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Walker Cleveland

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
LHP
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 145
Bats/Throws:
L/L
Hometown:
Suwanee, Ga.
High School:
North Gwinnett

Updated March 30, 2023

Graduate Student (2023)
• Academic All-BIg Ten

• Appeared in 12 games with one start
• Pitched 3.1 innings and allowed zero earned runs, while striking out five against Akron (March 21)
• Three two innings of no-hit relief against Kennesaw State (March 10)

Senior (2022)
• Threw a scoreless inning of relief against Oklahoma (Feb 20)
• Threw 1.1 innings of scoreless relief at UT Arlington (Feb. 21)
• Earned the win against FIU (Feb. 27) with 2.0 innings of three-hit relief.
• Started and threw a scheduled 3.0 innings at #4 Vanderbilt (March 15), allowing one run while striking out a batter.
• Struck out six batters while allowing one run in 4.1 innings of work vs. Iowa (April 2)
• Threw a scoreless inning of relief in a win over Rutgers (May 20)

Junior (2021)
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
• Made one appearance with two strikeouts in 1.1 innings of work

Sophomore (2020)
The 2020 season was cancelled after 15 games due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
• Made two appearances on the season including one start
• Finished the season with a 2.08 ERA in 4.1 innings of work
• Picked up the win in his start at California (March 4) after tossing four shutout innings and striking out one

Freshman (2019)
• Collegiate debut: vs Manhattan (March 15)
• First collegiate start came at Kentucky (May 14)
• Appeared in 15 games, making three starts
• Finished the season with a 4.23 earned run average through 38.1 innings pitched
• Tossed one scoreless inning of relief in the College World Series Finals against Vanderbilt (June 25)
• Pitched 4.1 innings and struck out a career-high three in a start against Nebraska in the Big Ten Tournament (May 25)
• Took a no-hitter into the fifth inning in a start at Kentucky (May 14)
• Struck out two in 2.1 innings of relief to earn the win against Bowling Green (April 17)
• Pitched two innings out of the bullpen to earn the win against Toledo (April 3)
• Threw two scoreless innings of relief and picked up the win against San Jose State (March 27)
• Earned his first career win against Western Michigan after 4.2 scoreless innings of relief (March 19)
• Recorded the final out against Manhattan in his collegiate debut (March 15)

Prep
• Perfect Game Georgia State Ranking: LHP (11), Overall (117)
• 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American
• 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Southeast Region Honorable Mention
• 2018 1st team all state, all region, and all conference
• 2018 Perfect Game High School Showdown
• 2017 Perfect Game Underclass High Honorable Mention
• 2017 All Region honorable mention
• 2016 Perfect Game Underclass Honorable Mention
• 2018 Played for East Cobb Astros
• 2015-2017 Played for East Cobb Athletics
• Four time Baseball Academic Award recipient
• Member of the National Honor Society and Student Athlete Leadership Team

Personal
• Walker Alan Cleveland
• Born Oct. 1, 1999
• Son of Alan and Maria Cleveland
• Has one brother
• Enrolled in College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and majors in economics