Webster Athletics 2010's All-Decade Baseball Team
2020 SLIAC Spring All-Academic Team
2020 SLIAC Baseball Preseason Watch List
2019 SLIAC Spring All-Academic Team
2019 NCAA Whitewater Regional All-Tournament Team
2019 First-Team All-SLIAC
2019 SLIAC All-Sportsmanship Team
2018 SLIAC All-Tournament Team
2018 SLIAC All-Sportsmanship Team
2022 (5th Year)
- Played in 43 games and started in 41
- Batted .315 with 2 HR and 24 RBI
- 3rd Team All-SLIAC
- SLIAC Academic All-Conference
2021 (Senior Year)
- Started in 32 games before season ending broken hand
- Batted .233 with 13 RBI
- SLIAC Academic All-Conference
- SLIAC Preseason Watch List
- 2nd Team All-SLIAC
2020 (JUNIOR): Played in and started all 13 games at shortstop during the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season ... One of six Gorloks to play in and start all 13 games ... Hit .179 as he had 39 at-bats, recorded seven hits, scored nine runs, hit three doubles and had 7 RBI ... Also went 3-for-3 on stolen bases ... Led the team with nine walks and was hit by a team-tying four pitches ... Had one multi-hit game, which was a 3-hit contest against Concordia-Chicago (3/10) ... Scored two runs in three different games ... Tied a career high with five at-bats against Concordia-Chicago (3/1) and had three or more at-bats in nine other games ... Walked at least one time in seven games, including a season high three walks against Washington & Jefferson (3/13) ... Holds the school record for sacrifice hits with 29 and has been hit by a pitch 29 times, which is second most in school history ... Had an on-base percentage of .377 ... Led team with 51 assists and recorded 22 put-outs in 76 fielding chances and turned eight double plays ... Ranked 11th in NCAA Division III in sacrifice bunts with four.
2019 (SOPHOMORE): Played in and started all 50 games at shortstop ... One of three players to play in and start all 50 games ... Was second on the team with a .329 batting average ... One of six regulars to hit over .300 on the year ... Had 143 at-bats, scored 32 runs, recorded 47 hits, had four doubles, hit one home run and drove home 37 runs ... His 47 hits were fourth most on the team, while the 32 runs scored were fifth on the team ... Was 7-for-8 on stolen bases ... Drew 25 walks and was hit by 16 pitches ... Set a new school single season record for sacrifice hits with 14 ... His 25 career sacrfice hits are the most in the program's history ... Scored two or more runs in eight games and had 14 multi-hit games, including two of the teams six 4-hit games ... Tallied nine multiple RBI games, inclduing a career high tying 5 RBI against Eureka (3/24) ... Had two or more walks in six games, including a school record tying four walks against UMass-Boston (3/13) during Webster's trip to Florida ... Posted a .378 slugging percentage and a .463 on-base percentage, which was second best on the team ... Earned a spot on the NCAA Whitewater Regional All-Tournament Team after hitting .400 with six hits, four runs scored, 6 RBI in Webster's four games ... In the field, had 58 put-outs, 138 assists, which was sixth on the school's single season chart and had a .970 fielding percentage ... In SLIAC play, played in and started all 22 games and hit .396 ... Recorded 53 a-bats in league play and had 21 hits, scored 16 runs, hit three doubles, hit one home run and had 22 RBI en route to earning First-Team All-SLIAC honors ... Had a .509 slugging percentage and drew 14 walks in league play.
2018 (FRESHMAN): Played in and started all 48 games at shortstop ... Recorded a .252 batting average and had 135 at-bats, scored 28 runs, had 34 hits, four doubles and one home run ... Finished the year with 18 RBIs and drew 20 walks ... Went 8-for-11 on stolen bases ... Had six multi-hit games and five multiple RBI games ... Tallied a season high three hits two times and scored a season high three runs at Blackburn (4/11) ... The 20 walks were second-most on the squad ... Was hit by 16 pitches, which led the team and was tied for second on the school's single season chart ... Posted a .304 slugging percentage and a .409 on-base percentage ... Set a new school single season mark for sacrifice hits with 11 ... In the field, had 64 put-outs and 141 assists, which was fourth-most on the school's single-season list ... In SLIAC play, hit .283 with 17 hits, 20 runs, two doubles and had nine RBI ... Had 12 walks and was hit by 10 pitches in league play.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in baseball for four years at Saint Augustine High School for Coach Craig da Luz ... Was a three-time Honorable Mention All-League selection and four year starter at shortstop ... Hit .281 as a senior ... In the classroom, named to the President's List from 2015-17 ... Played club baseball for CBA Wave ... Was a Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American and named to the 2015 USA Invitational.
PERSONAL: Born Sept. 23 … Son of Christopher and Stacy Staker … Business major with a minor in Sports Communications … Chose Webster because of a chance to play for one of the top baseball teams in the country ... Member of the Dean’s List and FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) at Webster… Played with the Hornell Dodgers of the NYCBL in the summer of 2018 ... Likes to work out, going to the beach and playing baseball ... Lists the Boston Red Sox as his favorite sports team and names Dustin Pedroia and David Eckstein as his favorite athletes ... Wants to play or coach baseball after graduation.
CAREER HIGHS:
AB: 5 (7x), last vs. Concordia-Chicago, 3/1/20
H:Â 4 (2x), last at Westminster, 3/31/19
R:Â 3 (2x), last at Principia, 4/16/19
2B: 2 (2x) last vs. Concordia-Chicago, 3/10/20
HR: 1 (2x), last at Principia, 4/16/19
RBI:Â 4 (2x), last at Eureka, 3/24/19
SB: 2 vs. Iowa Wesleyan, 4/13/19
SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS:
SHÂ - 1st (14, 2019)
GÂ - T-1st (50, 2019)
Starts - T-1st (50, 2019)
SH - 2nd (11, 2018)
HBP – T-3rd (16, 2019 & 2018)
A -Â 4th (141, 2018)Â
A - 6th (138, 2019)
Starts - T-11th (48, 2018)
Walks - 12th (25, 2019)
Games - T-12th (48, 2018)
CAREER RECORDS:
SH - 1st (29)
HBP - 2nd (36)
A - 4th (330)
DP - 4th (72)
BB - 6th (54)
Starts - T-16th (111)
FC - 17th (492)