Tom Walter

Tom Walter
Walter in 2013
Current position
TitleHead Coach
TeamWake Forest
ConferenceACC
Record456–361–1 (.558)
Biographical details
BornJohnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materGeorgetown University bachelor’s degree in finance
George Washington University School of Business MBA 1994[1]
Playing career
1988–1991Georgetown
Position(s)C, OF
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1994George Washington (Asst.)
1994New Market Rebels
1997–1998Cotuit Kettleers
1997–2004George Washington
2005–2009New Orleans
2010–presentWake Forest
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1995–1996Greensboro Bats (Asst. GM)
Head coaching record
Overall882–689–1 (.561)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards

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.[2][3][4]

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.[2]

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.[5][6][7]

Head coaching record

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Below is a table of Walter's yearly records as an NCAA head baseball coach.[2][3][8][9][10][11]

Statistics overview
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)
1999 George Washington 26–30 10–11 T–2nd (Western)
2000 George Washington 37–21 16–5 T–1st (Western)
2001 George Washington 38–23 13–9 4th
2002 George Washington 42–23 17–7 2nd (Western) NCAA Regional
2003 George Washington 35–15 12–9 4th (Western)
2004 George Washington 41–18 19–5 1st (Western)
George Washington: 273–181 (.601) 109–60 (.645)
New Orleans (Sun Belt Conference) (2005–2009)
2005 New Orleans 20–39 10–14 7th
2006 New Orleans 30–28 12–12 5th
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 (.510) 68–69 (.496)
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)
2012 Wake Forest 33–24 13–17 4th (Atlantic)
2013 Wake Forest 28–27 9–20 5th (Atlantic)
2014 Wake Forest 30–26 15–15 4th (Atlantic)
2015 Wake Forest 27–26 12–18 6th (Atlantic)
2016 Wake Forest 35–27 13–17 6th (Atlantic) NCAA Regional
2017 Wake Forest 42–18 19–11 2nd (Atlantic) NCAA Super Regional
2018 Wake Forest 25–32 13–17 5th (Atlantic)
2019 Wake Forest 31–26 14–16 5th (Atlantic)
2020 Wake Forest 9–7 1–2 (Atlantic) Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 Wake Forest 20–27 10–22 6th (Atlantic) ACC tournament
2022 Wake Forest 41–19–1 15–14–1 3rd (Atlantic) NCAA Regional
2023 Wake Forest 54–12 22–7 1st (Atlantic) College World Series
2024 Wake Forest 38–22 15–15 5th (Atlantic) NCAA regional
Wake Forest: 456–361–1 (.558) 194–228–1 (.460)
Total: 882–689–1 (.561)

      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

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References

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  1. ^ "Hall of Fame Tom Walter". George Washington University. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "#32 Tom Walter". WakeForestSports.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "2012 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  4. ^ "#12 Tom Walter". GWSports.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  5. ^ Tierney, Mike (February 9, 2011). "Wake Forest Baseball Coach Donates Kidney to Player". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 26, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  6. ^ "Wake Forest Coach Gives Player Kidney". ESPN.com. February 9, 2011. Archived from the original on February 1, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  7. ^ "2012 Wake Forest Baseball Statistics" (PDF). Wake Forest Sports Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 11, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  8. ^ "George Washington Baseball Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). grfx.CSTV.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  9. ^ "Annual Conference Standings". BoydsWorld.com. Boyd Nation. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "2011 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
  11. ^ "2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Standings". D1Baseball.com. Jeremy Mills. Archived from the original on May 26, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
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