Tammy
Baker was born in Oshawa, Ontario in 1973 and began
her dominating collegiate career at Durham in 1992, following
many high school achievements at Eastdale Collegiate. Tammy
made an immediate impact on the DC Soccer program. As a member
of the DC Women’s Soccer team, she was named OCAA League
all-star in 1993-94 and was instrumental in leading the program
to their first ever Provincial Medal (Silver), only a year after
soccer became a full varsity sport here. In addition, she helped
the Lords win a Bronze medal the following year. Tammy was Rookie
of the year in 1992-93; an OCAA Scoring Champion in 1993-94;
OCAA Central Division Scoring Champion twice (1992-93 &
1993-94); and named an OCAA Championship All-Star in 1993-94.
Her
stellar 2 year collegiate career saw her score a career total
19 goals (which ranks 15th All-time in OCAA History) She capped
things off by being named a CCAA All-Canadian in 1993-94 (first
ever DC Women’s Soccer player to receive this honour).
She is considered one of the best if not THE best women’s
soccer players in DC history.