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JUNIOR (TEXAS STATE): Held a 4.11 ERA in 30.2 innings pitched (21 appearances) … Recorded 22 strikeouts and posted a 5-1 win/loss record while registering one save.
FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE (NMJC): Pitched in 33 games (18 starts) and held a 5.59 ERA in 132 innings … Was named 2016 WJAC Pitcher of the Year after recoding a 11-1 sophomore-year record … Ranked seventh in the nation in total wins that same year.
WHY HE CHOSE UNM: “I chose UNM because I wanted to play at a school with a winning tradition.”
PERSONAL: Born November 15, 1994 in Lubbock, Texas … Parents are Travis and Jennifer Walden … Father played in Phillies organization … Has one sibling, Bailey (20) … Attended Montery High School (Lubbock, Texas) and graduated in 2014 … Honored as both football and baseball team captain … Played club ball with West Texas ABA … Hobbies include playing video games and hunting … Favorite athlete is Chipper Jones … Favorite food is lasagna and favorite movie is Anchorman … Can cook minute rice in 58 seconds.