Baker was one of the first NAIA schools to take part in the Champions of Character program, which emphasizes respect, servant leadership, integrity, sportsmanship and responsibility. Baker has been a member of the Heart of America Athletic Conference since the organization's inception in 1971. The school competes in 23 sports: football, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's track and field, baseball, softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, men's and women's bowling, men's and women's wrestling, and co-ed cheer, dance, and esports.