Baseball | 4/14/2026 8:53:00 PM

Cloud County Community College redshirt freshman Simon Baker was named the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) West Division Player of the Week, the conference announced on Tuesday, April 14.

The product of Cochrane, Alberta, Canada was red-hot last week, helping the T-Birds go 5-0. Baker batted .688 for the week, going 11-of-16 at the plate with eight extra-base hits while driving in 13. Hitting four home runs in the team's four-game KJCCC sweep over Butler Community College, Baker also tallied three triples and finished the week with a 1.875 slugging-percentage and a .783 on-base percentage.

Baker, who also started his first games as a starting outfielder last week, is hitting .421 on the season and leads the T-Birds with 16 home runs and eight triples.

Cloud County will take on Coffeyville Community College in non-conference play on Wednesday, April 15 at 2 pm. The doubleheader will be played at Turnbull Field at Emporia State University. A year ago, the T-Birds defeated Coffeyvlle 13-0 in five innings in the 2025 NJCAA Region 6 Plains District Baseball Tournament.