SPC 2023: Mike Baron [1-38]

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On this page, you will find information about Mike Baron, who is competing at the 2023 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 16-15, +256, and is ranked #20 in Division 1.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Mike Surname(s): Baron Home: Corrales, NM, United States Awards: "Matchups" Hall of Fame (1987), The Wordbook (1988,1994,2004), The Blankbook (1992), SCRABBLE Wordbook (2007) Hobbies: journal writing, traveling, golf, reading

Round by Round
High score: 677 Average for: 411 Average against: 403
Round 1		Baron played #5 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) and lost 350 to 478 (a spread of -128). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 0-1, -128.
Round 2		Baron played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) and lost 398 to 460 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 0-2, -190.
Round 3		Baron played #27 Wes Eddings (Quincy, MA) and won 488 to 385 (a spread of 103). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 1-2, -87.
Round 4		Baron played #24 Seth Lipkin (Hopkinton, MA) and won 677 to 329 (a spread of 348). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-2, +261. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 5		Baron played #1 Mack Meller (Lexington, KY) and lost 405 to 436 (a spread of -31). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 2-3, +230. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Baron played #6 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and won 489 to 404 (a spread of 85). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 3-3, +315. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 7		Baron played #8 Kevin Fraley (San Jose, CA) and lost 339 to 410 (a spread of -71). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-4, +244. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 8		Baron played #19 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and won 377 to 351 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-4, +270. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 9		Baron played #41 Frank Tangredi (West Babylon, NY) and won 406 to 341 (a spread of 65). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-4, +335. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Baron played #37 Rick Julian (Ship Bottom, NJ) and won 446 to 346 (a spread of 100). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 6-4, +435. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 11		Baron played #21 Mike Frentz (San Mateo, CA) and won 439 to 411 (a spread of 28). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 7-4, +463. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 12		Baron played #30 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) and lost 293 to 535 (a spread of -242). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-5, +221. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13		Baron played #15 Rafi Stern (Portland, OR) and lost 385 to 497 (a spread of -112). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 7-6, +109.
Round 14		Baron played #44 John Karris (Santa Fe, NM) and won 404 to 389 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 8-6, +124. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 15		Baron played #11 Joey Mallick (South Portland, ME) and lost 404 to 449 (a spread of -45). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 8-7, +79. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16		Baron played #20 Jack Peters (Waltham, MA) and won 409 to 345 (a spread of 64). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 9-7, +143. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 17		Baron played #26 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 373 to 334 (a spread of 39). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 10-7, +182. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18		Baron played #3 Will Anderson (Lawrenceville, NJ) and lost 399 to 418 (a spread of -19). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 10-8, +163.
Round 19		Baron played #46 Edwin Roth (Philadelphia, PA) and won 425 to 272 (a spread of 153). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-8, +316. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 20		Baron played #28 Jason Li (Dollard-Des-Ormeaux QC) and lost 352 to 400 (a spread of -48). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-9, +268.
Round 21		Baron played #5 Noah Walton (Portland, OR) again and won 500 to 355 (a spread of 145). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-9, +413. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22		Baron played #2 Joey Krafchick (Dallas, TX) and lost 365 to 455 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 12-10, +323. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 23		Baron played #36 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 383 to 392 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 12-11, +314. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 24		Baron played #13 Andy Hoang (Cary, NC) and lost 359 to 419 (a spread of -60). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 12-12, +254. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 25		Baron played #31 Eric Goldstein (Scarsdale, NY) and won 435 to 366 (a spread of 69). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 13-12, +323. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 26		Baron played #14 Scott Appel (Elkins Park, PA) and won 455 to 403 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 14-12, +375.
Round 27		Baron played #16 Trey Wright (Sierra Madre, CA) again and lost 363 to 425 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 14-13, +313. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 28		Baron played #32 Jerry Lerman (Foster City, CA) and lost 427 to 467 (a spread of -40). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 14-14, +273. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 29		Baron played #33 Jonathan Lindh (Chicago, IL) and won 382 to 357 (a spread of 25). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 15-14, +298. Baron is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 30		Baron played #30 Edward De Guzman (San Francisco, CA) again and won 427 to 407 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 16-14, +318.
Round 31		Baron played #18 Michael Fagen (Montreal QC) and lost 391 to 453 (a spread of -62). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 16-15, +256.

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