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Christian Walker

  • position 1b/3b
  • height 6-
  • weight 220
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Limerick, Pa.
  • High school Kennedy-Kenrick HS
  • position 1b/3b
  • height 6-
  • weight 220
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Limerick, Pa.
  • High school Kennedy-Kenrick HS

Christian Walker Bio

Christian Walker Career Stats

2012 – 2012 MLB Draft Selection (4th round/Baltimore Orioles) … Earned second-team ABCA All-America honors … Golden Spikes Award Watch List … Earned first-team All-SEC honors … Named to College World Series All-Tournament Team … Tied Dustin Ackley of North Carolina for a College World Series record 28 career hits … Played in 67 games with 66 starts, team’s leading hitter with .321 average (77-for-240) with 48 runs scored, 12 doubles, two triples and 11 homers, also a phenomenal .450 on-base percentage to go along with a .525 slugging percentage … 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored in 4-1 loss to Arizona at NCAA College World Series (6/25) … 1-for-3 with a RBI in 3-2 win over Arkansas at NCAA College World Series (6/22) … 2-for-4 win 2-0 win over Arkansas at NCAA College World Series (6/21) … 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in 4-1 win over Kent State at NCAA College World Series (6/21) … 2-for-4 with two runs scored in 7-3 win over Florida at NCAA College World Series (6/16) … 2-for-4 with a RBI in 5-0 win over Oklahoma in NCAA Super Regional (6/9) … RBI double in 5-4 win over Clemson in NCAA Regional (6/2) … 1-for-3 with a RBI and two runs scored in 7-0 win over Manhattan in NCAA Regional (6/1) … RBI single in 7-2 loss to Florida at SEC Tournament (5/25) …RBI sacrifice fly and a triple in 5-3 win over Auburn at SEC Tournament (5/24) … Key three-run homer in 5-4 win over LSU (5/18) … 1-for-3 with two walks and two runs scored in 10-7 win at Arkansas (5/6) … 3-for-4 with a homer, a run scored and two RBI in the 7-6 loss at Arkansas (5/5) … 2-for-3 with four runs scored, a homer and two RBI in 12-11 win over Alabama (4/27) … 3-for-4 with a double and a triple as well as two RBI in the 5-3 win at Auburn (4/21) … Drove in three runs and scored a run in Mississippi State series … 3-for-4 with a run scored, a homer and two RBI in 5-4 loss to Francis Marion (4/11) … 3-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and a RBI in the 8-0 win over The Citadel (4/10) … 1-for-3 with a RBI and a run scored in 6-1 win over Tennessee (4/8) … 1-for-5 with a two-run single in 5-4 loss to Tennessee (4/6) … 2-for-4 with a RBI single in the 7-0 win at College of Charleston (4/4) … 3-for-5 with game-winning two-run homer in 6-4 win over Vanderbilt in 13 innings (4/1) … First career two-homer game with three RBI and three runs scored in 8-3 win over Vanderbilt (3/30) … 1-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored in the 8-2 loss to Florida (3/23) … Walked season-high three times and scored two runs in 9-3 win over Florida (3/22) … Two-run homer in 5-4 loss to Wofford (3/21) … 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored in 4-3 loss at Kentucky (3/17) … 3-for-4 with a RBI in the 6-4 win over Appalachian State (3/14) … 3-for-4 with a double, run scored and two RBI in 6-1 win over Princeton (3/10) … Went 3-for-4 with a run scored and three RBI in the 8-1 win over UNC Asheville (3/7) … RBI double and a run scored in the 9-6 win vs. Clemson (3/3) … RBI and a run scored in the 3-2 win vs. Clemson (3/2) … 2-for-2 with three-run homer and tied career-high with five RBI in 8-1 win over Elon (2/24) … Collected four hits, a run, and two RBI in the opening series vs. VMI … Two hits including a two-run single in 13-1 win over VMI (2/18). 2011 – Named to USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team, could not participate due to broken hamate bone … Earned third-team All-America honors from Baseball America … Earned second-team All-SEC honors at first base and also named to SEC All-Defensive Team … College World Series All-Tournament Team … College World Series All-Tournament Team … Played entire CWS Championship Series with a broken hamate bone in left wrist … 2-for-4 in 5-2 win over Florida as Gamecocks clinched national championship at College World Series (6/28) … 2-for-5 and scored winning run in 2-1 win over Florida in game one of championship series at College World Series (6/27) … 2-for-5 with two RBI in 7-1 win over Virginia at College World Series (6/21) … Team’s leading hitter, started all 69 games with a .358 batting average (97-for-271), 21 doubles, a triple, 10 homers and 62 RBI; had a .554 slugging percentage … Key solo home run in eighth inning to break 2-2 tie as South Carolina defeated Connecticut 8-2 in NCAA Super Regional (6/12) … Named to NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team … 3-for4- with a run scored in 8-2 win over Stetson in NCAA Regional (6/5) … 2-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored in 11-5 win over Stetson in NCAA Regional (6/4) … 3-for-4 with a run scored in 7-2 loss to Vanderbilt (5/26) … 1-for-3 with run scored and RBI in 3-2 win at Alabama (5/21) … 1-for-4 with three RBI in 6-3 win at Alabama (5/20) … Two-run single in 11-1 win over Charleston Southern (5/11) … 4-for-5 with a RBI and two runs scored in 9-3 win at Wofford (5/4) … 2-for-5 with a RBI in 7-3 win over Auburn (5/1) … 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in 9-6 win over Liberty (4/26) … SEC Player of the Week after going 10-for-11 (.909) with four RBI and six runs scored in series at Mississippi State … 4-for-4 with a two-run homer, four RBI and three runs scored in 13-4 win at Mississippi State (4/24) … 2-for-2 in 5-3 loss at Mississippi State (4/23) … 4-for-5 with two runs scored in 8-2 win at Mississippi State (4/22) … Game-winning RBI single in 2-1 win at Tennessee (4/9) … Game-winning two-run homer in 2-0 win at Tennessee (4/8) … Career-high five hits, was 5-for-6 with career-high four runs, five RBI and a grand slam in 18-2 win over USC Upstate (4/5) …1-for-4 with two RBI in 4-1 win over Kentucky (4/3) … 2-for-4 with a homer, double and four RBI in the 6-4 win over The Citadel (3/30) … 1-for-4 with two RBI in the 9-2 win at Florida (3/25) … 2-for-4 and tied career-high with three runs scored in 17-8 win over Rhode Island (3/23) … Game-tying RBI double in the eighth inning of the 2-1 win over Georgia (3/19) … 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored in 8-3 loss to CSU Bakersfield (3/13) … Key RBI single in 5-4 win over Clemson (3/8) … 2-for-4 with a solo home run in 10-5 loss at Clemson (3/6) … 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and two runs scored in 6-3 win over Clemson (3/4) … 2-for-3 with a homer, three runs scored and four RBI in 14-1 win over Furman (3/1) … Continued hot start with a good series vs. Southern Illinois hitting .545 (6-for-11) with four runs scored and a pair of RBI … 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI and two doubles in 9-4 win over Southern Illinois (2/27) … 2-for-4 with two runs scored in 10-6 win over Southern Illinois (2/25) … Strong series vs. Santa Clara batting .500 (6-for-12) with a homer and a team-high six RBI … 2-for-4 with a double and three RBI in 6-0 win over Santa Clara (2/20) … Homered and went 2-for-4 with three RBI in 12-5 win over Santa Clara (2/18). 2010 – Freshman All-America selection by Baseball America … Named to College World Series All-Tournament Team … Named to SEC All-Freshman Team … 2-for-4 in 2-1 win over UCLA in national championship series victory at College World Series (6/29) … 2-for-5 with a run scored in 2-1 win over UCLA in national championship series at the College World Series (6/28) … 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI in 4-3 win over Clemson at the College World Series (6/26) … 3-for-5 with a RBI in 3-2 win over Oklahoma at the College World Series (6/24) … 2-for-3 with a RBI and a run scored in 4-3 loss to Oklahoma at the College World Series (6/20) … Game-winning three-run homer in 10-9 win over Coastal Carolina in NCAA Super Regional (6/13) … 2-for-5 with a two-run single in 4-3 win over Coastal Carolina in NCAA Super Regional (6/12) … 3-for-5 with a RBI and a run scored in 10-2 win over Virginia Tech in NCAA Regional (6/6) … 2-for-4 in 3-0 loss to Ole Miss at SEC Tournament (5/26) … 2-for-5 with a triple in 11-6 win over Florida (5/22) … 2-for-3 with a solo homer in 10-2 win over Charleston Southern (5/12) … 4-for-6 with three runs scored, four RBI and tied school single-game record with three doubles in 13-9 win at Kentucky (5/7) … 3-for-4 with a homer, two runs scored and three RBI in 14-6 win over Winthrop (5/5) … 2-for-5 with a double and three runs scored in 20-15 win over Alabama (5/2) … Hit a two-run homer and was 3-for-4 with two runs scored in 6-4 loss to Alabama (5/1) … 3-for-5 with a RBI and two runs scored in 8-7 win over Georgia (4/25) … Hit a grand slam homer in 9-5 win over Ole Miss (4/17) … Game-winning two-run triple in the seventh inning of the 10-7 win over Tennessee (3/20) … 1-for-4 with two RBI in 15-0 win at Furman (3/16) … 2-for-2 after coming off the bench in 6-5 win over Brown (3/14) … 2-for-5 with a double, run scored and two RBI in 15-0 win over Presbyterian (3/3) …. 8-for-14 (.571) in Duquesne series with a double, two homers, five runs scored and seven RBI … 2-for-4 with a run scored and a RBI in 5-3 win over Duquesne (2/21) … 4-for-5 with a double, home run, three runs scored and five RBI in 13-3 win over Duquesne (2/20) … 2-for-5 with a homer in 10-3 win over Duquesne (2/19). HIGH SCHOOL – 2009 MLB Draft Selection (49th Round/Los Angeles Dodgers) … Hit .588 his senior season, named to 2009 Philadelphia Inquirer All-S.E. Pennsylvania team … Won 2009 International Power Showcase High School Home Run Derby At Tropicana Field in Tampa, Fla. … Rated No. 88 best high school player in the country by PG Crosschecker as well as the No. 1 best high school player in the state of Pennsylvania … Played for head coach Tom Sergio at Kennedy-Kenrick HS. PERSONAL – Born on 3/28/91 … Parents are Scott Walker and Julie Signorovitch.