Palomar Comets Baseball 2009

CHIP BAUMANN

NO. 39 / C, Fr, 6-4, 200; BATS: Right; THROWS: Right

HOMETOWN: Riverside, CA / San Marcos, CA

HIGH SCHOOL: Martin Luther King (Riverside, CA), Class of 2007

NAIA COLLEGE: Transfer from Cal State San Marcos

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 29, 1988 in Orange County, CA. ... Son of Don and Liz Baumann. ... Has one brother, Alex, 22.

ACADEMICS: Carried a 3.5 grade-point average at M.L. King High School. ... Kinesiology major.

2009 SEASON: Played in 20 games for the Comets, starting seven at catcher.. ... Went  3-for-4 with a double and two RBI's in a 22-2 rout of Rio Hondo on the road on Feb. 14. ... Went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and three runs scored in a 25-2 rout of Imperial Valley on March 31 at Imperial.

2008 SEASON: Red-shirted at Cal State San Marcos.

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Played for head coach Rich Graves, Palomar's current outfield coach, at M.L. King High School. After Graves retired from high school teaching and coaching, played for Ken Scott as a senior. ... Was a second-team All-Ivy League selection  his senior season.

(Updated as of June 7, 2009)