18  Walker Kelly Class: Senior Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas High School: Arlington Heights High School Height / Weight: 5-10 / 202 Position: LHP Experience: 2L B/T: L/L

Season	ERA	W-L	G-GS	CG	SH/CB	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	WP	HBP
2010	5.87	0-0	6-0	0	0/0	0	7.2	5	5	5	11	13	2	0
2009	7.71	1-2	11-1	0	0/2	0	11.2	7	10	10	8	18	1	4
Totals	6.98	1-2	17-1	0	0/2	0	19.1	12	15	15	19	31	3	4

2010 (Sophomore):
• Made six appearances on the mound.
• Posted a 5.87 ERA in 7 2/3 innings pitched.
• Tallied 13 strikeouts and walked 11.
• Held opponents scoreless in five of his six outings.
• Team was 6-0 in games in which he pitched.
• Made his season debut with 2/3 of an inning against Sam Houston State on Feb. 21.
• Sat the side down in order and tallied two strikeouts along the way against BYU on March 18.
• Fanned four in a two-inning stint at Air Force on March 28.
• Tossed another scoreless inning against UT Arlington on March 30.
• Matched his season-high with four punch outs and two innings pitched at Houston on April 9.
• Was touched four five runs on three hits in an inning of work against BYU on April 15.
• Limited opponents to a .185 batting average.

2009 (Freshman):
• Made 11 appearances with one start.
• Combined on two shut outs on the season.
• Finished the season with a 1-2 record to go along with a 7.71 ERA.
• Held opponents scoreless in six of his 11 appearances.
• Team posted a 6-5 record in games he pitched.
• Fanned one batter in his collegiate debut, an inning of work against Dallas Baptist on Feb. 24.
• Struck out a career-high four batters in two innings of work at UT Arlington on March 3.
• Threw two scoreless innings with three strikeouts against Wichita State on March 8.
• Was tagged with the loss against Minnesota on March 14 after allowing two runs in 1/3 innings of work.
• Struck out the side in a one-inning stint against New Mexico on April 5.
• Lone start of the season came on April 10 at UT Pan American.
• Combined to toss the ninth no-hitter in school history with four shutout innings that included four strikeouts.
• Suffered a loss in his final outing of the season on April 28 at Texas A&M.
• Limited opponents to a .171 batting average against.
• Tallied 18 strikeouts and walked just eight.

High School:
• Lettered four seasons at Arlington Heights for head coach Tommy Elliott.
• Ranked as the No. 4 top recruit in the state of Texas by Inside Prep Baseball.
• Baseball America tabbed him as the No. 83 prospect in Texas.
• Drafted in the 50th round of the 2008 MLB draft by Seattle.
• Was a first-team all-state performer as a junior and a second-team honoree as a sophomore.
• Honored as a first-team all-district performer three straight years.
• Went 8-0 as a freshman, 12-0 as a sophomore and 9-0 as a junior.
• Played in the Perfect Game national showcase in the summer of 2007.
• Also participated in the Team USA Junior National trials.
• Member of the 2002 Little League World Series team from Westside Little League in Fort Worth.

Personal:
• Parents are Jon and Kathy.
• Has five older siblings, Jon Jr., Shannon and Michael Kelly and Boston and Shannon Smith.
• Plans on majoring in business.

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