Biography
2022 MAAC All-Academic Team
2022 Preseason All-MAAC Team
2021 All-MAAC First Team
2021 MAAC All-Academic Team
2020 MAAC Preseason Player of the Year
2019 MAAC Co-Rookie of the Year
2019 All-MAAC First Team
2019 NFCA Third Team All-Region
2019 All-ECAC Second Team
2022 (Senior): Started all 49 games at shortstop for the Hawks, posting a .311 batting average and a .904 OPS, both of which were team-bests … Collected 46 hits, 15 doubles, two triples, three home runs, 16 RBIs, 21 walks, and five stolen bases … Had 10 multi-hit games and a 24-game on-base streak … Went 2-3 with a double and a run scored in the win over North Carolina (2/19) … Went 2-2 with a solo home run against Coastal Carolina (2/24) … Had a double, two runs scored, and a walk against Maryland (2/25) … Picked up two hits in four at bats including a double and a run scored against Dartmouth (2/26) … In the triumph over UAlbany, she went 2-4 with a double, a run scored, an RBI, and a walk (3/11) … Had two hits in game one against Fairleigh Dickinson, notching a double, an RBI, a run scored, and a stolen base (3/15) … Collected a double, a triple, an RBI, and a run scored against Army (3/18) … Connected on a three-run home run and collected two walks against Rutgers (3/29) … Sent a two-run homer over the left field fence in the game one win over Rider (5/4) … Member of the Preseason All-MAAC Team … Tallied the 50th double of her career in the game one win over Quinnipiac on Senior Day (5/9) … 2022 MAAC All-Academic Team.
2021 (Junior): Started all 34 games at shortstop… Batted .289… Tied for second on the team with four home runs… Second on the team and MAAC with 31 runs… Registered 20 RBI and eight doubles… Walked 11 times… Led team with 77 assists… Was 5-5 on stolen base attempts… Named MAAC Player of the Week on 4/26… Went 2-for-3 with an RBI single in a 2-1 win over Canisius (Mar. 21)… Hit an RBI double and scored three total runs at Quinnipiac (Mar. 26)… Registered two RBI in three straight games at Quinnipiac (Mar. 26 + 27)… Went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run in a one-run win at Marist (Apr. 17)… Hit a two-RBI double in a win at Saint Peter’s (Apr. 22)… Launched solo home run in game two at Saint Peter’s (Apr. 22)… In two games at Niagara (Apr. 24), went 5-for-7 combined with a home run, three RBI and six runs… Went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and two runs at Niagara (Apr. 25)… Hit an RBI in each game against Fairfield on May 1
2020 (Sophomore) [shortened due to COVID-19]: Played and started all 20 games in center field… Accumulated a .302 batting average (19-for-63)… Led the team with 20 runs… Compiled seven RBI, a home run, six doubles, and a triple… Walked six times… Went 10-for-10 on stolen base attempts… Went 2-for-3 with three runs and three stolen bases in the win over Presbyterian (Feb. 14)… Went 2-for-4 with an RBI single against Southern Illinois (Feb. 15)… Hit an RBI double and scored three runs in the win over Furman (Feb. 21)… Doubled in the win over Maryland (Feb. 22)… Walked twice, stole two bases, and scored two runs in the win over Evansville (Feb. 23)… Registered a hit, a walk, and two runs in the win over UMES (Feb. 28)… Hit the eventual game-winning RBI triple in the 6th inning against USC Upstate (Feb. 29)… Hit an RBI double and a sacrifice fly in the 20-3 win over UMES (Mar. 1)… Launched a solo home run against Rider (Mar. 6)… Hit an RBI single against Winthrop (Mar. 6)… Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three runs against George Washington (Mar. 8)
2019 (Freshman): Played and started in all 54 games… Set a program record and ranked 2nd in the NCAA during the regular with 21 doubles… Led the team and ranked t-3rd in program history for a single season with 12 home runs… Was second on the team with a .339 batting average and 58 hits… Led the team and ranked 2nd in the conference with a .708 slugging percentage… Led the team and ranked 3rd in program history with 51 runs… Led the team with 121 total bases and 22 walks… Ranked third on the team with 28 RBI… Committed just one error in center field… Named MAAC Rookie of the Week on 4/2… Launched first career home run against Rutgers (Feb. 22)… Hit a two-RBI single against Columbia (Feb. 23)… Went 2-for-3 with two runs, a double, and an RBI against Rutgers (Feb. 24)… Hit home runs in back-to-back games against Army and Lafayette (Mar. 15)… Hit a bases-clearing triple in the win over Wichita State (Mar. 17)… Launched a two-run home run against Kent State (Mar. 26)… Went 3-for-4 with three runs in the win over Niagara (Mar. 29)… Crushed a two-run home run in the win over Canisius (Mar. 30)… Hit two doubles, including one RBI against Delaware (Apr. 3)… Had her best game of the season at Columbia (Apr. 10), going 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, three RBI, and three runs… In the run-rule win over Saint Peter’s (Apr. 14), went 2-for-3 with a two-RBI double… In two games at Lafayette (Apr. 17), combined to go 5-for-9 with two home runs, three RBI, two doubles, and four runs… In game two at Marist (Apr. 19), went 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, and two runs… Hit home runs against Siena (Apr. 29) and Iona (May 3)… Went 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and two runs in the MAAC Championship game (May 11)
BEFORE MONMOUTH: Baron is the sister of former All-MAAC First Team and All-Region selection Katie Baron, and attended nearby St. John Vianney in Holmdel, NJ. Baron was a varsity starter since freshman year, and batted .440 with 44 runs, 44 hits, and 30 RBI in her junior season. She earned 2017 First Team All-Shore honors, was the 2017 Division Player of the year, and secured 2017 First Team All-State. Her St. John Vianney teams have won three division championships, three Monmouth County championships, and a Shore Conference championship. Baron also earned the 2016 team Golden Glove award as well as the 2017 Team MVP honor.
