Career Highs

• Hits: 3, 13 times (Central Michigan, 3/4/16)
• Doubles: 2, 3 times (Indiana State, 3/29/16)
• Triples: 1, 7 times (Tulane, 2/19/16)
• Home Runs: 1, 4 times (Indiana, 4/17/15)
• Runs: 3, twice (Michigan State, 3/28/15)
• RBI: 3, 3 times (Michigan State, 3/28/15)
• Walks: 2, 14 times (Saint Louis, 4/17/16)
• Stolen Bases: 3 vs. Fordham, 2/21/15

Redshirt-Junior - 2016

• Signed as a free agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks
• Academic All-Big Ten
• 49 games played, 49 starts
• .234 (44-188), 29 R, 10 2B, 3B, 10 RBI
• .940 fielding percentage in 49 games at shortstop
• 134 straight starts at short stop ended April 24
• Tied for the team lead in doubles (10)
• Second on the team in runs (29)
• 14 multi-hit games
• Three hits vs. Central Michigan March 4 and Michigan May 20
• 29 of 49 starts at leadoff
• Preseason Big Ten Players To Watch List
• Preseason "Best Defensive Shortstop" in the Big Ten by Baseball America
• Preseason No. 18 shortstop in the nation by D1Baseball.com

Redshirt-Sophomore - 2015

• Drafted in the 20th round by the Baltimore Orioles, but did not sign
• First-team All-Big Ten shortstop (second career honor - second-team in 2014)
• Started all 61 games at shortstop, hitting .289 with three home runs, 50 runs and 31 RBI
• Ranked second in the Big Ten in assists (184) and double plays (49), 8th in runs (50) and tied for 10th in hits (76)
• Batted .307 in the Champaign Regional (5/29-6/1) with two RBI, drawing two walks and scoring twice
• Went .500 (6-of-12) during the Rutgers series
• 25 multi-hit games ranked second on the team
• Recorded six RBI and five hits during the Ohio State series
• Hammered third home run vs. Indiana (4/17)
• Belted second home run vs. Northwestern (4/5) and had three hits 
• Recorded two hits, two runs and one RBI vs. Lindenwood-Belleville (3/18)
• Had two hits, stolen base, one run and RBI vs. Southern Illinois (3/14)
• Recorded three hits vs. Chicago State (3/10)
• Went 3-for-5 at #10 Oklahoma State (3/6), hit first home run of the season while recording three RBI, three runs and one stolen base
• Had Illinois’ only two runs in 2-1 win vs. West Virginia (3/1)  
• Recorded career-high three stolen bases vs. Fordham (2/21)
• Hit .333 (6-of-18) with a team-high six runs at the season-opening Lamar Cardinal Classic
• Recorded two runs and two hits in the final three games of the Lamar Cardinal Classic
• Brooks Wallace Shortstop of the Year Award Watch List
• Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch
• Academic All-Big Ten

Redshirt-Freshman - 2014

• Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball newspaper
• Second-team All-Big Ten and All-Big Ten Freshman Team at shortstop
• Led the team with a .329 average and was second in stolen bases (13), which both ranked 10th in the Big Ten, along with tallying 22 runs and 19 RBI
• Ranked seventh in the Big Ten with a .356 average during conference games
• Played in 44 games and made 41 starts with 37 at shortstop, two in left field, one at third base and one at second base
• Made first career start at shortstop vs. Indiana State (3/18) and started the final 37 games at the position
• Finished the year strong with a .489 average (22-for-45) and six extra-base hits (three doubles, two triples, home run) over the final 13 games
• Started the season 0-for-20 before going on career-high 18-game hitting streak from March 22 to April 22
• Led Illinois with a .397 average (27-of-68) during that 18-game stretch, which ended against Missouri on April 23
• His 18-game hitting streak was the longest by an Illini in 2014 and equaled shortstop Thomas Lindauer for the longest streak since Justin Parr's school-record 33-game mark in 2013
• Hit his first home run at Nebraska (5/16) to spark the Illini comeback
• Posted 13 multi-hit games, including seven three-hit performances
• Scored a season-high two runs and posted a season-high two RBI four different times
• Went 5-for-5 in the doubleheader vs. Xavier (3/22), going 2-for-2 with two walks in game one and 3-for-3 with his first career triple in game two
• Played for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League along with Illini teammates Will Krug, Rob McDonnell and Charlie Naso during the summer
• Academic All-Big Ten

Freshman - 2013

• Qualified for a medical redshirt
• Played in 11 games, starting four at second base, before suffering a broken finger that sidelined him for the remainder of the season
• Hit .222 with six walks, four runs, two stolen bases and an RBI
• Scored the game-tying run in the eighth inning in the 2-1 10-inning victory vs. Southern Illinois (3/18)
• Started at second base at Southern Illinois (3/16), walking twice, scoring a run and stealing a base
• Started first game as an Illini vs. Ohio (2/22) and tallied first career run, hit, RBI, walk and stolen base
• Notched a pinch-hit single at Baylor (3/9 G2)
• Made Illini debut at Tennessee Tech (2/15) and reached base on a pinch-hit walk
• Played for the Fayetteville SwampDogs of the Coastal Plain League along with Illini teammates Nick Blackburn and Ryan Nagle during the summer

High School

• Ranked the No. 19 overall prospect in the class of 2012 in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report
• PBR lists him as one of the top two athletes in the class of 2012 in Illinois
• Hit .370 with three home runs, seven doubles, two triples and 43 RBIs in 2011
• Named a 2011 Under Armour Preseason All-American top 25 prospect
• Named a 2011 Perfect Game Preseason High Honorable Mention All-American and 2010 Perfect Game Preseason Honorable Mention All-American
• Named a 2011 All-North Suburban Conference first-team selection.

Personal

• Born Sept. 22, 1993
• Parents are Mark and Juli Walton
• Has two siblings, Jorie and Allie
• Majoring in recreation, sport and tourism with a concentration in sport management
• Favorite athlete is Derek Jeter
• Earliest baseball memory is playing wiffle ball with his dad in the backyard
• His father most influenced his athletic career because he always led by example and showed how working hard at whatever you do had intangible awards along with always being there for him and believing in him during times of adversity