Lake Bachar
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1995-06-03) June 3, 1995
Winfield, Illinois
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Lake David Bachar (born June 3, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

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]

After signing, Bachar made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona League Padres before earning promotions to the Fort Wayne TinCaps of the Class A Midwest League and the Lake Elsinore Storm of the Class A-Advanced 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 Class AA 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 Class AA Texas League, going 8–4 with a 3.98 ERA and 126 strikeouts over 126+2⁄3 innings.[14][15] Bachar did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season, and he missed the whole 2021 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.[16][17][18] He played the 2022 season with San Antonio.[19] Over 27 games (seven starts), he went 5-3 with a 6.15 ERA, 44 strikeouts, and 18 walks over 45+1⁄3 innings.[20]

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 shelved". Archived from the original on January 12, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Login • Instagram". www.instagram.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  18. ↑ "Where top SD prospects are starting 2021". MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Minors: Bachar's return leads Missions' combined no-no; Morejon makes second rehab start". May 16, 2022.
  20. ↑ "Lake Bachar Stats, Fantasy & News".
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