As a Junior in 2012: Put together a stellar debut season as a Bronco, earning a spot on the All-California College Athletic Association (CCAA) Second Team... Led the Broncos' starting nine in batting average with a .345 mark... Finished second on the team in runs (41) while pacing the squad in doubles with 15... Went a perfect 13-for-13 in stolen base attempts... Tallied 16 multi-hit games, the second-highest total on the Broncos' squad in 2012... Continued to train with a summer stint in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League... With the Watertown Wizards, he batted .338 with 11 doubles and a team-best five homeruns.
At Santa Rosa Junior College: Earned 2011 All-Big 8 Conference Second Team honors after .324 in 36 games played for the SRJC Bear Cubs... Stole 11 bases and contributed a fielding percentage of .990... Collected a team-high 25 runs batted in.
At Sonoma State: Did not compete in baseball for the rival Seawolves of the CCAA while enrolled at SSU.
High School: A 2008 graduate of De La Salle High School... Lettered in baseball and football... Earned All-BVAL First Team honors as a rightfielder on the baseball team... Received All-BVAL and All-NorCal First Team accolades for football while serving as a tackle and defensive end... Collected honor roll recognition for his work in the classroom.
Personal: Son of Richard and Leiola Walter... Father played basketball and baseball collegiately at Montana State while mother is a San Francisco State alum...
His brother Bo also plays on the Broncos' baseball team... Business Law major... Enjoys watching ESPN, hanging out with friends and playing ping pong in his free time... Favorite pro athlete is Ken Griffey Jr... Favorite pro teams are the San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Miami Heat and the San Jose Sharks... Aspires to continue playing baseball and then become a lawyer in California.
