Shannon Baker

NAPPANEE – NorthWood baseball added an area name to its coaching staff with the hiring of Shannon Baker.

Baker, a 2013 Northridge graduate, was a standout for the Raider baseball program. A two-time All-NLC First Team selection, Baker later went to play in college at Purdue-Fort Wayne. As a Mastadon, he redshirted his first year, then went on to play for four years, earning All-Summit League Second Team honors as well as Summit League Academic Honor Roll twice. Baker was also a two-time NYCBL All-Star.

For the Panthers, Baker will serve as JV head coach for program head coach AJ Risedorph.

Baker is engaged to Taeja Davis, who is currently an assistant volleyball coach at Northridge High School and a former Purdue-Fort Wayne volleyball standout.