Ian Walters

Class:
Senior
Height:
6-1
Weight:
195
Hometown:
Paducah, Ky.
High School:
McCracken County
Prev School:
Rend Lake College

Signed after the 2021 season with the Southern Illinois Miners.

2021 (SENIOR)

Honorable mention MVC Scholar-Athlete team ... Started all 60 games, 58 at third base and two at shortstop ... Slashed .262/.388/.440 ... Hit seven doubles, three triples and nine homers and drove in 40 runs ... Stole 10 bases and scored 52 runs ... Hit by 18 pitches, second in SIU history and most since Chris Sauritch took 24 HBP in 1994 ... Ranked seventh in the MVC in runs scored, seventh in walks, second in HBP, ninth in stolen bases, ninth in RBIs, and 13th in hits ... In MVC games, ranked fifth in HBP, 10th in walks and ninth in stolen bases ... Reached base in 17-straight games at one point.

2020 (SENIOR)

Academic All-District ... MVC Scholar-Athlete First Team ... Started all 18 games … Slashed .411/.516/.562 … Led the MVC in hits, doubles, stolen bases, assists, and on-base percentage … Additional MVC ranks: 2nd in batting average, 7th in slugging, 3rd in runs scored, 2nd in total bases, and 2nd in walks … Ranked second in the nation in hits … Nine multi-hit games … Reached base in all 18 games and had an active 15-game hitting streak when the season ended ... Reached base at least twice in 16 of 18 games ... Rated the No. 29 third baseman in the nation by D1Baseball ... Walk-off RBI in win over Northern Illinois (March 6).

2019 (JUNIOR)

MVC All-Tournament Team as an outfielder (Slashed .333/.444/.667 over four games) ... Led the MVC and ranked eighth nationally in sacrifice flies with eight ... Ranked sixth in the MVC in stolen bases with 19 ... Stole four bases at Southeast Missouri (March 6), which tied a school record for stolen bases in a game ... Went 4-for-6 with a triple, a home run, three runs scored and three RBIs in SIU’s 10-9 win over Missouri State in the MVC Tournament ... Recorded 10 multi-RBI games, which led the team ... Earned an RBI in 20 of 27 plate appearances with a runner on third and less than two outs (74%) ... Advanced a runner with an out 34 times, which was twice as many as anyone else on the team … MVC Academic Honor Roll ... SUMMER 2019: Named first-team All-Coastal Plains League ... Hit .327 with a 1.013 OPS for the Edenton Steamers ... In the 16-team CPL, ranked second in the league in doubles (19), fifth in home runs (11), and fifth in RBIs (45).

PRIOR TO SIU

Played two years at Rend Lake College ... Played at shortstop and in the outfield ... Hit .322 over two seasons at Rend Lake ... Batted .313 with seven triples, 11 home runs and 44 RBIs in 2018 ... His seven triples ranked 17th in NJCAA Division I ... Hit .333 and stole 17 bases in 2017 ... All-GRAC honors in 2017 and 2018 ... Attended McCracken County (Ky.) High School ... Hit .405 as a senior and led his team to three regional championships ... Three-time All-District Tournament Team ... Two-time Academic All-State honoree.

PERSONAL

Son of Terri and Allan Walters ... Has an older brother, Forrest ... Born October 29, 1997, in Paducah, Ky. ... Graduated Magna Cum Laude in sport administration (2020) ... Pursuing a masters degree in recreational programs.