Daniel Bakst Season 2017

As a Sophomore (2018)
• Finished with a 3.52 ERA in 14 appearances across 15.1 innings
• Held opponents to a .211 batting average with just four walks
• Batted .204 in 13 starts as the designated hitter with five doubles and seven runs
• Pitched a career-high 3.0 innings in a 4-3 win over Gonzaga (April 2)
• Had two hits in Stanford’s 2-0 win over Rice (Feb. 25)
• Made his pitching debut in a 5-3 win over Cal State Fullerton (Feb. 17)

As a Freshman (2017)
• Collegiate Baseball News Freshman All-America
• All-Pac-12 
• Played in 55 of 58 games, primarily as designated hitter
• Second on team with .311 batting average
• Two hit streaks of 9+ games, including 11-game hit streak (March 12- April 4)
• Third on the team with 16 doubles, 38 RBI and .439 slugging percentage
• Fourth on the team with 61 hits and three home runs
• First career hit and RBI against Kansas (Feb. 25)
• Game-winning three-RBI double at USC (April 8)
• First career home run against No. 13 Arizona (April 28)
• Was 3-for-3 with a run, two RBI, two walks and a home run at Arizona State (May 5)
• Career-high four hits, three doubles and three RBI vs. Washington (May 21)
• Went 3-for-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, HR in Regional elimination game against BYU (June 3)
• Made one start at third base (April 4 vs. Cal)

The Bakst File
• Drafted in the 27th round in the 2016 MLB Draft by the Baltimore Orioles
• Won gold medal with U-18 Team USA at 2015 World Baseball Softball Confederation tournament
• 2016 New York Gatorade Player of the Year
• Perfect Game First-Team Underclass All-American
• MSG Varsity's Tri-State Player of the Year
• Two-time all-conference
• Three-time all-league and 2016 league Player of the Year
• Led team to 2014 and 2016 state titles and No. 22 national ranking by USA Today
• Hobbies include guitar, ping pong and tennis
• Son of Anna and Peter Bakst
• Parents met at Stanford business school
• Mother played tennis at Purdue
• Has one older brother, Andrew, who attends Stanford