Trevor Baptiste was born on July 3,1996 and is an American professional lacrosse player who is a face-off specialist for the Atlas Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League and currently for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League.
29 Facts About Trevor Baptiste
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Trevor Baptiste attended the University of Denver, where he set the NCAA Division I season record for face-off wins by a freshman.
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Trevor Baptiste set the Pioneers' school record for face-off wins during a season.
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Trevor Baptiste was selected first overall in the 2018 MLL Draft, by the Boston Cannons.
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Trevor Baptiste has won the PLL Faceoff Athlete of the Year Award three times.
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Trevor Baptiste, son of Dena Y Baptiste and Leon K Baptiste, was born in Newark, New Jersey.
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Trevor Baptiste grew up in Roxbury Township, New Jersey with his sister nn Denville Township, New Jersey.
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Trevor Baptiste graduated from Morristown-Beard School in Morristown, New Jersey in 2014.
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Trevor Baptiste was an Under Armour Underclass All American in 2013.
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Trevor Baptiste helped guide Morristown-Beard to an undefeated season as the 17th ranked team in New Jersey.
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Trevor Baptiste helped drive a playoff run that earned the team runner-up for the state championship.
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Trevor Baptiste earned selection to the 2014 US Lacrosse All American Team and The Star-Ledger's First Team All State.
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Trevor Baptiste scooped up a net total of 640 ground balls.
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Trevor Baptiste took over the role from junior Chris Hampton, who switched over to winger on face-offs.
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Trevor Baptiste led the conference and the nation in face-off win percentage.
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Trevor Baptiste was the only freshman named among the 25 nominees for the Tewaaraton Trophy for the top lacrosse player announced on April 23,2015.
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Trevor Baptiste was one of seven Pioneers selected for the All-American Team, the most in school history.
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Trevor Baptiste was the first freshman selected as a First Team All American since 2001.
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Trevor Baptiste won 13 of his final 23 face-offs to help drive a comeback win by Denver to reach the NCAA Tournament Final Four.
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Trevor Baptiste won 15 of his 24 face-offs to power Denver's overtime victory to reach the championship final.
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Trevor Baptiste reached the milestone of 300 face-off wins in the victory.
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Trevor Baptiste's performance helped drive the Pioneers to the championship victory, the first in school history and the first west of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Trevor Baptiste finished the 2015 season with 310 face-off wins out of 456 attempts and 140 ground balls.
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Trevor Baptiste would be named a first team All American for the fourth time, becoming just the sixth player ever to do so.
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Trevor Baptiste was selected for Team USA for the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship, where he won 67 of 89 faceoffs as the USA would capture the gold medal.
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Trevor Baptiste would represent the United States at the 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, winning a bronze medal.
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In 2019, Trevor Baptiste decided to join Paul Rabil's new PLL.
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Rabil said on Pardon My Take that he made sure that Trevor Baptiste ended up on the Atlas Lacrosse Club roster because he wanted the best FOGO in the league.
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Trevor Baptiste led the league in faceoff percentage and grounds balls at the end of the 2019 season.