2015 Baseball Roster
Roster
Cody Walker
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 204
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbus, GA
- High School/Previous School:
- Chattahoochee Valley [AL] CC
CAREER: Saw playing time in 34 games as a reserve catcher • Made 15 starts behind the plate • Hit .241 in 54 at bats, tallying 10 RBIs, 10 walks, six runs and five doubles • Hit .214 in 11 SEC contests (3 starts) • Drew a walk-off bases-loaded walk in the 2014 home finale against Tennessee on Mother’s Day • Two-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2015: Hit .259 in 16 games with nine starts at catcher • Threw out five base runners in eight attempts • Went 6-for-21 (.286) in non-conference play • Hit .333 in six road games • Started and drew a walk in his final collegiate game May 16 at Tennessee • Singled and scored a run in the Governor’s Cup contest against Ole Miss at Trustmark Park • Recorded more success in Pearl March 24 vs. Southern Miss with a double and a walk • Hit his first career home run at Kentucky March 21, a two-run shot • Had a career day in the 8-2 win against Samford Feb. 28, driving in three runs on two hits and a walk • Notched his first double of the season Feb. 21 versus Marshall. Made his season debut Feb. 14 in a start against Miami (Ohio), going 1-for-3 in the 7-1 triumph • Member of the 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2014: Hit .222 in 18 games with six starts at catcher • Recorded six walks, five RBIs, three runs and two doubles • Threw out two baserunners attempting to steal • Ended the season with a .667 clip at the plate against lefties • Drew a walk in relief duty June 1 against No. 1 Louisiana-Lafayette in the NCAA Lafayette Regional • Doubled in his sixth career start May 23 against No. 7 Florida in the SEC Tournament • Singled in the May 9 game against Tennessee • Came back two days later to record the game-winning RBI on a walk-off against the Vols, walking twice and scoring once • Went 1-for-1 with a walk as a fifth-inning replacement April 13 vs. No. 13 Ole Miss • In two starts in the Diamond Classic Feb. 28-March 2, went 2-for-6 (.333) with three RBIs, a double and a run scored, tallying his first hits as a Bulldog • Recorded his first walk and run scored for MSU Feb. 25 in the rout vs. Mount St. Mary’s • Made his first career start Feb. 22 in the second game of the doubleheader vs. Holy Cross • Played summer ball for the Santa Barbara Foresters of the California Collegiate League, where along with MSU teammate Jake Vickerson helped capture the National Baseball Congress World Series championship • Member of the 2014 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: 2013 Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League All-Star in summer baseball for the DC Grays • Chose Mississippi State over Auburn and Alabama • Hit .350 in 42 games in 2013 with 29 runs and 25 RBIs • Named First-Team All-ACCC and First-Team All-Central Division in 2013, while also taking home the Golden Glove Award at catcher • Played 35 games as a freshman in 2012, hitting .312 with 10 RBIs and 19 runs scored, throwing out 70 percent of all baserunners • Recorded fielding percentages of .993 as a sophomore and .996 as a freshman • Played at the same junior college as current Bulldog infielder John Holland.
HIGH SCHOOL: Won a state championship in 2010 and 2011 under head coach Bobby Howard, one of the winningest coaches in American high school baseball • Also played football his sophomore season.
PERSONAL: Born Cody Edward Walker on May 7, 1993 in Columbus, Ga. • Son of Brenda Reis of Columbus, Ga. • Crushed the game-winning two-run home run vs. Japan in the championship game of the 2006 Little League World Series, with Columbus, Ga., winning, 2-1 • Majoring in business administration.
CAREER HIGHS:
AB: 4, 3x, last vs. Eastern Illinois, 3/17/15
R: 1, 6x, last vs. Ole Miss, 4/28/15
H: 2 vs. Samford (DH-2), 2/28/15
RBI: 3 vs. Samford (DH-2), 2/28/15
2B: 1, 5x, last vs. Southern Miss, 3/24/15
3B: N/A
HR: 1 at Kentucky, 3/21/15
BB: 1, 8x, last at Tennessee, 5/16/15
SB: N/A
