Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

AS A SENIOR IN 2025 AT EKU
Saw action in 15 games, making 12 starts … struck out 55 hitters in 57 innings of work … started and tossed four innings without allowing an earned run and striking out six at Ole Miss (Feb. 21) … pitched a season-high eight innings, allowed two earned runs and struck out six against Lipscomb (April 11) ... College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District … Atlantic Sun Conference Honor Roll.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2024 AT EKU
Appeared in 15 games and started 14 times … went 2-6 with a 6.86 ERA … struck out 59 in 63 innings on the bound … in final three starts of the regular season, struck out 21 batters in 15 innings while pitching to a 3.60 ERA … allowed just two runs in 4 2/3 innings of relief at No. 15 Auburn (Feb. 17) … struck out a season-high nine in 5 2/3 scoreless innings against Western Illinois (March 2), allowing just two hits and one walk … struck out eight and allowed one earned run on three hits in 4 2/3 innings against Jacksonville (May 16) ... Atlantic Sun Conference Honor Roll.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2023 AT MINERAL AREA CC
Started 14 times and made a total of 17 appearances … went 6-6 with a 3.46 ERA, striking out 111 in 78 innings … allowed only 62 hits and walked only 39 … averaged 12.81 strikeouts per nine innings.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2022 AT MINERAL AREA CC
Made four appearances and pitched two and two-thirds innings.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Potosi High School in 2021 … two-time academic all-state … first team all-district, first team all-conference and MHSBCA Senior All-Star in 2021 after going 4-2 with a 1.94 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 50 and one-third innings … second team all-district and second team all-conference as a sophomore in 2019, striking out 32 in 39 innings of work … went 4-2 with a 3.98 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 38 and two-thirds innings as a freshman, earning second team all-district and second team all-conference honors.

PERSONAL
Full name is Ryker Walton … son of Tim and Kim Walton … has two brothers – Tyler and Tyson … majoring in business management.