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  Josh Walter

Josh Walter

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Richardson, Texas

High School:
Naaman Forest HS

Last College:
Richland College

Height / Weight:
6-5 / 250

Position:
RHP

Birthdate:
04/05/1985

Experience:
1L

Bats/Throws:
Right/Right

2007 - Relief hurler who saw 10.2 innings last season and made 13 appearances..Faced average 1.0 innings in opening rally with Texas-Pan American and Texas A&M...Allowed 14 hits and earned runs, while putting 16 batters on base with walks...Threw 12 strikeouts for the season, including two against the Aggies and two consecutive outings against Toledo and Nicholls State...Ended the season with an 11.81 ERA..Was drafted in the 47th round by the Chicago Cubs.

Richland College - As a freshman, hit .350 with 11 home runs, 20 doubles and 60 RBIs to earn first-team all-American honors in Region ... During his sophomore season, batted .330 with 13 homers, 15 doubles and 59 driven in ... Also named all-region and all-conference in his second season at Richland ... Helped team make one Junior College World Series appearance in his freshman season ...

Naaman Forest HS - Lettered three years as a first baseman under head coach Jim Farley ... Earned first-team all-district honors as a senior ...

Personal - Joshua Peter Follmann Walter was born April 5, 1985, in Dallas, Texas ... Parents are Joe & Margaret (step-mother) Walter and Bonnie Walter ... Father is retired, mother is a customer service and lighting specialist ... Has nine siblings: Joe (42), Jon (41), Terry (40), Tim (36), Paul (33), Monica (28), Katy (26), Liz (23) and Rebekah (18) ... A brother, Joe Walter, played for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals from 1985 to 1998 ... Considered Lamar, McNeese State, TCU and Oklahoma before signing with the Bobcats ... The 2007 season will mark only his second as a pitcher ... Is majoring in criminal justice.