 Blue-Gold Series ... Finished 2-for-3 with one run scored and two RBI in Game Three in 2012 Blue-Gold Series.
As Sophomore (2014)
Appeared in 51 games, making 50 starts (48 at first base, two at third base) ... Batted .254 (48-for-189) with 23 runs scored, eight doubles, three home runs and 20 RBI ... In MAC play, batted .194 (20-for-103) with eight runs scored, squad-tying best five two-base hits, one round tripper and nine RBI ... Hit safely in 31 games, including 14 multi-hit and five multi-RBI efforts ... Finished second on team in hits and two-base hits, tied for second in multi-hit contests, third in round trippers and total bases (65), tied for third in RBI, runs scored and multi-RBI efforts, fourth in batting average and slugging percentage (.344) and fifth in walks ... Had collegiate-best seven-game hit streak snapped against Western Michigan in series finale (May 2-11) ... Hit 2-for-5 with one run scored at Eastern Kentucky (May 6) ... Went 3-for-5 with one RBI at Central Michigan in series finale (May 4) ... Finished 2-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI at Michigan State (April 22) ... Batted 3-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI vs. Ball State in series finale (April 13) ... Belted third round tripper and finished 2-for-5 with two runs scored and career-high three RBI vs. Ball State in series opener (April 11) ... Went 2-for-4 with one run scored at Northern Illinois in Game Two of doubleheader (April 5) ... Blasted second home run and went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and one RBI vs. Wright State (April 1) ... Drove in game-winning run with ninth-inning single vs. Akron in series finale (March 29) ... Hit 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI at Dayton (March 19) ... Batted team-high .545 (6-for-11) with two runs scored and squad-best nine total bases in Charleston Southern series, including career-tying best three hits in Game Two of doubleheader (March 8-9) ... Went 2-for-5 with one RBI at The Citadel (March 5) ... Hit 1-for-5 with two RBI at nationally ranked College of Charleston (March 4) ... Batted 2-for-4 with run scored at nationally ranked LSU (Feb. 22) ... Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and career-tying best two RBI vs. Norfolk State in middle game at First Pitch Invitational (Feb. 16).
As Freshman (2013)
Appeared in 38 games, making 20 starts (11 at first base, seven at designated hitter, one at catcher, one at third base) ... Hit .244 (22-for-90) with six runs scored, six doubles, one home run and 12 RBI ... In MAC play, batted .316 (12-for-38) with three runs scored, four two-base hits, one round tripper and five RBI ... Hit safely in 18 contests, including three multi-hit and one multi-RBI effort ... Batted .556 (5-for-9) with one run scored, two doubles and one RBI in two games in Northern Illinois series, including career-high three hits in series finale (May 3&5) ... Went 1-for-3 with one RBI at Ball State on Saturday (May 11) ... Finished 2-for-4 vs. Huskies in series opener (May 3) ... Hit 1-for-2 with one run scored at Western Michigan in series finale (April 28) ... Went 1-for-5 with one run scored and one RBI at Michigan State (April 16) ... Blasted first collegiate home run vs. Bowling Green on Saturday as pinch hitter (April 13) ... Registered pinch hit RBI double vs. Dayton (April 9) ... Tallied pinch hit single at Buffalo in series opener (April 5) ... Recorded pinch hit RBI double vs. Miami on Saturday (March 30) ... Went 2-for-4 with one run scored vs. Pittsburgh at Panther Classic (March 17) ... Belted RBI double at Dayton (March 12) ... Collected two-run single vs. Delaware at Ron Fraser Classic (Feb. 15).
High School
A 2012 graduate of Hudsonville High School ... Three-year letterwinner in baseball and ice hockey ... Batted .357 with 40 hits, 10 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 33 RBI as senior ... First-team all-league, first-team all-area and first-team all-district ... Hit .358 with 18 doubles, two triples, team-best six round trippers and 29 RBI as junior ... Also went 11-1 in school-record 80.0 innings of work on mound ... First-team all-conference, first-team all-area, first-team all-district, first-team all-region and first-team all-state.
Personal
Born Tyler David Baar on April 22, 1994 ... Parents are Bryan Baar and Lisa Baar ... Has one brother, Keagan, and one sister, Madison ... Majoring in accounting.
Baar's Personal Bests
Hits
3 on four occasions
Runs
2 on five occasions
RBI
3 vs. Ball State (April 11, 2014)
2 on five occasions
Baar's Career Statistics
2013 |
.244 |
38 |
90 |
6 |
22 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
10 |
0
|
2014 |
.254 |
51 |
189 |
23 |
48 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
20 |
13 |
0
|
TOTAL |
.251 |
89 |
279 |
29 |
70 |
14 |
0 |
4 |
32 |
23 |
0 |