Tom Walter

Tom Walter

Walter in 2013
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head Coach
Team Wake Forest
Conference ACC
Record 134–145
Biographical details
Alma mater Georgetown University
George Washington University
Playing career
1988–1991 Georgetown Hoyas
Position(s) C, OF
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1994 George Washington (Asst.)
1994 New Market Rebels
1997–1998 Cotuit Kettleers
1997–2004 George Washington
2005–2009 New Orleans
2010–Present Wake Forest
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1995–1996 Greensboro Bats (Asst. GM)
Head coaching record
Overall 560–473
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 Atlantic 10 Western Division Titles (1998, 2000, 2004)
1 Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship (2002)
1 Sun Belt Tournament Championship (2007)
3 NCAA Regional Appearances (2002, 2007, 2008)

Tom Walter is an American college baseball coach. He has been the head coach of Wake Forest since the start of the 2010 season. Before coming to Wake Forest, Walter held head coaching positions at George Washington from 1997–2004 and New Orleans from 2005–2009. He was an assistant at George Washington from 1992–1994. Walter's career head coaching record, as of the end of the 2014 season, is 560–473.[1][2][3]

Outside NCAA baseball, Walter served as the assistant general manager of the minor league Greensboro Bats from 1995–1996. In collegiate summer baseball, Walter was the head coach of the Valley Baseball League's New Market Rebels in 1994 and the Cape Cod League's Cotuit Kettleers from 1997–1998.[1]

Walter received national media attention prior to the 2011 season for donating his kidney to Wake Forest baseball player Kevin Jordan. In his senior year of high school, Jordan had developed ANCA vasculitis, a condition that severely affected his kidneys. After Jordan enrolled at Wake Forest in fall 2010, the condition did not improve, and by January 2011 he required a kidney transplant. Since none of Jordan's family members qualified as a donor, Walter offered to be a kidney donor for Jordan. The February 2011 operation was successful, and Jordan was able to start his baseball career for Wake Forest in spring 2012.[4][5][6]

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Walter's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[1][2][7][8][9][10]

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
George Washington (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1997–2004)
1997 George Washington 21–33 9–12 5th (Western)
1998 George Washington 33–18 13–2 1st (Western) A-10 Tournament
1999 George Washington 26–30 10–11 T–2nd (Western)
2000 George Washington 37–21 16–5 T–1st (Western) A-10 Tournament
2001 George Washington 38–23 13–9 4th A-10 Tournament
2002 George Washington 42–23 17–7 2nd (Western) NCAA Regional
2003 George Washington 35–15 12–9 4th (Western) A-10 Tournament
2004 George Washington 41–18 19–5 1st (Western) A-10 Tournament
George Washington: 273–181 109–60
New Orleans (Sun Belt Conference) (2005–2009)
2005 New Orleans 20–39 10–14 7th Sun Belt Tournament
2006 New Orleans 30–28 12–12 5th Sun Belt Tournament
2007 New Orleans 38–26 16–14 T–2nd NCAA Regional
2008 New Orleans 43–21 18–11 2nd NCAA Regional
2009 New Orleans 22–33 12–18 T–9th
New Orleans: 153–147 68–69
Wake Forest (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2010–present)
2010 Wake Forest 18–37 8–22 5th (Atlantic)
2011 Wake Forest 25–31 15–15 T–3rd (Atlantic) ACC Tournament
2012 Wake Forest 33–24 13–17 4th (Atlantic) ACC Tournament
2013 Wake Forest 28–27 9–20 5th (Atlantic)
2014 Wake Forest 30–26 15–15 4th (Atlantic) ACC Tournament
2015 Wake Forest 27–26 12–18 6th (Atlantic)
Wake Forest: 161–171 72–107
Total: 587–499

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "#32 Tom Walter". WakeForestSports.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 "2012 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "#12 Tom Walter". GWSports.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  4. ↑ Tierney, Mike (9 February 2011). "Wake Forest Baseball Coach Donates Kidney to Player". NYTimes.com. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Wake Forest Coach Gives Player Kidney". ESPN.com. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "2012 Wake Forest Baseball Statistics". Wake Forest Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "George Washington Baseball Year-by-Year Results". grfx.CSTV.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Annual Conference Standings". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  9. ↑ "2011 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-10. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  10. ↑ "2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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