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Senior Spotlight>Wyatt Baker (Princeton High School)

PHS senior Wyatt Baker fires a pitch Monday.

Name: Wyatt Baker.

School: Princeton High School.

Date: Aug. 21, 2004.

Hometown: Princeton.

Family: Tiffany (mom), Michael (dad), Emma (sister) and Noah (brother).

Sports/activities: Baseball, Star Spangled Singers, Young Life, choir.

Nickname(s): Cleatus, Earp, Bakes.

Favorite sport and why: Baseball, I love the intensity at sometimes, but it is also very disappointing when your team doesn’t win.

Favorite food and where to get it: Rips chicken in Ladd.

Person(s) with the greatest influence on my athletic career and why: My grandmother, Kathy. She never failed to push me harder than anybody else has pushed me before to be better at the sport that I love to play.

Person(s) with the greatest influence in my life and why: My grandmother, Kathy. She never failed to give you the advice you needed to keep going to succeed.

Who’s your dream celebrity prom date: Alexandra Daddario.

If stranded on a deserted island, I would have my: Phone, baseballs and a bat.

The last song I listened to: “24″ by Money Man.

People would be surprised to know: That I know how to drive.

When I need luck for a big game, I: Typically I just leave my things alone and don’t go touch them until I need to.

The funniest person I’ve ever met and why?: My grandmother Kathy. She never failed to put a smile on my face and always had a joke waiting.

What they’ll say about me at school after I graduate: He was a good student athlete who never complained about what was asked of him and always tried his best.

Most embarrassing moment: When I ran into a light pole at night.

Most unforgettable moment: The last day of my senior year.

Ultimate sports fantasy: Fantasy football and basketball

What I would like to do in life: Become a microbiologist.

Three words that best describe myself: Athletic, smart, kindhearted.

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin Hieronymus

Kevin has been sports editor of the BCR since 1986 and is Sports Editor of Putnam County Record. Was previously sports editor of the St. Louis Daily News and a regular contributor for the St. Louis Cardinals Magazine. He is a member of the IBCA and Illinois Valley Hall of Fames. He is one of 4 sportswriters from his tiny hometown Atlanta, IL