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Among program single-season records, through the end of his sophomore season, is tied for fifth in hit-by-pitch (12, 2013).

As a Sophomore in 2013: Started all 56 games for the Ravens, splitting time between catcher (32 games) and designated hitter (24 games)...Finished tied for 99th in the nation in hit-by-pitch (12)...Finished tied for fourth in the Northeast-10 Conference in hit-by-pitch...Finished tied for the team lead in hit-by-pitch...Hit .259/.345/.332 over 205 at-bats (53-for-205) with six doubles and three home runs, scored 29 runs and drove in 29...Drew 16 walks against 33 strikeouts, hit two sacrifice flies, dropped down 24 sacrifice bunts and stole three bases in five attempts...Hit 2-for-5, was hit by a pitch and drove in two runs against Chestnut Hill on 2/22...Went 1-for-2 with a walk and was hit by a pitch, scored one run and drove in three others against Chestnut Hill on 2/23...Capped a season-high, season-opening, seven-game hitting streak by going 1-for-4 in the second game of a doubleheader against Wilmington (Del.) on 3/1...Hit 3-for-4 with a walk, scored one run and drove in two others in the second game of a doubleheader against Dowling on 3/10...Slugged 4-for-5 and scored a run against Adelphi on 3/16...Named tot he Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 3/17...Went 2-for-5 with a double, scored twice, drove in a run and stole a base in the front end of a doubleheader against Saint Rose on 3/24...Hit 2-for-4, scored twice and drove in two runs in the second game of a doubleheader against New Haven on 4/7...Went 2-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs, to right-center leading off the fourth and to left-center in the eighth, the fifth and sixth home runs of his career, in the first game of a doubleheader against Stonehill on 4/20; hit all three of his home runs in the same day, as he went 2-for-4 in the nightcap, with a double and a lead-off home run in the second, the seventh of his career, and also scored another run...Hit 1-for-2 with a pair of walks against Stonehill on 4/21...Named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for the week ending on 4/21...Hit 2-for-3 with a walk, was hit by a pitch, scored three runs and drove in two others in the first game of a doubleheader against Saint Michael's on 5/2; in the second game, capped a six-game hitting streak by going 1-for-3, scoring a run and driving in one other.

As a Freshman in 2012: Started all 58 games at catcher for the Ravens...ABCA All-East Region First Team selection...Daktronics All-East Region First Team selection...NCBWA All-East Region First Team selection...NEIBA All-Star Team selection...Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Year...All-Northeast-10 Conference First Team selection...Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team selection...Northeast-10 Conference All-Championship Team selection...Ranked ninth in the Northeast-10 in hits (71), tied for 12th in runs batted in (40), ranked 17th in batting average (.329, 71-for-216) and tied for 18th in home runs (4)...Ranked third on the team in hit-by-pitch (8)...Hit .329/.385/.426 over 216 at-bats with nine doubles and four home runs, scored 32 runs and drove in 40...Worked 15 walks, hit five sacrifice flies and stole seven bases in 10 attempts...Started in his collegiate debut, worked two walks and scored a run in the season opener against Post on 2/24...Hit 2-for-4 with his first career hits, scored a run and drove in another, his first career RBI, in the first game of a doubleheader against Chestnut Hill on 2/25; had his first extra-base hit with a double and stole the first two bases of his career in the second game...Went 2-for-5 with a double and drove in two runs in the first game of a doubleheader at Dowling on 3/4...Hit 3-for-4 with a double and a walk, scored three times, drove in two runs and stole a base at Philadelphia on 3/10...Went 2-for-5, scored a run and drove in two more at Florida Tech on 3/22...Hit 2-for-3 with a double, scored a run and drove in two in the first game of a doubleheader at Massachusetts Lowell on 4/1...Knocked 2-for-4 with his first career home run, scored twice and drove in three runs against Southern New Hampshire on 4/17...Was a perfect 4-for-4, was hit by two pitches, scored four runs and drove in two others at Stonehill on 4/20...Hit a solo home run in the second game of a doubleheader at Stonehill on 4/21...Named Northeast-10 Conference and NCBWA East Region Player of the Week, as well as Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week, for the week ending on 4/22...Hit 2-for-4 and drove in two runs against Saint Anselm on 5/2...Went 3-for-4 with two doubles, scored a run and drove in three in the second game of a doubleheader at Saint Michael's on 5/5...Named Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week for the week ending on 5/6...Went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the Northeast-10 Championship against New Haven on 5/11...Hit a two-run home run on the final day of the Northeast-10 Championship against Le Moyne on 5/13.
2012 Statistics 

Before Franklin Pierce: Four-year letterwinner at Plymouth (Mass.) North High School...Louisville Slugger All-America Honorable Mention as a senior...Four-time All-State and All-League selection...Three-time Patriot Ledger All-Scholastic selection...Boston Globe All-Scholastic selection and Player of the Year...Three-year team captain...Captured state championships as a senior and as a freshman...Team was state runner-up as a sophomore...Two-year batterymate of Ravens teammate Joe Flynn...Played at the club level for New England Ruffnecks...Also a four-year letterwinner in football and played basketball at Plymouth North...Two-time football team captain; rushed for 1,000 yards as a senior.

Personal: Son of Tracy and Tim Walsh...Has two younger sisters, Casey and Meghan, and a younger brother, Joey...Mom, Tracy, played volleyball at University of Maine Farmington...A sports and recreation management major.