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2026 Baseball Roster

35 Wade Walton

  • Class Sophomore
  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 220
  • Hometown Lithia, Fla.
  • High School Newsome HS

Biography

Awards & Accolades
-Big South Freshman of the Year (2025)
-Big South Preseason Pitcher of the Year (2026)
-2x Big South Starting Pitcher of the Week (2026)
-No. 73 on D1 Baseball's Week 12 Top 100 Starting Pitchers (2026)
-CSC Academic All-District (2026)

SOPHOMORE (2026): Used as the primary Friday starter for High Point throughout the course of the season, he joined Ty Brachbill and Aidan Paul as the only pitchers to make 15 starts on the season … closed 5-3 on the slate with a 4.21 ERA … finished among the Top 5 in four major statistical categories among High Point pitchers, including batters struck out looking (27—1st), innings pitched (77.0—2nd), strikeouts (78—2nd) and wins (5—t-2nd) … made eight starts, sharing the mark with Brachbill and Paul, against Big South Conference opponents … came through with a 1-1 mark versus Big South Conference opponents … logged 33.1 innings, fanning 31 league hitters and allowed just 32 runs (29 earned runs) in that span … finished among the Top 5 statistical leaders among his fellow Panther hurlers in three major statistical categories, including strikeouts (31—2nd), batters struck out looking (8—2nd) and innings pitched (33.1—3rd) … opened the 2026 season with a 15-7 victory over Saint Joseph’s (Feb. 13), tossing 5.2 innings where he allowed five hits and struck out four … came through with six K’s over five innings against Maine (Feb. 20) … logged eight K’s and 5.2 innings against Binghamton (Feb. 27) … opened the series versus No. 9 Florida (March 6) by scattering six hits and two runs over seven innings while striking out four Gator sluggers, improving to 2-1 … had a no decision in the Big South Conference opener versus Presbyterian (March 20), allowing two runs on four hits … established his single-game season-high in strikeouts (11) at College of Charleston (April 2) … moved to 5-2 on the season after going 6.1 innings and striking out seven batters against VMI (April 24) … combined for nine strikeouts in a trio of outings against Longwood (May 1), Winthrop (May 8) and UNC Asheville (May 14) … ended the season with eight strikeouts against Longwood (May 23) in the Big South Conference Tournament, marking the sixth time head notched at least five K’s in a game in 2026. 

FRESHMAN (2025): Made 15 starts and pitched to a 8-3 record and a 5.18 ERA ... tossed two complete games, one being a shutout against NJIT (Feb. 14) ... led the team with 91 strikeouts in 83.1 innings pitched... held opponents to a .252 batting average in 318 plate appearances ... recorded a season-high 11 strikeouts against Charleston Southern (March 14) .... 10 of his 15 outings saw six strikeouts or more.

PREP: Graduated from Newsome High School ... Florida Athletic Coaches Association (FACA) District 15/Classic 7A Player of the Year ... FACA Baseball All-Star Classic Participant and Western Conference First Team ... 813Preps Pitcher of the Year Classic 6A-7A and All-813Preps First Team ... 2024 ABCA/Rawlings High School All-Region Team and 2024 ABCA/Rawlings High School All-America Third Team ... 2020-24 Ostinger Baseball Academy ... 2024 7A, Region 6 District Champions. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 35

    2025Freshman

    Pitcher
    6'5" 220 lbs
    35
  • 35

    2026Sophomore

    Pitcher
    6'5" 220 lbs
    35