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Easton Walker

Right Hand Pitcher #9

Ht/Wt

185 lbs.

Class

Senior

Hometown

Pleasant Grove,

Utah

Last School

Pleasant Grove High School

Roster Years

2016 | 2019-2021

Prepped at Pleasant Grove High where he was coached by Darrin Henry
Mr. Baseball, Deseret News, 2015
5A MVP Provo Daily Herald Player of the Year, 2015
Three-time first-team all-state
Four-time first-team all-region
Received United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award at Pleasant Grove High
Had an 8-1 record, striking out 92 with an ERA of 2.37 and a batting average of .408 in 2015
Had a 9-0 record, striking out 99 with a 0.97 ERA in 2014
Team won 5A State Championship in 2015
Recruited by Utah, Utah Valley, UCLA and Oregon State

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2016

Sophmore Year 2019

All-WCC Second Team
Led the team with a 2.20 ERA in 77.2 innings, going 7-2 with a save over 19 appearances and 10 starts, including 48 strikeouts and just 14 walks and 19 earned runs
Led the nation for multiple weeks with a 0.00 ERA after not allowing an earned run in his first 34.1 innings pitched on the year (37.1 straight innings without allowing an earned run dating back to his freshman season in 2016), finally allowing an earned run on April 5 at San Diego
Finished the year ranked 38th in walks allowed per nine innings (1.62) and 40th in ERA (2.20) nationally
Pitched six innings with no runs allowed in each game in back-to-back appearances against Portland and Saint Mary's
Had a career-best eight strikeouts in 6.1 innings at Washington
Went eight innings and allowed one run in a victory at Pacific

Junior Year 2020

Preseason All-WCC
Had a 5.65 ERA in 14.1 innings pitched, playing in five games with three starts and collecting 13 strikeouts
Had five strikeouts in just 2.0 innings of relief work against Utah Valley (3/3)

Senior Year 2021

WCC Commissioner’s Bronze Honor Roll, 2021
WCC All-Academic Honorable Mention, 2021
Appeared in 15 games
Started 13 games with a record of 2-6
Pitched 69.2 innings with an ERA of 3.49
Led the team in innings pitched (69.2), Ks (65); second in ERA (3.49), runners pick off (2), starts (13); third in opponent average (.252)
Nominated for WCC Pitcher of the Week four times on March 9, 16, 23 and April 19