Lake Bachar

Baseball player
Lake Bachar
San Diego Padres – No. 67
Pitcher
Born: (1995-06-03) June 3, 1995 (age 28)
Winfield, Illinois
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Lake David Bachar (born June 3, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

Amateur career

Bachar attended Wheaton North High School in Wheaton, Illinois, where he played baseball and football.[1] After graduating high school in 2013, he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on a football scholarship.[2]

After his freshman year at UW-Whitewater, Bachar joined the baseball team in addition to still playing football.[3] In 2015, his sophomore year and first as a member on the baseball team, he appeared in ten games (making seven starts) in which he went 7–1 with a 2.24 ERA and 46 strikeouts.[4] That summer, he played in the Northwoods League for the Lakeshore Chinooks.[5] As a junior in 2016, he went 8–6 with a 2.53 ERA over 92+2⁄3 innings.[6] Following the season, he was selected by the San Diego Padres in the fifth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[7][8] He signed for $350,000.[9]

Professional career

After signing, Bachar made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Padres before earning promotions to the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Single–A Midwest League and the Lake Elsinore Storm of the High–A California League. Over 15 games between the three clubs, he went 2–2 with a 3.19 ERA.[10] In 2017, he began the year back in the Arizona League before being promoted back to Fort Wayne.[11] Over 13 games (seven starts), he pitched to a 5–1 record, a 3.38 ERA, and 47 strikeouts over 50+2⁄3 innings. Bachar began the 2018 season with Lake Elsinore and was promoted to the San Antonio Missions of the Double–A Texas League in May.[12] He went 5–9 with a 4.68 ERA over 27 games (18 starts), pitching a total of 115+1⁄3 innings between the two teams.[13] In 2019, he appeared in 24 games (19 starts) for the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Double–A Texas League, going 8–4 with a 3.98 ERA and 126 strikeouts over 126+2⁄3 innings.[14][15]

Bachar did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [16] He additionally missed the whole 2021 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.[17][18][19] He played the 2022 season with San Antonio.[20] Over 27 games (seven starts), he went 5-3 with a 6.15 ERA, 44 strikeouts, and 18 walks over 45+1⁄3 innings.[21] In 2023, Bachar spent his second straight season with Double–A San Antonio, making 42 appearances and registering a 2.69 ERA with 69 strikeouts and 5 saves across 60+1⁄3 innings pitched. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2023.[22]

On January 12, 2024, Bachar re–signed with the Padres organization on a minor league contract.[23]

References

  1. ^ "Wheaton North takes DVC championship". May 16, 2012. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "His foot makes big difference". Chicago Tribune. September 29, 2015. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Whitewater's Lake Bachar bursts onto the scene". March 18, 2016. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Lubach, Dave (May 27, 2016). "College baseball: Lake Bachar leads UW-Whitewater into NCAA Division III World Series". madison.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "Chinooks in the Minors: Lake Bachar". February 13, 2017. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Lake Bachar excited for the MLB Draft". June 3, 2016. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "Bachar is first of 20 players drafted in 2016 MLB draft". June 10, 2016. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Baseball: 4 more with state ties selected in draft". June 11, 2016. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  9. ^ "Lake Bachar thrilled for future in pro ball". June 21, 2016. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  10. ^ "Lake Bachar adjusting to pro baseball". November 17, 2016. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  11. ^ "Lake Bachar, Jose Galindo nearly perfect for TinCaps". Chicago Tribune. August 18, 2017. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  12. ^ Knuteson, Jalen (April 13, 2020). "UW-W baseball: Bachar eagerly awaits opportunities to compete". Daily Jefferson County Union. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  13. ^ "Minors: Right-handers to watch in Padres' farm system". September 26, 2018. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  14. ^ "Padres' Lake Bachar: Reassigned to minor-league camp". CBSSports.com. March 10, 2020. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  15. ^ "Whitewater alumnus Lake Bachar's minor-league baseball team is going all out with custom jerseys to support dad's cancer fight". Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  16. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  17. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season shelved". Archived from the original on January 12, 2021.
  18. ^ "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  19. ^ "Where top SD prospects are starting 2021". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  20. ^ "Minors: Bachar's return leads Missions' combined no-no; Morejon makes second rehab start". May 16, 2022.
  21. ^ "Lake Bachar Stats, Fantasy & News".
  22. ^ "2023 MiLB Free Agents". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  23. ^ "Padres Invite Reliever to Spring Training 8 Years After Drafting Him". si.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)