At the trial she attended she was put through various fitness, rugby skills and character assessment activities.

In 2013 during a routine medical exam an electrocardiogram led to the discovery that she had a rare disorder of the heart's electrical system called Long QT syndrome which can lead to dangerous heart rhythms, fainting and sudden cardiac arrest.

Baker then incurred a knee injury early in 2014[1] from which she recovered in time to be named in the Black Ferns squad to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.

[5] In 2022, she was named as a non-travelling reserve for the Black Ferns Sevens squad to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

[6][7] In December 2022, She was confirmed as one of three final signings for Hurricanes Poua for the 2023 Super Rugby Aupiki season.