Cameron Baughman '19 Recruiting Profile

My name is Cameron Baughman and baseball has been a passion of mine since I was 3 years old.  I’m an athlete who has helped every team I’ve been on become a winner.  I have a strong baseball IQ & am very coachable.  In junior high, I also played basketball & was the starting guard on a team that went 34-1 in city play in Lexington, Kentucky.  I also played HS ball during my freshman year, but decided that I wanted to focus on developing my skillset to only focus on baseball.  During my final year of Cal Ripken baseball, I hit 17 home runs and 61 RBI’s in 25 games.  My record, as a pitcher, over three seasons, was 23-2.  My team went on to the Cal Ripken World Series where I was named MVP of one game and voted All-Star first baseman for the entire series.  I play first base, OF,  am a solid LHP, & have a strong on base percentage.  I am an excellent bunter.  A coach reference for this period of time is Brent Eisele (859.351.8742).   

During my freshman season at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, I led the JV baseball team in home runs, bunt singles and RBI’s.  As a pitcher, I had a 6-1 record with an ERA of 0.84.  I threw 41 strikeouts in 33 innings.   I was one of 2 freshman that got to play up on the varsity team.  During my sophomore year, I started on the varsity team and finished in the top three in batting average, hits and RBI’s. In addition, I had 26 strikeouts in 22 innings.  My high school coach is Seth Knight (859.940.1801  [email protected] )

My hitting and pitching coach since I was 9 years old has been Jim Hinerman.  Coach Hinerman is a former baseball coach at University of Kentucky, Georgetown College, & now teaches at Eastern Kentucky University.  His phone number is 859.948.2566 and his email address is [email protected]  He has volunteered to speak with you about my skills and leadership.

Twice a week in the off season I go to speed training at the Lexington HIIT center and at least twice a week I go to the YMCA (where I also work) to work out and play basketball.

I have played summer travel ball for the last four seasons with Bluegrass Xpress, coached by Mike Hukill.  (859.533.8811  [email protected] )and will play again this summer on the 17/18U team coached by Corey Bays (859.361.4367) & Mark Hukill (859.494.031).  My GPA is 3.5, and my practice score on my ACT was 25.  I will take my first ACT test in March.  I am enrolled in an eight week class to improve my ACT starting in April and will retake the test in June.

In summary, I feel I will make an excellent student athlete based on my leadership skills and the results I have produced in the past as well as a strong work ethic to get better every day & would welcome the opportunity to be an addition to any team who values a strong & sincere desire to succeed.