Walker Hooks

Ole Miss Baseball vs Texas on February 15, 2025 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX.

Photo by Hannah Morgan White/Ole Miss Athletics

@OleMissCreative

Ole Miss Baseball during a game against Arkansas State at Swayze Field in Oxford, MS on February 18th, 2025.

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
LHP
Ht./Wt.:
6-4 / 265
Experience:
1L
Hometown:
Brandon, Miss.
High School:
Brandon
Major:
Sport and Recreation Administration

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• 2026 Perfect Game All-American Second Team
• 2026 ABCA/Rawlings All-American Third Team
• 2026 ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region First Team
• 2026 All-SEC First Team

2026 (Sophomore): Made a team high 28 appearances on the mound for the Rebels, all in relief … Established himself as Ole Miss’ closer by earning nine saves, the second most by any SEC pitcher … Collected a 3-1 overall record … Held a 3.24 ERA across 58.1 innings of work throughout the season, striking out 63 … Excelled at limiting walks, allowing only 12 all season … Named a Second Team All-American by Perfect Game … Earned a spot on the All-SEC First Team … Also got a spot on the ABCA/Rawlings All-South Region First Team, as well as Third Team All-American by the organization … Never gave up more than three runs or two walks in a single game all season … Worked 2.0 hitless innings, fanning four, in the win over Missouri State (2/22) … Had a season-high six strikeouts in 2.2 innings of scoreless work against Evansville (3/8) … Worked 4.2 innings against Kentucky, striking out five and allowing just one run … Spent 4.1 innings on the mound during the Florida (4/2-4) series with a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 6-to-1, giving up two hits and one run in the two appearances, earning a save in one … Kickstarted a seven-game winning streak for Ole Miss when he made an appearance … In that span, had four saves in four consecutive appearances against SEC opponents … Played an inspiring 5.1 innings of damage control in the first game of the Lincoln Regional against Arizona State (5/29), fanning four … Earned the save in both games at the Auburn Super Regional (6/5-6), working 3.0 total innings … Appeared in both games at the Men’s College World Series

2025 (Freshman): Appeared in 22 games for the Rebels, starting in two of them ... Finished second on the team in appearances and runners picked off (5) ... Posted a 4.82 ERA with 43 strikeouts over 37.1 innings of work ... Made his first collegiate appearance on 2/15 against Texas, working 2.2 hitless innings and striking out four batters ... Worked a clean inning of relief against Eastern Kentucky, striking out the side (2/22) ... Picked up the win and struck out one batter over one clean inning against Murray State (3/5) ... Picked up a three-inning save with six strikeouts against Jacksonville State (3/8) ... Struck out seven over 3.1 scoreless innings against Florida (3/28) ... Worked 2.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts at Kentucky (4/5) ... Worked three scoreless innings with two strikeouts against Vanderbilt (4/27) ... Drew the start against Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament Championship Game, giving up just two runs over four innings (5/25) ... Started the final game of the Oxford Regional against Murray State (6/2)

HIGH SCHOOL: Dual-sport athlete at Brandon playing both baseball and football. Earned four varsity letter at Brandon… Tossed 73.1 innings his senior season, striking out 104 batters… Hit .313 and was a 2024 First-Team All-State selection… Two-time District Pitcher of the Year (2023, 2024)… Three-time First-Team All-District selection (2022, 2023, 2024)… Led Brandon to a 2024 7A State Championship.

PERSONAL: Full name is Walker Allen Hooks… Son of Brian and Bethany Hooks… Has one brother, Cooper… Born November 15, 2005… Grandfather Ray Bridges played football and ran track at Delta State… Father, Brian played two seasons of collegiate football… Great Uncle Bobby Patin was a right-handed pitcher drafted by the Montreal Expos out of high school… Majoring in Business Management.