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2018: Ended the 2018 season with the following Big Sky ranking: No. 13 in total sacks (4.0)… Recorded a season-high six tackles at Northern Colorado (10/5) and at Eastern Washington (11/10)… Recorded at least three tackles in all 13 games played… Ended the season with 56 total tackles, 33 solo, and 5.5 for a loss… Also recorded 4.0 sacks throughout his senior season… Posted a QB hurry against Northern Iowa (12/1) and a pass breakup at Northern Colorado.
2017: Started all 10 games played.. Defensive staple for the Ags as a pass rusher, finishing the season with 30 total tackles, 18 solo and 12 assisted... Also picked up four tackles for loss, costing opposing offenses 12 yards... Made two tackles for a loss of seven yards against San Diego (9/9), as part of his six-tackle performance in UC Davis' home opener... The highlight of the season occurred versus Cal Poly (10/28), where the outside linebacker tallied seven solo tackles and one assisted tackle... Found the backfield twice, sacking San Diego's quarterback for a loss of four yards, and Idaho State's (11/4) quarterback for a loss of three yards... Also recorded one forced fumble, quarterback hurry and PBU.
2016: Started and recorded an unassisted tackle in all 11 games... Finished with a total of 45 tackles (32 unassisted)... Picked up 8.5 tackles for loss, costing opponents a total of 44 yards... Ranked 17th in conference for tackles for loss with an average of 0.77 lost yardage per game... Recorded his first career sack against Southern Utah (10/8) for a loss of 10 yards... Highlighted his season with a 61-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown at Cal Poly on October 22... Made his first career interception versus Southern Oregon (9/10) and ran the ball 15 yards afterwards... Also broke up passes at Eastern Washington (10/1) and Sacramento State (11/19).
2015: Played in six games; saw his first action of the year in the team's fifth game of the year, against Montana (10/3).
2014: Redshirted... Named co-winner (with offensive lineman Ramsey Hufford) of the George Belenis Award as outstanding redshirt.
ANTELOPE HS '14: Earned a pair of varsity letters while helping lead AHS' defense... Named Capital Athletic League Outstanding Defensive Lineman in 2013 after finishing with 70 tackles, including 8.0 sacks... Recorded 12 tackles, including nine solo, in season opener against Del Campo HS, and posted nine total stops in the Titans' 27-24 win over Woodcreek HS... Collected a pair of sacks versus both El Camino HS and Whitney HS... Selected to MaxPreps' 2013 All-Sac-Joaquin Section first-team defense... Selected for the 57th Sacramento Optimist All-Star Game and the 2014 West Coast Bowl... Collected 41 tackles and recovered a fumble for a TD during junior season... Named All-CAL honorable mention... Also earned a varsity letter for baseball... Four-year member of the Antelope High School's Project Lead the Way - Engineering Pathway program... Earned honor roll status every semester and received Principle's Academic Honor Award.
PERSONAL: Born in Berkeley, Calif.... Parents are Mike and Sherri Baumgart... If he had a million dollars, he'd invest in foreign property... Title of his autobiography would be, "Courage is not the absence of fear"... Little known fact about him is his nickname, "Worm".
