Brandon Walter

Photo by: Jeff Fannon

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
New Castle, Del.
Position:
Left-Handed Pitcher
Height:
6-3
Weight:
200
High School:
Hodgson Vo-Tech
Major:
Criminal Justice

AT DELAWARE
• Ranks third on the UD all-time strikeouts list with 252 in his career.
• Southpaw projected to be at the top of the staff.

2019 SEASON
• Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 26th round of the MLB Draft.
• Became just the fourth player in program history with 100-plus strikeouts in a single season with 106 in his junior year.
• Started 14 games as the Blue Hens' ace, tossing 86.1 innings.
• His 106 strikeouts ranked third in the CAA.
• Pitched to a 5-6 record with a 3.86 ERA.
• Threw 7.0 innings with seven punchouts, allowing just one run against Fairfield (3/8).
• Went 8.0 shutout innings with 12 strikeouts while surrendering just four hits against Goldey Beacom (3/15).
• Had double-digit strikeouts at James Madison (3/22) in 6.1 innings, allowing just one run.
• Matched his season high with 12 strikeouts at Towson (4/20) in 7.0 innings of work, scattering five hits for one run.
• Was dominant against Villanova (4/27), throwing 6.0 no-hit innings with 11 strikeouts in an outing that was interrupted by a power outage.
• Made a quality start at UNCW (5/3) with another 11 strikeouts in 7.0 innings on the bump.
• His 11.05 strikeouts per nine rank seventh in a single season in program history.

2018 SEASON
• Missed the 2018 season due to injury

2017 SEASON
• Named to the Preseason All-CAA team.
• suffered a season-ending injury in April
• went 4-5 in nine starts with a 3.42 ERA
• struck out 61 batters in 55.1 innings
• threw eight shutout innings against Penn State () where he allowed just one-hit and struck out 17
• threw eight innings and struck out 11 against Northeastern, allowing just one run.

2016 SEASON
• Served as primary weekend starter, posting a 7-3 record with a 3.63 ERA
• logged a team-high 89.1 innings, striking out a team-high 85 batters
• threw seven innings in his final six starts of the season, and in eight of his 14 starts
• struck out at least seven, six times
• earned a win in his last four outings
• ended the season on a seven-game unbeaten streak
• team went 9-5 in his 14 appearances
• recorded a season-high nine strikeouts against Delaware State and at Hofstra
• posted back-to-back eight-strikeout outings against Siena and at William and Mary
• recorded 37 strikeouts in 32.2 innings during the month of April
• Louisville Slugger/CBM Freshman All-American
• Third team All-Colonial Athletic Association
• CAA All-Rookie Team
• UD Team Pitcher of the Year
• National 5 & 10 Best of the Blue Hens Athlete of the Week (May 23).

HIGH SCHOOL
• Three-year starter as a pitcher and outfielder at Hodgson Vo-tech High School for head coach Chris Moxley
• led the team to three consecutive Blue Hen Conference titles and a combined record of 43-16
• named 2015 Blue Hen Flight B Conference and Delaware State Player of the Year
• first team All-State pick as a junior and senior, after earning honorable mention accolades as a sophomore
• three-time first team All-Blue Hen Conference selection • set state records for strikeouts in a season and a career (333)
• had a 23-3 career record with an 0.83 ERA
• fired six shutouts in 2015 to set a state single season mark
• went 10-1 with a 0.22 ERA and struck out 147 while walking only 13 in 72 innings as a senior for team that went 15-5
• opponents batted just .116 against him
• pitched two career no-hitters and had 19 strikeouts in a win over A.I. duPont
• went 7-1 with a 1.70 ERA as a junior in 2014
• honor roll student.

PERSONAL
• Brandon Lee Walter
• born Sept. 8, 1996
• son of Martin and Michele Walter
• has an older brother, Dane, who played baseball at Salem Community College, and an older sister, Kristina
• criminal justice major at Delaware
• enjoys running and working out in his spare time
• father owns a landscaping business
• team Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) representative with teammate Nick Spadafino.

CAREER STATISTICS

Year	ERA	W-L	G/S	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Opp. Avg.
2016	3.63	7-3	14/14	1	0	0	89.1	77	43	36	36	85	77-332 .232
2017	3.42	4-5	9/9	0	0	0	55.1	53	26	21	16	61	53-212, .250
2019	3.86	5-6	14/14	0	0	0	86.1	73	40	37	30	106	73-310 .235
TOTALS	3.68	16-14	37/37	1	0	0	230.0	203	109	94	82	252	203-854 .238