SENIOR (2021): All-WAC First Team...Put together a career campaign in his final season with Sacramento State...Played in 55 games with 53 starts for the Hornets, playing primarily first base (49 starts) while also seeing time at second base (three starts)...In 55 games, hit .338 with a .422 OBP and a .533 SLG...Both his .338 average and .533 slugging percentage were career bests and both ranked second on the team...Was 66-for-195...His 66 hits were tied for second most while his 195 at bats were second...Hit six home runs and drove in 46 RBIs...His 46 RBIs led the team...Ranked second on the team in both runs scored (45) and doubles (20)...Tied first on the club with 21 multi-hit games...Had a team-high seven three-hit games...His nine game hit streak was third longest during the 2021 season...Led the team with 12 multi-RBI games...Drove in three or more in a game six times, including a career-best six RBI game in Sacramento State's 20-5 win aginst UTRGV on May 21...Put together a 16-game reached base streak in 2021, tied for longest on the club...His six home runs were a career high...Was on of the best defensive players in the country, posting a .997 in 356 total chances...Totaled 330 putouts, 25 assists, and committed just one error...Was involved in 32 double plays throughtout the season...In Western Athletic Conference only play, was one of the best the league had to offer...In league-only play, Walstad led the WAC in slugging (.675), RBIs (42), doubles (17) total bases (85), and sacrifice flies (5) while ranking third in the league in WAC hits (50).
SENIOR (2020): Academic All-WAC...Was off to a blistering start to 2020 before the season ended prematurely...Had started all 16 of Sacramento State's 2020 games, playing primarily first base while also seeing time at second...In 16 games, was hitting .321 with two home runs and nine RBIs...In addition to his .321 average, posted a .463 OBP and a .509 SLG%...His .321 average and .463 OBP were both best on the team...Was 17-for-53...His 17 hits were tied for second most on the club, as were his nine RBIs and his two home runs...Tied for second with five multi-hit games...Had four doubles, tied for the team lead, and drew 11 walks, again tied for most on the club...Opened the season with a nine-game reached-base streak, second longest by a Hornet in 2020...Was 4-for-5 in stolen base attempts, leading the team in both steals and attempts...Walstad homered in back-to-back games against Santa Clara at John Smith Field on Feb. 27 and 28...Had 75 putouts, second most on the team, and 18 assists...Posted a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage in 93 chances.
JUNIOR (2019): WAC All-Tournament...Played in 55 games with 45 starts and saw time at first base, second base, and in the outfield...Also batted in each of the top eight spots in the batting order...Hit .247 with two home runs, five doubles, 16 RBIs, and 29 runs scored...Drew 33 walks, was hit by a pitch seven times, and posted a team-leading .400 on-base percentage...Tied for the team lead with eight stolen bases, going 8-for-12...Had eight multi-hit games and was one of three Hornets to tally a four-hit game in 2019...Went 4-for-4 with a run and an RBI in the team's 6-0 shutout win over Cal at home on March 26...Also had four multi-RBI games, including a season-best three RBIs in the Hornets' 7-5 win at Chicago State (April 19)...Hit his first Sacramento State home run on March 29 on the road a Cal Baptist in a game the Hornets won, 21-10...Was 2-for-3 against UCLA's Jack Ralston, an eventual 7th-round pick in the 2019 MLB Draft...Finished the season with an active 25-game reached base streak, the longest on the team all season, and reached base safely in each of his final 28 starts...Named to the WAC Tournament team after hitting .308 with a .419 on-base percentage in seven games...Had two game-winning hits (vs. UTRGV, vs. New Mexico State) and scored a game-winning run (vs. Grand Canyon)...Went 2-for-4 with a single, double, and run scored in the Hornets' 6-4 upset win over #19 UCSB in the NCAA Regional Tournament at Stanford University on June 1...Had 168 total putouts on the season, including 84 assists, third most on the team...Was involved in 26 total double plays, including a number of spectacular turns up the middle during the Hornets 2019 WAC Tournament championship run (10 in total)...Made six errors for a .977 fielding percentage.
