Brian Walker
30  Brian Walker
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Miami, FL
High School:
Westminster Christian School
Height / Weight:
6-3 / 204
Position:
LHP
Bats/Throws:
Left/Left

At Miami:
Enters his junior season as the staff ace...left-handed pitcher...throws a hard fastball and has excellent stuff on his breaking pitches...also has mental ability to pitch out of jams and in pressure situations...was the Hurricanes No. 2 starter last season, with two appearances in the No. 1 spot...led the team with a 12-2 record with highlight wins against Florida State, N.C. State, Long Beach State, FIU and FSU in the postseason...named a 2001 preseason third-team All-American by the NCBWA and Collegiate Baseball...emerged as one of the top young left-hand pitchers in all of college baseball according to scouts in 2000...finished the season on a seven-game winning streak...drafted out of high school in the 44th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates...spent his second straight summer playing summer league baseball... played in the Virginia Valley League with the Staunton Braves...is a veteran of the Cape Cod League.

As a Sophomore in 2000
Finished fifth on the team with a 3.26 ERA...opponents batted .259...second with 99.1 innings pitched and 88 strikeouts...team went 15-2 in his 17 starts...earned his first win of the season in game #2 against South Florida with six scoreless innings and six strikeouts... picked up the win in game #2 vs. Eastern Michigan with a career-high seven scoreless innings pitched with two hits, zero runs, two walks and five strikeouts...tossed a career-high 10 strikeouts in game #1 against C.W. Post for win No. 3 with 6.0 innings, six hits, two earned runs and two walks...won in game #2 against Michigan with 6.0 innings pitched, six hits, three runs, two earned, no walks and five strikeouts...defeated Dartmouth in game #2 for win No. 5 with 6.0 innings, three hits, four runs, three earned, one walk and eight strikeouts...earned his sixth win in game #2 against Florida State, pitching 6.0 innings with five hits, three runs, two earned, two walks and two strikeouts...won win No. 7 in game #2 at N.C. State with 6.0 innings pitched, eight hits, zero runs, two walks and five strikeouts...earned win No. 8 in game #2 against Long Beach State going 7.0 innings with four hits, two runs, one earned, three walks and three strikeouts... earned his ninth win in game #2 at Jacksonville with 5.0 innings, seven hits, four runs, three earned, four walks and seven strikeouts...earned his co-team-high 10th win in game #1 against New York Tech with 6.0 innings pitched, seven hits, one earned run, two walks and three strikeouts. At the 2000 Coral Gables Regional: Earned his team-high 11th win in the championship game against FIU with career-high 7.1 innings pitched, seven hits, four earned runs, two walks and seven strikeouts. At the 2000 Tallahassee Super Regional: Pitched 6.1 innings against FSU in game #2, earning the victory.

As a Freshman in 1999
Made 16 appearances with six starts...recorded a 2-2 record with a 6.75 ERA...in 36.0 innings, struck out 36...averaged 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings...in games as the starting pitcher team went 5-1... made first collegiate appearance against Barry...struck out three in 2.0 innings against Barry...had another three-strikeout effort in his next appearance against Stetson...in four games against Florida saw 2.0 innings of action, giving up three earned runs on six hits... allowed zero runs and earned his first collegiate win in his final two games against the Gators... in a season-long five innings against Georgia, struck out four and allowed just one run... struck out four in game No. 2 against Elon...in 5.0 innings against Winthrop, earned his second win while striking out four...in his final regular season appearance, struck out two and allowed zero runs in 1.1 innings at Long Beach State. At the 1999 Coral Gables Regional: Made his lone appearance of the postseason against Bethune-Cookman...allowed six earned runs over 4.1 innings and struck out four.

Westminster Christian
Four-year letterman at Westminster Christian (98) and Killian High School (95-97)... coached by Rich Hoffman at Westminster and Mike Sell at Killian...named team's top pitcher as a freshman, sophomore and junior year...three-year winner of school's academic award for being in top 10% of class. Senior Year, 1998: Collegiate Baseball first-team All-American and pre-season All-American...Miami Herald first-team All-County...second-team All-State...went 10-1 with a 1.70 ERA...registered over 100 strikeouts...team was 31-4 en route to state championship... threw a complete game no-hitter vs. Sarasota...spent summer as member of the Ohio Warhawks along with Hurricane teammate Mike DiRosa...went 12-1 with a 1.00 ERA with the Warhawks. Junior Year, 1997: Miami Herald first-team All-County...second-team All-State...named a Blue Chip prospect by Collegiate Baseball...went 11-2 with a 0.95 ERA...registered over 100 strikeouts...threw a complete game no-hitter vs. Southridge...shared team MVP honors with current Hurricane teammate Kris Clute ...played in the Team One Showcase. Sophomore Year, 1996: Miami Herald second-team All-County...went 9-4 with a 1.50 ERA and 85 strikeouts... member of Metro-Dade PAL team along with DiRosa that won state tournament and was runner up in national under-16 tournament. Freshman Year, 1995: Miami Herald third-team All-County...went 6-3 with a 1.60 ERA and 75 strikeouts.

Personal
Enrolled in College of Arts and Sciences with major in Criminology...born February 20,1980...full name is Brian Christopher Walker...son of Donald and Margaret Walker.

Walker - Totals at Miami

YRW-LSVERAG/GSCG/SHIPHR-ERBBSOHBPWP2B3BHROPBAPOAEFLD
992-206.7516/60/036.04830-271136278111.314282.833
0012-203.2618/160/099.19844-363388761628.2471172.900
Total14-404.1934/220/0135.114674-634412491324319.2663254.867
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