Honors and Awards
- 2025: Eugene NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team
- 2025: All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Arizona 2025 (Junior)
All-Big 12 Honorable Mention honoree…Selected to the Eugene NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team…Appeared in and started all 65 games throughout the season…Finished second on the team in batting average (.320)...Finished first on the team in OBP (.437), first in runs scored (71), first in doubles (22), second in hits (81), second in RBI (49), second in home runs (14), and tied for second in walks (31)...Recorded at least one hit in 43 of 65 games, including having 25 multi-hit games…Went 3-3 at the plate with a home run, and a double, scoring three runs and recording 3 RBI against San Diego (2/21)...Went 3-4 against Rice with two runs scored (2/26)...Had an incredible series against Pepperdine (3/6-3/9), going 8-14 at the plate with three RBI and nine runs scored, helping Arizona secure the four-game sweep…Went 3-5 in the series finale against Baylor (3/30) with three RBI and two runs scored…Went 3-5 against Grand Canyon (4/1) in the very next game, scoring two runs…In the series-opener against Oklahoma State (4/11), went 3-4 at the plate with one RBI and one run scored…Across the three-game series against Texas Tech (4/26-4/27), went 5-12 with two runs scored and three RBI…In the second game of the series against Houston (5/16), went 4-6 with two runs scored and two RBI. POSTSEASON: In the Semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament against West Virginia (5/23), went 2-5 with three runs scored and two RBI…Went 3-6 at the plate against Utah Valley (5/31) in the second game of the Eugene NCAA Regional, scoring one run and recording two RBI to help the Wildcats secure the victory…Went 4-5 in the Eugene NCAA Regional Championship Game against Cal Poly (6/1), blasting three home runs on his way to a six RBI performance…Went 4-13 in the NCAA Chapel Hill Super Regional, including a 3-5 performance with one run scored and one RBI in game two against North Carolina (6/7)...Went 2-4 with one run scored against Louisville (6/15) in the College World Series.
Before Arizona
Played two seasons at Samford from 2023-24 before transferring to Arizona…Over 91 games (77 starts) with the Bulldogs, hit .269 with 69 runs scored, 17 doubles, 15 home runs, and 57 RBI…As a sophomore in 2024 appeared in 56 games and hit .286 with 52 runs, 12 doubles, nine home runs, 36 RBI, and 15 stolen bases…Attended Brentwood High School in Tennessee and lettered four years in both baseball and football…Earned First Team All-District 6, First Team Region 6-6A, and First Team TSSAAA as a senior…Also excelled on the football field, earning All-State Tennessee TSSAAA honors in 2021…Holds the Brentwood HS single-season receiving TD record with 16 as a senior in 2022…Also recruited to play college football and held offers from Tulane, Memphis, Coastal Carolina, Air Force, Army, Dartmouth, Colombia, Samford, and East Carolina…Excelled in the classroom, earned National Honor Society distinction in both 2021 and 2022.
Personal
Aaron Dean Walton…Son of Jason and Jennifer Walton…Three sisters Abigail, Allison, and Addy…Majoring in Interdisciplianry Studies with an emphasis in Science, Technology, Health & Society...Hobbies include watching football, hanging out with friends, and playing golf…Can juggle and yo-yo…Has two dogs, Bentley and Baylor…Chose Arizona because, “I wanted to win a national championship. I love the guys and the coaches. Plus I love the atmosphere and how we handle business.”
