| Jonathan Walsh |
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Updated 7/11/11
SOPHOMORE (2011)
2011 honors
• Academic All-Big 12 Baseball Second Team
2011 highlights
• Hit 2-for-3 with two doubles, one walk and two runs on opening day against Maryland (2/18).
• Logged two RBI and one run in the series-finale against Maryland (2/20).
• Batted 1-for-5 with one run and two RBI against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/22).
• Went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI against Stanford (3/5).
• Hit 2-for-4 with two runs and two stolen bases against UTSA (3/8).
• Batted 2-for-4 with two runs in the series opener against Brown (3/11).
• Went 1-for-1 with two runs against Missouri (4/1).
• Hit a pinch-hit three-run homer against Baylor (4/9).
• Went 2-for-4 with one RBI against Texas State (4/26).
• Batted 4-for-9 with two runs and seven RBI in the series against Nebraska (5/6-5/8).
• Hit 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI in the second game of the double header against Texas Southern (5/14).
• Went 2-for-3 in the opening game of the Big 12 Tournament against Missouri (5/25).
• Batted 1-for-3 with one run and two RBI against Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Tournament (5/27).
• Hit 2-for-4 with two RBI in the elimination game against Missouri at the Big 12 Tournament (5/28).
• Batted 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI in the NCAA Baseball Austin Regional against Kent State (6/5).
• Went 2-for-3 against North Carolina in the NCAA Baseball College World Series (6/20).
FRESHMAN (2010)
2010 honors
• Fall 2009 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Spring 2010 Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll
2010 season
• Appeared in 29 games, including 20 starts (15 LF/3 DH/2 C).
• Hit .273 with 15 runs, 21 hits, seven doubles, three home runs, 20 RBI and one stolen base.
• Logged a .471 slugging percentage and .345 on-base percentage.
• Appeared in 16 Big 12 games, including 11 starts in leftfield.
• Batted .273 with eight runs, 12 hits, five doubles, three home runs, 16 RBI and one stolen base in league play.
• Logged a .591 slugging percentage and .360 on-base percentage in league action.
2010 highlights
• Scored his first career run as a pinch-runner against Texas State (3/9).
• Registered his first career hit in the first game of a doubleheader against Iowa (3/13).
• Batted 2-for-5 with one double, one run and one RBI vs. Iowa (3/14).
• Hit 3-for-4 with one walk, two runs, one double and one RBI at Rice (3/16).
• Combined to go 4-for-10 with one run, two doubles, one home run and four RBI in series vs. Nebraska (3/19-21).
• Hit 1-for-3 with one walk, one sac bunt, one home run and two RBI in second game against Nebraska (3/20).
• Capped off Nebraska (3/21) series by going 2-for-3 with two sacrifice bunts, two doubles and two RBI.
• Went 1-for-3 with one run, one walk, one sac bunt, one double and two RBI in series opener at Texas Tech (3/26).
• Batted 4-for-5 with three runs, two doubles, one home run and five RBI in second game at Kansas State (5/8).
• Combined to go 3-for-9 with three runs, one walk and one RBI in doubleheader vs. Louisiana Tech (5/16).
• Hit 2-for-4 with one run, one RBI and one stolen base in series opener at Missouri (5/21).
• Hit a three-run home run in series finale at Missouri (5/23).
HIGH SCHOOL
• A four-year varsity letterwinner as a catcher for Coach Don English at Coppell (Texas) High School.
• Named Texas District 6-5A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior and was tabbed to the All-District 6-5A Team from 2007-09.
• Hit .333 with 10 doubles, four home runs and 31 RBI as a senior.
• Ranked No. 1 on the VYPE.com Hot 20 Dallas-Fort Worth High School Baseball and Softball Players list in 2009.
• Named a Rawlings Preseason All-American prior to the 2009 season.
• Played in the AABC Connie Mack Tournament in 2009 with the Dallas Tigers coached by Tommy Hernandez and Heath Autrey.
• Selected to the AABC Connie Mack World Series All-Tournament Team as a utility player and earned the Big Stick Award as best hitter in the tournament, batting .545 with a .818 slugging percentage and .616 on-base percentage.
• Named the No. 34 High School Prospect by Baseball America in October 2008 and the No. 66 Overall Prospect by Baseball America in November 2008.
• Tabbed the No. 25 Draft Prospect by ESPN.com's Keith Law in September 2008.
• Went 2-for-4 with one walk at the Under Armour All-America Game at Wrigley Field in August of 2008.
• Caught in the AFLAC All-American Game at Dodger Stadium in the August of 2008.
• Participated in the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars in June of 2008.
• Played for the Texas Rangers Long Beach Area Code Team in 2007 and 2008.
• Received the Nike SPARQ Award for Top Catcher at 2008 Area Code Games and earned the highest athletic score ever for a catcher at the Area Code Games and the third-highest score for all positions in 2008.
• Hit .389 with four home runs and 39 RBI as a junior.
• Batted .390 with three home runs as a sophomore.
• Hit a home run in his first district at-bat as a freshman.
• Member of the USA Baseball Junior Olympic Trials Team in 2007.
• Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 18th round of the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
PERSONAL
Born Jonathan Michael Walsh on November 14, 1990 in Dallas, Texas ... parents are Michael and Katherine Walsh ... has two older brothers, Christopher and Anthony and one twin brother, David ... his older brothers both played collegiate baseball with Christopher playing at Abilene Christian and Anthony starring at Oral Roberts ... twin brother David is currently an outfielder at UT Arlington ... grandfather, Julio Henriquez was drafted into the Brooklyn Dodgers organization as a catcher ... majoring in corporate communication.
