Trevor Baptiste

Trevor Baptiste
Born (1996-07-03) July 3, 1996 (age 28)
Newark, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight220 pounds (100 kg)
Shootsleft
PositionFaceoff specialist (field), Transition (box)
NCAA teamDenver (2018)
NLL team
Former teams		San Diego Seals
Philadelphia Wings (2018-2023)
MLL draft1st overall, 2018
Boston Cannons
PLL teamNew York Atlas
Pro career2018–
Websitehttp://trevorbaptiste.co/
Career highlights

PLL:

MLL:

  • 1x All-Star (2018)

NCAA:

  • NCAA Record, Face-off wins by a freshman in a DI season (2015)
  • First Team All-American (2015-18)
  • Big East Midfielder of the Year (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
  • First Team All-Big East (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
  • Inside Lacrosse Freshman of the Year (2015)
  • NCAA Championship (2015)
  • NCAA All-Tournament Team (2015)
  • NCAA Record, career faceoff winning percentage (.714)

NLL:

  • NLL All-Rookie Team (2019)
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's lacrosse
World Lacrosse Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Netanya
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Diego
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
Third place 2019 Langley

Trevor Baptiste (born July 3, 1996[1]) is an American professional lacrosse player who plays as a face-off specialist for the Atlas Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League and the San Diego Seals of the National Lacrosse League. He attended the University of Denver, where he set the NCAA Division I season record for face-off wins by a freshman.[2] During the 2015 regular season, Baptiste led all of college lacrosse in face-off win percentage[3] (72%). He also set the Pioneers' school record for face-off wins during a season.[4] He was selected first overall in the 2018 MLL Draft, by the Boston Cannons. Baptiste has won the PLL Faceoff Athlete of the Year Award four times (2019, 2021, 2022, 2023).

He is widely regarded as the most dominant face-off specialist of his generation.[5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ (23 years old)Trevor Baptiste, Boston Cannons. Accessed September 9, 2018. "Born Jul 03, 1996 in Denville, NJ"
  2. ^ Chambers, Mike (May 10, 2015). "Trevor Baptiste's faceoff expertise key in DU's quest for title; Pioneers in possession of national title contender". The Denver Post.
  3. ^ Kessenich, Quint (May 14, 2015). "In NCAA lacrosse quarterfinals, Denver and Annapolis regionals offer a study in contrasts". The Baltimore Sun.
  4. ^ Rod Mackey (May 9, 2015). "Baptiste could be key to Pioneers success". 9News.com.
  5. ^ Premier Lacrosse League. (2021, April 6). Trevor Baptiste - Premier Lacrosse League. https://premierlacrosseleague.com/player/trevor-baptiste
  6. ^ Trevor Baptiste. (n.d.). USA Lacrosse. https://www.usalacrosse.com/player-profile/trevor-baptiste
  7. ^ Tenant, M. (2022). Trevor Baptiste player Profile. Lacrosse All Stars. https://laxallstars.com/trevor-baptiste-player-profile/
  8. ^ Trevor Baptiste named Premier Lacrosse League’s Jim Brown MVP. (n.d.). USA Lacrosse Magazine. https://www.usalaxmagazine.com/pro/pll/trevor-baptiste-named-premier-lacrosse-leagues-jim-brown-mvp