Justin Walker

BLOOMINGTON, IN - MAY 16, 2019 - Infielder Justin Walker #10 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and the Indiana Hoosiers at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Carter Waldron/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Carter Waldron/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - APRIL 10, 2018 - Infielder Justin Walker #10 and Infielder Jeremy Houston #1 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against the Indiana State Sycamores and the Indiana Hoosiers at Bart Kaufman Stadium in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Rebecca Mehling/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Rebecca Mehling/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - APRIL 07, 2018 -Infielder Justin Walker #10 of the Indiana Hooseirs during the game against the Purdue Boilermakers and the Indiana Hoosiers at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Rebecca Mehling/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Rebecca Mehling/Indiana Athletics

BLOOMINGTON, IN - MARCH 16, 2018 - Infielder Justin Walker #10 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against the Northern Illinois University Huskies and the Indiana Hoosiers at Bart Kaufman Field in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Rebecca Mehling/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: Rebecca Mehling/Indiana Athletics

Weight:
169
Height:
6-0
Position:
INF
Year:
Freshman
Hometown:
Lafayette, Ind.
High School:
Lafayette Jefferson

2018 - FRESHMAN
Appeared in 37 games for the Hoosiers, starting 27 games at second base, third base, and shortstop … Ended the season with 26 hits and 22 RBI, with eight extra-base hits including two home runs … Went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in an NCAA Regional victory against Texas Southern (6/2) … Started at second base, going 2-for-4 with a solo home run against Illinois (4/29) … Tallied two hits and a walk against Indiana State (4/10), including a double, two RBI, and a run scored … Started at shortstop against Purdue (4/7), going 2-for-5 with a double, triple, three RBI, and two runs scored … Went 2-for-5 and recorded two RBI against Butler (3/30), starting in the second game of the doubleheader … Hit a grand slam in the win over Northern Illinois (3/16).

PREP/PERSONAL
Four year letterwinner at Lafayette Jefferson High School where he played for head coach Scott McTagertt…hit .345 for his career with a .443 on base percentage…named team MVP and played for East Coast Pro…was the No. 3 shortstop and No. 13 player overall in Indiana out of high school by PBR…also lettered in soccer and football…earned team offensive MVP honors in soccer and made the Academic All-State team in football…parents are Justin and Julie Walker…has a brother, Jacob, and sister, Jianna…plans on majoring in sports management at Indiana.