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Briefly: Consistent, steady veteran who excels in advancing runners ... Solid leadoff hitter who has a knack for getting on base and starting rallies ... Clutch performer and team leader.
As a junior in 2001: Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 selection ... Started in all 71 matches for the Cardinal ... Concluded the season with a .250 batting average (56-224)- fifth best on the club- and a .313 on-base percentage to go with 19 RBI ... Second on the team with 45 runs scored and tops with 144 assists in the field ... Stole eight of nine bases on the year and roped seven doubles ... Led the team with 10 sacrifice bunts ... Notched 15 multiple-hit games as well as five multiple-RBI games ... Knocked in a season-high three runners against Utah State (2/17) ... Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored against San Jose State (2/11) ... Went 4-for-8 with a run scored against Cal Poly on Apr. 16 ... Tallied a season-high seven assists in the field against Arizona State on May 4
As a sophomore in 2000: Second on the team in batting average with a .355 (71-for-200) average ... Hit her first collegiate homerun against Alabama (3/5) ... second-team All-Pac-10 selection ... Went 4-for-4 with an Rbi and a run scored versus UNLV (2/11) ... Second on the Stanford career list for batting average (.325) and sixth with 260 assists ... Posted a nine game hitting streak from March 4 to March 22 ... Against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, she had three hits and four RBI ... Drive in the deciding run in Stanford's 2-1 extra-inning victory over UCLA (4/28) ... Second on the team in hits (71) and third in runs scored (40) ... Notched 17 multiple hit games as well as two multiple RBI games ... .402 on-base percentage was third highest on the team ... Had a team-leading eight sacrifice bunts ... Led the squad with 162 assists on the year ...
As a freshman in 1999: Appeared in all 65 games, starting 64 ... Stanford's everyday second baseman, she also saw some time at shortstop ... Earned first-team All-Pacific Region honors ... Hit .291 (fifth on the team) with 52 hits (fourth) and 11 doubles (third) ... Drove in 27 runs (third) and scored 24 (fifth) ... Also had a strong .972 fielding percentage, including a 24-game errorless streak ... Hit .500 (10-for-20) with three RBI and five runs scored to help Stanford win the title at the Easton Showcase ... Went 3-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in a doubleheader against No. 17 California (Apr. 3) ...
High School: A 1998 graduate of Mater Dei High School ... Four-year varsity letter-winner ... Named All-League each year ... South Coast League MVP as a senior ... Led her prep squad to the Southern Section Championship in '96 and '98 ... Member of the California Scholarship Federation and Principal's Honor Roll ...
Club: Member of Gordon's Panthers with Stanford teammate Jessica Mendoza ... Second-team club All-American ... Club team won the 18 & under Gold National Championship in '96 and '98 and was runner-up in '97...
Personal: Daughter of Rocki and Wayne Walker ... Political science major.
Walker's Career Stats
Year | Avg. | GP/GS | AB | R | H | 2B/3B/HR | RBI | BB/K | SB/SBA |
1999 | .291 | 65/64 | 179 | 24 | 52 | 11/2/0 | 27 | 8/8 | 5/9 |
2000 | .355 | 63/63 | 200 | 40 | 71 | 10/0/1 | 24 | 16/9 | 3/6 |
2001 | .250 | 71/71 | 224 | 45 | 56 | 7/0/0 | 19 | 21/16 | 8/9 |
Career | .299 | 199/198 | 603 | 109 | 179 | 28/2/1 | 70 | 45/33 | 16/24 |