Biography
Career
Pitched in 44 games with 15 starts ... 14-5, 3.86 ERA, 2 saves ... 135.1 IP, 130 H, 74 R, 58 ER, 66 BB, 112 K ... ranks fifth in lowest opponent batting average (.253).
2013
Pitched in 13 games with 11 starts ... 5-4, 4.14 ERA ... 67.1 IP, 78 H, 43 R, 31 ER, 34 BB, 54 K ... Harding was 5-6 in his 11 starts ... earned his first win in Harding's longest pitching outing of the season ... pitched 9.0 innings and allowed seven hits and no earned runs and struck out seven against Arkansas-Monticello (3/23) ... his second win came in his next outing, a 7.0-inning effort at Northwestern Okla. (3/29) where he allowed three earned runs and struck out six ... won for the third time in four starts with an 8.0-inning outing against Henderson State (4/12) that earned him GAC Pitcher of the Week ... he allowed only three hits and no earned runs and struck out a career-high 11, the most by a Harding pitcher in 2013 ... won two games in relief in the GAC Tournament ... pitched 3.0 innings and allowed one earned run in a 5-4 victory over Southwestern Okla., and pitched 3.2 innings vs. Arkansas Tech (5/6).
2012
Pitched in 16 games, all in relief ... 5-0, 3.93 ERA, 1 save ... 34.1 IP, 27 H, 18 R, 15 ER, 21 BB, 32 K ... earned the win in each of his first five outings ... limited left-handed hitters to a .200 average and right-handed hitters to a .222 average ... opponents hit only .180 with the bases empty and .178 with two outs ... led Harding with 8.39 strikeouts per nine innings ... pitched 4.1 innings of relief and allowed only one hit and no runs to earn the win over Alabama-Huntsville on Feb. 19 ... pitched 3.0 scoreless innings and earned the win over William Jewell on Feb. 25 ... struck out a season-high six hitters and allowed two earned runs over 4.0 innings in a relief win at Arkansas-Monticello on Mar. 3 ... won his fourth straight with 3.0 innings of relief work and only one earned run allowed vs. Quincy on Mar. 9 ... allowed no runs on one hit in 2.2 innings and earned the win vs. East Central on Mar. 17 ... collected the save with 1.0 scoreless inning at Southeastern Oklahoma on Apr. 21.
2011
Pitched in 15 games with four starts ... 4-1, 3.21 ERA ... 33.2 IP, 25 H, 13 R, 12 ER, 11 BB, 26 K ... right-handed hitters batted .186 ... opponents hit .189 with the bases empty ... won his first career start, pitching 4.0 innings and allowing no runs on two hits with four strikeouts vs. Crowley's Ridge on Feb. 22 ... won his start on Mar. 22 vs. Lyon, allowing one hit in 3.0 innings ... moved to 3-0 in his next outing, winning in relief at Ouachita Baptist on Mar. 26 ... won his third straight appearance with a 4.0-inning start against Lyon on Apr. 5 ... earned a save with 2.0 perfect innings vs. No. 1 West Florida at the GSC Tournament on May 9.
Previous School
A 2010 graduate of Broken Arrow High School in Broken Arrow, Okla. ... coached by Shannon Dobson and Doug Nold.
Personal
Born: Aug. 25, 1992 in Claremore, Okla. ... Major: Kinesiology ... Parents: Terry and Dawn Walker ... has one brother (J.R.) and one sister (Leslie).
