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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
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| High School:
Westminster Christian
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| Height / Weight:
6-1 / 198
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| Position:
OF
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| Bats/Throws:
Right/Right
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An Academic All-American candidate...can play any position in the outfield and has done so during his four years at Miami...highly skilled in the class room as well as on the field...was key member of the University's Tucker Anthony BIG EAST Stock Challenge team...assisted the five-member student-athlete group to a third-place showing nationally...the team finished with a portfolio that advanced 40.48 percent, finishing third, yet still besting the S & P 500's gains over the period...in recognition of their achievement, the team members were presented with a check for $10,000 for the school's athletic fund...a member of UM's National Championship team of 1999...has gained roughly 25 pounds since arriving at UM as a freshman.
AS A SENIOR IN 2000
Has one multi-hit game and three multi-RBI games...has two home runs this season and 17 for his career...had three consecutive games where he knocked in the winning run for the Hurricanes (Dartmouth, twice, and Florida International)...Most recently drew a walk in his lone plate appearance against Long Beach State (4/29)...went 1-2 with a double, a walk and a run scored in two plate appearances at N.C. State (4/21-22)...saw action in four of the six games against then-No. 1 Florida State, including a 1-3 effort in the series opener with two runs scored, a walk and a stolen base...went 1-3 at Florida International (3/28) with a run scored...went 4-7 in two games against Dartmouth (3/25-26) with two runs scored, five RBI, one double, one home run, one walk and two stolen bases...was a late-game offensive replacement against Michigan (3/17-18)...went 1-4 with two runs scored, one RBI, one double and a walk against C.W. Post (3/3)...came off the bench in two games vs. Eastern Michigan (2/26-27), with one run, one hit, one walk and one RBI in a total of one at bat...walked twice against South Florida (2/20)...had a pinch-hit single RBI against South Florida (2/19)...had a pinch-hit single against South Florida (2/18)...walked and scored at Florida (2/13)...walked, RBI-singled and scored off of reaching on a fielder's chose against Florida (2/5)...had a pinch-hit two-run home run against Florida (2/4).
AS A JUNIOR IN 1999
Started 51 of 54 games he appeared in...saw most of his action (36 games) in right field while Manny Crespo was sidelined with an injury...also played eight games in center and seven as a designated hitter...batted .292 with 49 hits in 168 at bats...batted in 43 RBI and scored a total 46 runs...hit five doubles, two triples and nine home runs...was successful on 14-of-24 stolen base attempts...had 68 put-outs with a .919 fielding percentage...a clutch-hitter who batted .376 with runners on base and .417 with runners in scoring position...placed among the top five in runs scored (#5), RBI (#4), triples (#3), walks (#3), stolen bases (#5), games played (#4), games started (#4)...team went 26-10 when starting in right, 7-1 while at center and 7-0 as the designated hitter...totaled 12 multiple-hit games and 10 multiple-RBI games...had seven RBI in 12 at bats over three games against James Madison...went 7-of-11 with five RBI, five runs scored and two home runs in the Princeton series...had five hits and five RBI in the Clemson series...in the final regular season meeting with FSU, had one home run and drew a season-best four walks...notched four RBI in game No. 1 against Winthrop...ended the regular season with four RBI on four hits over the final two UM wins at Long Beach State...started five games in the postseason. At the 1999 Coral Gables Regional: Started all three games as the designated hitter...had three RBI off one hit and one walk against Bethune-Cookman. At the 1999 Coral Gables Super Regional: Saw action in game No. 2 against Wake Forest...batted .333 in his lone start with two hits and one walk in three at bats...among his hits was a double. At the 1999 College World Series: Played in the Rice game...
had two at bats.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 1998
Appeared in 42 games making 20 total starts in the outfield...made 10 starts in left field and five starts in both center and right field...had a 12-game hit streak from April 11 - May 16 that raised his average 111 points from .167 to .278...all four of his home runs came in the last ten games. At 1998 Atlantic I Regional: Made three appearances with no starts...
went hitless in two plate appearances. At 1998 College World Series: Was on the active roster but did not appear.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 1997
Saw action in 54 games, making 26 starts...hit safely in 22 games including five multiple-hit games...recorded a career-high three hits in five at bats against Florida State (5/2)...went two-for-two with a career-high four RBI against Toledo (3/22) and recorded first career home run...was second on team with a batting average of .400 in the month of February. At 1997 Atlantic Regional: Made four appearances including a start against Florida International (5/23) at Atlantic Regional. At 1997 College World Series: Started opener vs. UCLA in left field, going 0-4...entered game in seventh inning vs. Alabama (6/2) as a pinch runner and defensive replacement in left field.
WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
...two-year letterwinner...selected to play for Team Florida in national tournament in Oklahoma City...played for Team Miami All-Stars that played in the Continental Amateur Baseball Association High School World Series in Euclid, Ohio...coached by Rich Hoffman. Senior Year, 1996: Miami Herald first-team All-Dade and All-State...hit .428 with 39 RBI, 10 doubles, 5 triples, 27 stolen bases, 43 runs scored...registered a .685 slugging percentage and a .585 on-base percentage...named to the All-Tournament team at the Dole Classic in California...most valuable player for the south at the Dade County All-Star game...team was crowned
both state and national champions.
PERSONAL
Enrolled in School of Business, majoring in Finance...born 8/17/78...full name is Mark Joseph Walker...member of the National Honor Society and made the honor roll every year in high school...from same high school as Alex Rodriguez of the Seattle Mariners and former Hurricane J.D. Arteaga...father, Gary, played tight end for Indiana University...son of Gary and Mayela Walker...has one older brother, Jonathon.
WALKER HIGHS
Hits: 3 five times, last time vs. Dartmouth, 3/25/00
Runs: 3 vs. Clemson, 4/4/99
RBI: 4 four times, last time vs. Winthrop, 5/14/99
Walks: 4 vs. Florida State, 4/25/99
Strikeouts: 4 vs. Texas, 2/27/99
Stolen Bases: 2 three times, last time vs. Dartmouth, 3/25/00
Longest Hit Streak: 12 games, 4/11-5/16/98
WALKER- TOTALS AT MIAMI
| YR | BA | G/GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR-RBI | SB/SBA | SO | BB | HBP | S/SF | TB/SLUG | OBPct | PO | A | E | DP | FLD |
| 97 | .266 | 54/26 | 109 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2-21 | 7/8 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 1/3 | 45/.413 | .394 | 58 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .937 |
| 98 | .259 | 42/20 | 85 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 4-21 | 4/7 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 1/1 | 36/.424 | .373 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .914 |
| 99 | .292 | 54/51 | 168 | 46 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 9-43 | 14/24 | 59 | 39 | 3 | 3/1 | 85/.506 | .431 | 68 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .919 |
| Total | .276 | 150/97 | 362 | 86 | 100 | 13 | 4 | 15-85 | 25/39 | 123 | 73 | 10 | 5/5 | 166/.459 | .407 | 174 | 6 | 15 | 1 | .923 |
NCAA POSTSEASON
| YR | BA | G/GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR-RBI | SB/SBA | SO | BB | HBP | S/SF | TB/SLUG | OBPct | PO | A | E | FLD |
| 97 | .000 | 3/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/.000 | .200 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 98 | | 3/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/.000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 99 | .154 | 5/5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0/2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0/1 | 3/.231 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Total | .105 | 11/5 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0/2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0/1 | 3/.158 | .280 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
| YR | BA | G/GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR-RBI | SB/SBA | SO | BB | HBP | S/SF | TB/SLUG | OBPct | PO | A | E | FLD |
| 97 | .000 | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/.000 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 98 | DNP |
| 99 | .000 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/.000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Total | .000 | 2/2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/.000 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
