Ty Baker is emerging as a steady Rice rotation arm with real starting upside
In the 2026 season, Rice RHP Ty Baker has made nine appearances with six starts and posted a 3.57 ERA, including a career-best four-inning, five-strikeout outing that showed he can miss bats while staying composed in traffic. He’s a 6-foot-4, 230-pound right-hander from Houston who returned from a previous mound layoff and quickly became a usable option in both relief and the rotation. The hook: he looks like a tough, competitive innings-eater with starter traits, which makes him a sensible fit for a staff that values strike-throwing, adaptability, and upside.
