The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2012 Baseball Roster
Roster
Jonathan Walsh
- Position:
- OF/C
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Coppell, Texas
- High School:
- Coppell
Updated 6/1/12
JUNIOR (2012)
2012 honors
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (OF)
• Houston Collegiate Classic All-Tournament Team
• Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week (March 5)
2012 season
• Appeared in 50 games, including 48 starts (45 LF/3 DH).
• Led the team with six home runs and 11 stolen bases, going a perfect 11-of-11 on stolen base attempts.
• Hit .280 with 33 runs, 53 hits, 11 doubles, two triples, 6 home runs, 31 RBI and 11 stolen bases.
• Logged a .455 slugging percentage and .343 on-base percentage.
• Started all 24 Big 12 games for the Longhorns (22 LF/2 DH).
• Batted .294 with 19 runs, six doubles, one triple, four home runs, 16 RBI and seven stolen bases in league play.
• Logged a .490 slugging percentage and .336 on-base percentage in league action.
2012 highlights
• Went 2-for-5 with one HBP and one RBI in two games at Stanford (2/25-26).
• Hit 2-for-4 with one run against Houston Baptist (2/28)
• Batted 2-for-4 with two doubles, one run, one RBI, one sacrifice bunt and one stolen base in win against Rice (3/2).
• Went 3-for-4 with one run, one RBI and one double against Arkansas (3/4)
• Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Houston College Classic (3/2-4) after going 6-for-12 with two runs, two RBI, three triples, one stolen base and one sacrifice bunt.
• Tabbed Phillips 66 Big 12 Player of the Week (2/27-3/4) after batting 8-for-16 with three runs, two RBI, three doubles, one stolen base and on sacrifice bunt in games against Houston Baptist, Rice, Tennessee and Arkansas.
• Went 2-for-7 with one run, three RBI and the game-winning double in the 12th inning against Oklahoma (3/16).
• Hit 2-for-5 with one triple and one run in St. Patrick[apos]s Day win over the Sooners (3/17).
• Batted 2-for-3 with two walks, two runs and one stolen base to complete sweep of Oklahoma (3/17).
• Batted 6-for-15 with four runs, three RBI, one double, one triple, two walks and one stolen base in three-game sweep of Oklahoma (3/16-18).
• Hit 2-for-4 with one RBI in loss at Kansas State (3/23).
• Went 3-for-6 with two runs, one RBI and one stolen base in Saturday victory against the Wildcats (3/24).
• Slugged 4-for-5 with one run, three RBI, two walks and one stolen base in series finale win at Kansas State (3/25).
• Batted 9-for-15 with three runs, five RBI, two doubles and two stolen bases in road series at Kansas State (3/23-25).
• Hit 3-for-4 with two runs, five RBI, one triple, one home run and one walk in win against UT Pan American (3/28).
• Went 2-for-3 with one walk, two runs, two RBI, one home run and one stolen base in triumph against California (3/30).
• Batted 3-for-6 with three runs, one double and one stolen base in series finale against Texas Tech (4/7).
• Hit 2-for-4 with a double in win against Kansas (4/21).
• Went 2-for-4 with one run, one RBI and one home run in Saturday game against Texas A&M (4/28).
• Singled in the ninth and scored the game-winning walk-off run in series finale win against the Aggies (4/29).
• Batted 1-for-4 with two RBI in win versus Prairie View A&M (5/1).
• Went 1-for-4 with one home run, one walk, one stolen base, two runs and two RBI in series opening win at Missouri (5/4).
• Hit 2-for-4 with one walk, one HBP and one run in series finale loss at Missouri (5/6).
• Batted 1-for-4 with four walks, two stolen bases, one double and three runs in doubleheader sweep of Texas Southern (5/12).
• Slugged a pair of two-run home runs in series opening loss at Baylor (5/17).
• Doubled in the eighth inning and scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch in series finale win against the Bears (5/19).
• Batted 4-for-12 with three runs, four RBI, one double and two home runs in series against Baylor (5/17-19).
SOPHOMORE (2011)
2011 honors
• Academic All-Big 12 Baseball Second Team
2011 season
• Appeared in 60 games, including 57 starts.
• Hit .254 with 26 runs, 48 hits, 16 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 27 RBI and six stolen bases.
• Logged a .392 slugging percentage and .350 on-base percentage.
• Appeared in 22 Big 12 games, including 20 starts.
• Batted .246 with 8 runs, three doubles, one triple, two home runs, 12 RBI and one stolen base in league play.
• Logged a .426 slugging percentage and .397 on-base percentage in league action.
2011 highlights
• Hit 2-for-3 with two doubles, one walk and two runs on opening day against Maryland (2/18).
• Logged two RBI and one run in the series-finale against Maryland (2/20).
• Batted 1-for-5 with one run and two RBI against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2/22).
• Went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI against Stanford (3/5).
• Hit 2-for-4 with two runs and two stolen bases against UTSA (3/8).
• Batted 2-for-4 with two runs in the series opener against Brown (3/11).
• Went 1-for-1 with two runs against Missouri (4/1).
• Hit a pinch-hit three-run homer against Baylor (4/9).
• Went 2-for-4 with one RBI against Texas State (4/26).
• Batted 4-for-9 with two runs and seven RBI in the series against Nebraska (5/6-5/8).
• Hit 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI in the second game of the double header against Texas Southern (5/14).
• Went 2-for-3 in the opening game of the Big 12 Tournament against Missouri (5/25).
• Batted 1-for-3 with one run and two RBI against Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Tournament (5/27).
• Hit 2-for-4 with two RBI in the elimination game against Missouri at the Big 12 Tournament (5/28).
• Batted 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI in the NCAA Baseball Austin Regional against Kent State (6/5).
• Went 2-for-3 against North Carolina in the NCAA Baseball College World Series (6/20).
FRESHMAN (2010)
2010 honors
• Fall 2009 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll
• Spring 2010 Big 12 Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll
2010 season
• Appeared in 29 games, including 20 starts (15 LF/3 DH/2 C).
• Hit .273 with 15 runs, 21 hits, seven doubles, three home runs, 20 RBI and one stolen base.
• Logged a .471 slugging percentage and .345 on-base percentage.
• Appeared in 16 Big 12 games, including 11 starts in leftfield.
• Batted .273 with eight runs, 12 hits, five doubles, three home runs, 16 RBI and one stolen base in league play.
• Logged a .591 slugging percentage and .360 on-base percentage in league action.
2010 highlights
• Scored his first career run as a pinch-runner against Texas State (3/9).
• Registered his first career hit in the first game of a doubleheader against Iowa (3/13).
• Batted 2-for-5 with one double, one run and one RBI vs. Iowa (3/14).
• Hit 3-for-4 with one walk, two runs, one double and one RBI at Rice (3/16).
• Combined to go 4-for-10 with one run, two doubles, one home run and four RBI in series vs. Nebraska (3/19-21).
• Hit 1-for-3 with one walk, one sac bunt, one home run and two RBI in second game against Nebraska (3/20).
• Capped off Nebraska (3/21) series by going 2-for-3 with two sacrifice bunts, two doubles and two RBI.
• Went 1-for-3 with one run, one walk, one sac bunt, one double and two RBI in series opener at Texas Tech (3/26).
• Batted 4-for-5 with three runs, two doubles, one home run and five RBI in second game at Kansas State (5/8).
• Combined to go 3-for-9 with three runs, one walk and one RBI in doubleheader vs. Louisiana Tech (5/16).
• Hit 2-for-4 with one run, one RBI and one stolen base in series opener at Missouri (5/21).
• Hit a three-run home run in series finale at Missouri (5/23).
HIGH?SCHOOL
• A four-year varsity letterwinner as a catcher for Coach Don English at Coppell (Texas) High School.
• Named Texas District 6-5A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior and was tabbed to the All-District 6-5A Team from 2007-09.
• Hit .333 with 10 doubles, four home runs and 31 RBI as a senior.
• Ranked No. 1 on the VYPE.com Hot 20 Dallas-Fort Worth High School Baseball and Softball Players list in 2009.
• Named a Rawlings Preseason All-American prior to the 2009 season.
• Played in the AABC Connie Mack Tournament in 2009 with the Dallas Tigers coached by Tommy Hernandez and Heath Autrey.
• Selected to the AABC Connie Mack World Series All-Tournament Team as a utility player and earned the Big Stick Award as best hitter in the tournament, batting .545 with a .818 slugging percentage and .616 on-base percentage.
• Named the No. 34 High School Prospect by Baseball America in October 2008 and the No. 66 Overall Prospect by Baseball America in November 2008.
• Tabbed the No. 25 Draft Prospect by ESPN.com[apos]s Keith Law in September 2008.
• Went 2-for-4 with one walk at the Under Armour All-America Game at Wrigley Field in August of 2008.
• Caught in the AFLAC All-American Game at Dodger Stadium in the August of 2008.
• Participated in the USA Baseball Tournament of Stars in June of 2008.
• Played for the Texas Rangers Long Beach Area Code Team in 2007 and 2008.
• Received the Nike SPARQ Award for Top Catcher at 2008 Area Code Games and earned the highest athletic score ever for a catcher at the Area Code Games and the third-highest score for all positions in 2008.
• Hit .389 with four home runs and 39 RBI as a junior.
• Batted .390 with three home runs as a sophomore.
• Hit a home run in his first district at-bat as a freshman.
• Member of the USA Baseball Junior Olympic Trials Team in 2007.
• Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 18th round of the 2009 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
PERSONAL
Born Jonathan Michael Walsh on November 14, 1990 in Dallas, Texas ... parents are Michael and Katherine Walsh ... has two older brothers, Christopher and Anthony and one twin brother, David ... his older brothers both played collegiate baseball with Christopher playing at Abilene Christian and Anthony starring at Oral Roberts ... twin brother David is currently an outfielder at UT Arlington ... grandfather, Julio Henriquez was drafted into the Brooklyn Dodgers organization as a catcher ... majoring in corporate communication.
