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13 Cheyenne Baxter

  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Norborne, Mo.
  • High School Omaha

Biography

CAREER HONORS

  • Week 8 NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (March 27 - April 2, 2017)
  • Week 8 SEC Pitcher of the Week (March 27 - April 2, 2017)
  • 2016 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2015 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll

SENIOR (2017)

  • Broke through in her final season at Mizzou, going 16-10 with a 2.47 ERA and 115 strikeouts over 161.2 innings
  • Paced all Tigers pitchers in ERA (2.47), wins (16), appearances (38), games started (29), complete games (9), shutouts (3), innings pitched (161.2), strikeouts (115) and batting average against (.243)
  • Personally, reset single-season career highs in all aforementioned categories
  • Was dynamite in SEC only action, going 7-7 with a 1.84 ERA over 87.1 innings
  • All seven victories in conference play came against nationally ranked top 25 foes
  • All 15 starts in SEC games were versus nationally ranked top 25 opponents
  • Willed her way to a career high 9.0 IP against No. 21 Ole Miss (May 7), keying Mizzou's 3-2 walk-off victory
  • Sensational in Mizzou's series win vs. No. 9 Alabama (March 31 - April 2), going 2-0 (CG, shutout) with a 0.53 ERA and 12 Ks over 13.1 IP
  • For her outstanding efforts, was named Week 8 Louisville Slugger / NFCA Division I National Pitcher of the Week and Week 8 SEC Pitcher of the Week
  • Produced another fantastic SEC start at No. 7 Texas A&M (March 25), firing a CG win (7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 Ks)
  • Broke through at No. 1 Florida (March 12), tossing 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER and 3 Ks
  • Buckled down against right-handed batters (.236 AVG), runners on base (.239 AVG) and with two outs (.234 AVG)

JUNIOR (2016)

  • Solid once again at the back end of Mizzou's rotation in 2016, finishing 3-1 with a 3.46 ERA in 30.1 IP
  • Stymied No. 16 Texas A&M (April 25), earning victory with 4.0 IP, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 Ks
  • Earned second win of the season, tossing 4.0 shutout innings at Iowa (April 19)
  • Tallied first victory of the year at UTEP (March 21), with 4.0 solid IP and season-high 4 strikeouts
  • Made first start in 2016, tossing 3.0 shutout frames vs. Western Illinois (March 16)
  • Excellent in relief at Mary Nutter Classic (Feb. 25-27), allowing only one run in 5.0 IP
  • Outstanding vs. right-handed batters, limiting them to .208 average (15-for-72) over the year
  • Effective out of the bullpen for the Tigers, zero runs eight times
  • New single-season career high in combined shutouts (four)
  • Limited batters to career-best .227 average over the course of the season

SOPHOMORE (2015)

  • In her first year in Black and Gold, made 30 appearances and two starts in the circle, finishing 3-1 with a 2.78 ERA in 55.1 innings pitched
  • Served primarily as the team's No. 3 starter throughout the season
  • Season highlight came at NCAA Regional Championship, as she threw 4.2 quality innings (zero earned runs) vs. Kansas (May 17) to help send Mizzou to NCAA Super Regional
  • Threw 6.2 total innings during the Columbia Regional, surrending just four hits and zero earned runs
  • Had three solid relief appearances in three games at the Citrus Classic (Feb. 27 - March 1), tossing 7.1 innings while surrending only one earned run
  • Tossed a season-high 3.0 innings in relief of Tori Finucane, in a 5-1 win over Maryland (March 1)
  • Made three appearances in relief at Mary Nutter Classic (Feb. 19-21), throwing 4.0 innings and not allowing a run
  • Pitched in both of Mizzou’s wins vs. Cal State Fullerton and Long Beach State (Feb. 19), going 0.2 innings (one hit allowed) vs. Cal State Fullerton, and folled that with 3.0 scoreless innings (three strikeouts & one hit allowed) in the nightcap vs. Long Beach State
  • Played a big role in Tigers' season-opening tournament, going 1-0 with one save at the 2015 Dot Richardson Tournament
  • First appearance as a Tiger came vs. Chattanooga (Feb. 13), pitching a perfect inning to seal a 6-1 Mizzou victory

FRESHMAN (2014 - OMAHA)

  • Posted a 4-1 record while appearing in 14 games and earning five starts as a freshman
  • Pitched just 46.1 innings of Omaha's 322.1-inning work load during her initial collegiate season, with 215.1 innings going to the Mavericks' senior ace
  • Earned two of her victories during Summit League action, both on the road, with the first at IPFW (April 12), striking out four batters in 6.1 innings of work during a 6-3 win
  • Her second conference win came at South Dakota State (Aug. 18), allowing just one earned run over 6.0 innings in the Mavericks' 11-2 win
  • Fired a complete game shutout against North Dakota (Aug. 22) in the second game of a doubleheader, pitching 5.0 innings and scattering four hits in the run-rule shortened 10-0 win

HIGH SCHOOL (NORBORNE)

  • Under head coach Jason McKinney, led Norborne High School to a 20-2 record as a senior in 2012, earning Missouri Class 1 Second Team All-State and her conference's pitcher of the year award
  • Also earned second team all-state honors as an infielder as a junior in 2011
  • Helped push the Lady Pirates to a 26-1 season as a junior and finished the season with First Team All-Region, All-District and All-Conference recognition
  • Also earned First Team All-Region, All-District, and All-Conference honors for Norborne as a freshman in 2010
  • Earned MBCA Class 1 All-State recognition in basketball as a senior in 2013 and also ran track for the Lady Pirates
  • Missouri Class 1 record holder for blocked shots in a single season and career blocked shots
  • Played for the Originals '95 Club Team

PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Jeff and Barbara Baxter
  • Has two sisters, Austin and Morgan
     

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Historical Player Information

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    2009Sophomore

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  • 13

    2016Junior

    RHP
    6'0"
    13
  • 13

    2017Senior

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    6'0"
    13