Bio

Dr. Dirk Baker joins the Seahawk baseball staff in December 2023. 

A native of Auburn, Mass., Baker earned all three degrees from Boston University (B.S. Journalism 1991, Ed.M. PE 1993, and Ed.D. Curriculum & Teaching 1998; Dissertation: An Investigation of Fitness for MLB Players).

Over 30 years as a college coach (Harvard, BU, Worcester, and now Salve Regina), 6-time NCAA Tournament qualifier, 39 playoff wins, 100 last at-bat victories, and over 540 total - all won by his players. Baker left Worcester State with the most wins of any coach/sport in school history.

His squads made 12 Championship Games (MASCAC-9 and ECAC-3). Baker coached nine conference Players of the Year, five All-Americans, five future MLB players (42 pros), with three draft picks at Worcester State. A two-time MASCAC Coach of the Year, he was the first baseball coach with a team to earn a 3.0 GPA for the academic year and did it in back to back years. Over 550 times a player earned a semester 3.0+ GPA during his time at WSU from 1995-2022.

Baker coached at virtually every level including the Cape Cod League, American Legion, and Bay State Games (won Central's first ever gold medal in 2021). Certified PE teacher K-12 and Mental Prep Coach through Brian Cain. He's participated or run camps and clinics every year since 1991. Personally had a hand in Lyons Field at WSU being named the 2014 ABCA/Turface Best Maintained College Field in the country.

He was a D1 North Atlantic Conference all-star at Boston University, All-New England (scored winning run in NEIBA All-Star Game at Fenway Park), two-time captain, two-time All-Academic, Most Outstanding Senior Baseball Player, set three school records, and was selected to the BU Baseball Hall of Fame.

Baker has written five books and produced five instructional videos with Championship Productions. A book on Kid Gleason, manager of the 1919 Chicago White Sox, is being worked on currently.