2022: Baker-Celis came on late in her senior season to anchor Carson-Newman's pitching staff with her dangerous changeup.  She earned all-tournament honors while helping C-N to a runner-up finish in the conference championships. Baker-Celis provided the Eagles with potent pitching throughout the weekend. The senior was 2-1 with two complete games. She fired 294 pitches across the three games.  In 17 innings, she gave up 15 hits and eight runs, five earned with three walks and 12 strikeouts. She had a team-best 1.92 ERA on the year with a 7-2 record. She appeared in 16 games and started six while collecting wins over Anderson and Lenoir-Rhyne - two nationally-ranked foes.  She struck out a season-high seven against borth Wingate (4/29) and Anderson (4/21).  

HONORS

• SAC All-Tournament Team 

2021: Baker-Celis evolved into Carson-Newman's number two starter in the circle toward the tail end of her junior year.  She went 5-1 in the circle with a 3.57 ERA.  Baker-Celis made 11 appearances and seven starts in the circle, going a complete game five times with one shutout.  She gave up 60 hits and 31 runs, 27 earned, in 53.0 innings of work.  Baker-Celis only walked 12 while fanning 38.  Baker-Celis notched double-digit strikeouts for the first time in her career when she made 10 whiff in a 5.1-inning relief effort at Wingate (3/27). That also goes down as the most strikeouts by a Carson-Newman reliever all-time.  

2020: Appeared in the cirle in six games with three starts en route to a 3-0 record and a 3.04 ERA.  Baker-Celis tallied two complete games and a shutout on the year.  Opponent's hit .196 off her.  She struck out 24.  her complete-game shutout came in a 9-0 run-rule win over King (2/15).  She also had a career-high six strikeouts that day.  She went 0-for-1 at the plate on the year.  

2019: Appeared in four games with one start in her first year at Mossy Creek. Baker-Celis was 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI.  She fired 0.1 innings of relief work in the circle.  She faced one batter and got an out against Mars Hill. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Baker-Celis makes the trek across country after starring for Emily Atkinson for the Redwood Giants.  As a senior, she posted a 1.2 ERA with 139 strikeouts in 82 innings.  She allowed 14 earned runs across 12 games started. She was twice named MCAL All-League, earning the recognition as a junior and as a senior.  Baker-Celis helped Redwood to a spot in the NCS title game in 2015 as a freshman. 

PERSONAL: The daughter of Tina Celis.  She plans to study biology at Carson-Newman.  Herr mother ran cross country and track for Nevada.  Her older brother had a collegiate football career that bridged Nevada and Wagner.   Baker-Celis received the Honors Society Award upon graduation from high school.