Augusta University

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2008: Made an immediate impact … Won a starting position early in preseason practice and made 45 starts while playing in all but six games … Earned his first career start in the second game of the season in left field vs. Carson-Newman, going 2-for-4, with a run scored, before taking over the centerfield job for most of the season … Made 11 starts in left field and 34 starts in center field … Ranked eighth on the squad in hitting with a .311 batting average … Had 11 extra-base hits (five doubles, two triples and four homers) … Ranked second on the squad in stolen bases with 12 … Successful on all but one attempt … Tied for third on the team with 56 hits … Ranked fifth on the team in RBI (28), runs scored (30) and total bases (77) … Registered a .428 slugging percentage and a .349 on-base percentage … Had a team season-best five hits vs. Armstrong Atlantic State on March 17.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Lemon Bay High School in Englewood, Fla. … Earned four letters in baseball and basketball and under coaches Josh Corr and Tim Harradine … Named a four-time team MVP in baseball from 2004-07 … Selected to the All-Area team in 2005-2007 … Part of Team Florida in 2007 … As a senior, set a school single-season record for batting average (.524) and stolen bases (30-of-31) and runs scored (37) … Finished prep career with over 900 points scored in basketball and named co-team MVP … The school career leader in batting average (.416), stolen bases (80), hits (137), triples (12), home runs (14) and slugging percentage (.702)

PERSONAL: Full name is Alexander John Walker … Born in Sarasota, Fla. … Son of Barbra and Richard Walker … Hobbies include boating and video games … Career goal is to make it to the major leagues … Favorite food is chicken wings … Most admires his dad … Favorite athlete is David Ortiz … When not playing baseball, enjoys basketball … Favorite movie is Grandma’s Boy … Considers Jamaica his favorite vacation spot … Lists Will Ferrell as his favorite actor and Sublime as his favorite music group.