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#28 Michael Barker, P

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Position: P
Date of Birth: 03/10/1999
Height: 6' 0"   Weight: 205 lbs
College Experience: Fresno Pacific University
Bats: L
Throws: L
Resides: Ridgecrest, California

Biography:

Michael Barker begins his first season with the ThunderBolts in 2024. It's his seond as a pro. He signed on January 20, 2024. In his rookie campaign, Barker pitched for the Empire State Greys and appeared in 23 games (19 starts). He went 4-11 with a 6.88 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 107.1 innings. All of those numbers were tops on the Greys.

He attended Fresno Pacific University for three years and finished with a cumulative ERA of 5.81 over 32 games (13 starts). He struck out 106 hitters in 93 innings. He also spent one year at Taft College, where he led the Cougars in strikeouts (82) and innings pitched (69.1). He had a 6-3 record and a 4.67 ERA. As a freshman, he went 1-1 with a 4.22 ERA over five starts for Vanguard University. Michael attended Immanuel Christian High School in Ridgecrest, California.

Career Statistics »

Year League Club W L SV ERA GP GS IP H R ER BB SO
2023 Frontier Empire State 4 11 0 6.88 23 19 107.1 129 95 82 72 74
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5 Armando Albert IF
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0 David Maberry IF
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7 Joe Johnson IF
2 Michael Seegers IF
9 Reed Chumley IF
0 Winder Diaz IF
27 Brennen Dorighi OF
4 Cam Phelts OF
0 Michael Sandle OF
0 Robert Chayka OF
8 Bryce Hellgeth P
42 Buddie Pindel P
0 Caleb Riedel P
22 Dan Brown P
21 Jack Mahoney P
24 Jacob Newman P
26 John Mikolaicyk P
28 Michael Barker P
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30 Tyler LaPorte P
29 Will Armbruester P
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