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Southpaw who spent four seasons as a member of the Georgia Tech bullpen ... One of Tech's primary set-up men over the last two years as one of the few lefties on the staff ... Will again be counted on as the primary lefty in the bullpen this spring ... Has good movement on all of his pitches ... Was one of Tech's most improved pitchers last season as he displayed improved velocity and command in becoming a reliable set up man.
2004: Worked a scoreless ninth inning against Georgia Southern (3/28)...Tossed an inning in relief against Miami (4/2), allowed no runs or hits and struck out one... Worked two scoreless innings against Winthrop (4/20) and struck out two as Tech claimed a 7-6, 13-inning win ... Worked out of a bases-loaded eighth inning jam and pitched a scoreless ninth inning at Florida State (4/25) to earn his first save of the year.
2003: Veteran hurler who made 18 appearances out of the bullpen and four as a starter ... Tech's top lefty out of the bullpen; third on the team with 22 appearances ... Third on the team in relief appearances (18) and fourth in games finished (5) ... In his first start, he tossed a career-long 5.1 innings against Kent State (3/15), allowing only one run on five hits while striking out five to earn the win ... Pitched the final two innings against Auburn (3/18), facing six batters, allowing no hits or runs, while striking out four ... Pitched in all three games against Miami (3/28-3/30) for a total of 3.2 innings; allowed just two hits in the three games while striking out four ... Established a new career-high when he worked 5.2 innings against Georgia (5/13), allowing four runs on seven hits ... Earned a win over Duke (5/24) in the ACC Tournament with the first complete game of his career; also struck out a career-high six batters ... 2003 ACC Tournament: 1-0 in 1 game, 9 innings, 2.00 ERA, 11 hits, 4 runs, 2 earned runs, 2 walks, 6 K's ... Pitched with the Yarmouth-Dennix Red Sox of the Cape Cod League over the summer.
2002: Veteran hurler who made 21 appearances out of the bullpen ... Earned first career victory in relief at Georgia State (3/13) as Tech rallied for an 11-7 win ... Suffered first loss at Wake Forest (3/16) despite a solid effort when he went a career-long 4.1 innings and allowed two earned runs ... Ended Eastern Kentucky's (3/20) scoring threat by coming into the game with the bases loaded and inducing a game-ending double play as Tech won 13-9 ... Earned a hold in Tech's victory over Gardner-Webb (3/24) by pitching a scoreless 8th inning ... Held Clemson (5/4) scoreless through the final 3.1 innings while allowing only one hit and striking out three ... Made two appearances in the ACC Tournament (against Clemson and Florida State), and allowed one run in five innings of work.
2001: One of just two lefties on the Georgia Tech pitching staff ... Used primarily as a setup man, coming out of the bullpen to face left handed batters ... Made 12 appearances, all in relief ... Tossed two scoreless innings in Tech's 18-7 win over Elon on Feb. 27 with three strikeouts ... Also made scoreless relief appearances against Maryland, Georgia Southern, Wake Forest, Clemson, East Tennessee State and North Carolina ... In fact, did not allow a run in his last six appearances dating back to Apr. 4 ... Tossed five innings in Tech's exhibition game against the Atlanta Braves on Mar. 1 and allowed six runs ... Fired a shutout inning against Duke in Tech's opening round win in the ACC Tournament, walking one and striking out one, while not allowing a hit.
High School: A four-year letterwinner for coach James Gilbert at East Palestine High School ... Also played first base ... Named a top-10 prospect in the state of Ohio by the Buckeye Scout News ... A three-time Tri-county League All-Star from 1998-2000 ... A first-team all-state pick as a senior ... East Palestine team MVP in 1999 and 2000 ... Team captain as a senior ... Posted a 15-1 record ... Struck out 20 batters against Ursuline Irish in the 2000 district tournament ... Tossed a no-hitter as a sophomore against Tri-County League rival Southern Local ... Helped East Palestine to the Tri-County League championship in 1998 ... Participated in the Connie Mack World Series in 1999, and helped lead his team to a third place finish ... Also played basketball for three years at East Palestine as a shooting guard ... A honor student at East Palestine.
Personal: Full name is Aaron Scott Walker ... Born February 4, 1982 ... Son of Doug and Sandy Walker ... Enjoys playing golf ... Majoring in Management.
Career Statistics
Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP SFA SHA 2001.... 6.39 0-0 13 0 0 0/0 0 12.2 19 9 9 6 11 5 0 2 63 .345 1 2 0 0 2002.... 5.34 1-2 21 0 0 0/0 0 28.2 38 21 17 8 15 10 0 6 134 .319 3 2 3 2 2003.... 4.06 3-2 22 4 1 0/0 0 44.1 50 29 20 16 34 13 1 2 208 .278 2 6 3 3 TOTAL... 4.83 4-4 56 4 1 0/0 0 85.2 107 59 46 30 60 28 1 10 405 .302 6 10 6 5
