As a Sophomore (2026)
– Outfielder who appeared in 43 games, including 34 starts
– Hit .326 with a team-high 44 hits, 25 runs scored, two doubles, one triple, one home run, 18 RBIs, 15 walks, and four hit-by-pitches
– Posted a .406 on-base percentage and .378 slugging percentage
– Ranked second on the team in batting average and tied for second in runs scored
– Led the Wildcats in hits and tied for the team lead with 51 total bases
– Went 6-for-7 in stolen-base attempts, tying for the team lead in stolen bases
– Recorded a team-high 11 multiple-hit games, including six two-hit games, four three-hit games, and one four-hit game
– Had four multiple-RBI games
– Put together a season-best six-game hitting streak
– Went 4-for-5 against Cal State San Bernardino (April 4), recording the team’s second-highest single-game hit total of the season
– Drove in a season-high four runs and hit his lone home run of the season at Stanislaus State (April 19)
– Doubled twice against Cal State San Bernardino (April 3), matching the highest single-game doubles total by a Wildcat during the season
– Tripled against Cal State San Marcos (March 21)
– Scored a season-high three runs at Cal State East Bay (April 30)
– Drew a season-high two walks three times: vs. Stanislaus State (February 27), vs. Stanislaus State (February 28), and vs. Cal State Monterey Bay (April 25)
– Finished with a .971 fielding percentage, recording 99 putouts and three assists in the outfield
With Sacramento State
– Appeared in 56 career games over two seasons
– Recorded a .235 career batting average with a .337 on-base percentage
– Collected 20 hits, including five doubles and two triples
– Scored 22 runs and drove in eight
– Added eight stolen bases
– Posted a .426 slugging percentage during the 2024–25 season
– Recorded a season-high three hits in a game at Utah Valley (May 11), finishing a home run shy of the cycle
– Slugged his first collegiate home run against Nevada (May 6), driving in three runs
– Earned Western Athletic Conference All-Academic Team honors in 2025
With Clayton Valley Charter High School (Concord, Calif.)
– Earned All-Metro Second Team honors from the San Francisco Chronicle as a senior
– Helped lead the program to the CIF North Coast Section Division I championship game
– Earned All-Diablo Athletic League Honorable Mention recognition as a junior
– Recipient of the Matt Nolen Memorial Baseball Award
Personal
– Born February 15 in Walnut Creek
– Parents are Tina and Marcus Walton
– Favorite athletes: Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, Fernando Tatis Jr., and Ronald Acuña Jr.
– Chose Chico State because “it was close to home, it allows my family to come watch games, my brother is a former Wildcat and had great things to say, and I love the culture the baseball program has here.”
– Best talent outside of baseball: Fishing and cooking
– Best advice received: “Be grateful for what you have in front of you because there is always someone waiting for the same gift you have now,” from his father
– Majoring in Kinesiology
