Garrett Baker joined the American International College baseball coaching staff in fall 2018. During the 2018 season, Baker served as the pitching coach and strength and conditioning coach for Westfield State University.  While there, the team won the MASCAC championship and made their first regional appearance since 2010. Under Bakers guidance, one of his pitchers also earned the 2018 MASCAC Pitcher of the Year distinction and All-New England Honors from the ABCA. His coaching resume also includes serving as head coach and pitching coach on numerous youth, AAU, and high school teams, including Suffield High School, East Longmeadow High School, AAU championship teams, and three AABC youth state championship teams. Baker has a bachelor of science in exercise science from Cedarville University, and he is currently completing his masters degree in sport and exercise psychology at Springfield College. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He has trained athletes at Enhance-U, a sports performance facility in Ohio, and he currently works at Powerhouse Training as a baseball instructor, strength and conditioning coach, and a mental performance coach.  At NCAA Division II Cedarville University, Baker was named team captain, and he achieved first-team all-conference and multiple player of the week distinctions. During his final collegiate season, he led his team in strikeouts, innings pitched, and ERA. He also distinguished himself in many conference pitching categories. Post-graduation, he began his professional independent baseball career by being contracted to pitch in the starting rotation of the Empire Leagues New Hampshire Wild, leading the team in innings pitched and pitching starts. The following summer he signed with the Tucson Saguaros where he became their closer, achieving the highest number of strikeouts per nine innings. While Baker was offered an additional professional contract the following season, he decided instead to dedicate his future energies to coaching. Baker currently resides in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts.