Gustavus Adolphus College

Brad Baker '80 is in his 11th season at the helm of the Gustavus baseball program in the 2024-25 academic year. 

Baker returned to coach to the Gusties for the second time in 2016, having previously coached in the 1981 season where he directed his team to a 16-10 overall record, including a 10-6 league mark.

In 2024, Baker, a 1980 graduate of Gustavus and native of Saint Peter, guided the Gusties to a 23-16 overall record and 12-8 mark in the MIAC. In the 2019 season, Baker's fourth after returning to the coaching staff, the Gusties claimed their first MIAC title since 1980 when Baker was a senior on the team. 

Baker, currently CEO of Craig-Hallum Capital Group, LLC in Minneapolis, is a member of the Gustavus Athletics Hall of Fame for his athletic accomplishments in football and baseball during the late ’70s and early ’80s, Baker was a four-year starter for both squads. In baseball, he earned all-conference honors as a pitcher in 1978, a second baseman in 1979, and a shortstop in 1980. He started 107 of 110 games in his career, compiling a .311 batting average and a record of 16-3 on the mound with a 3.02 earned run average. The Gusties won three MIAC titles during Baker’s career and advanced to NAIA post-season play each time.

After graduating cum laude with a degree in business, Baker was drafted by the Minnesota Twins and played one year at the Class A level before beginning a 30-year career in investment banking in the Twin Cities. He has remained involved in baseball serving as a youth coach in Edina.

Baker is the 25th head coach in the century-long history of Gustavus baseball, which has won 15 conference titles.

Brad and his wife, Susan live in Edina and have three children Mallory, Brendan, and Brian.