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Corey                              Walter
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Corey
Walter
Class: Jr.
Hometown: Wheeling, W.Va.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 215
Sport: Baseball
Position: RHP

Biography

At West Virginia in 2012
  • Made 14 appearances as No. 1 starter, going 6-5 with a 4.58 ERA in 98.1 innings
  • Went at least 7.0 innings in nine outings, including six-consecutive games in which he lasted into the eighth inning
  • Threw a complete game against Louisville (5/5), allowing three earned runs with five strikeouts
  • Fanned three batters at Seton Hall (4/28)
  • Struck out three in 8.1 innings at Rutgers (4/13)
  • Did not allow an earned run in 8.1 innings against Manhattan (3/16)
  • Pitched six innings at Oregon State (3/9)
  • Allowed one run with five strikeouts against Nebraska (3/2) for first win of the season


At West Virginia in 2011
  • Made 12 appearances with four starts and a 2-4 record
  • Struck out 29 in 55 innings with a 4.75 ERA
  • Had first career win tossing eight innings allowing one run versus Bryant (3/8)
  • Struck out five in eight innings of two-run pitching against Eastern Kentucky (3/16)
  • Pitched seven innings of relief at Notre Dame (4/15), allowing two earned runs and struck out four
  • Pitched a complete game against Rutgers (5/20) with five strikeouts


Prep

  • Played three seasons for Chad Stout at Wheeling Park High
  • 2010 OVAC Conference Player of the Year
  • All-Valley and all-state first team
  • Finished career with an 11-4 record with nine complete games and an ERA of 1.76
  • Also finished with a .376 batting average, 47 runs, 74 hits, 17 doubles, three home runs and 39 RBI


Personal

  • Son of Roger and Charlene Walter
  • Has one brother
  • Birthday is Aug. 11
  • Enrolled in pre-sociology

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