Walker Lockett

Walker Lockett
Lockett with the El Paso Chihuahuas in 2018
San Diego Padres – No. 62
Pitcher
Born: (1994-05-03) May 3, 1994
Jacksonville, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 1, 2018, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through August 11, 2018)
Win–loss record 0–3
Earned run average 9.60
Strikeouts 12
Teams

Andrew Walker Lockett (born May 3, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Lockett attended Providence School in Jacksonville, Florida. The San Diego Padres selected him in the fourth round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.[1][2] He signed and spent 2012 with the AZL Padres, pitching to a 4.34 ERA in 18.2 innings. He pitched only 2.1 innings in 2013 and 10.1 innings in 2014 due to injuries.[3] Lockett returned in 2015 and pitched for the Fort Wayne TinCaps, Tri-City Dust Devils, and AZL Padres, posting a combined 4-4 record and 4.14 ERA in 18 total games (17 starts) between the three clubs. In 2016, he played for Fort Wayne, the Lake Elsinore Storm, San Antonio Missions and El Paso Chihuahuas, compiling a combined 10-9 record, 2.96 ERA and 1.06 WHIP in 28 total games (25 starts).

The Padres added Lockett to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.[4] He spent 2017 with El Paso, collecting a 5-2 record and 4.39 ERA in ten starts.[5] He missed nearly three months of the season due to a lower back strain.[6]

On June 1, 2018, Lockett was recalled by the Padres to make a start that evening replacing an injured Joey Lucchesi.[7] Locket allowed four hits, four runs and walked five in 3 and 2/3 innings against the Cincinnati Reds,[8] taking the loss as the Reds defeated the Padres 7-2.

References

  1. ↑ "All-First Coast Baseball: Providence's Walker Lockett finds right power combination". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Opening Day starter puts injuries behind him with TinCaps - Sports - News-Sentinel.com". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Lockett back as TinCaps' leader". The Journal Gazette. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ Sanders, Jeff. "Youth served as Padres set 40-man roster". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Walker Lockett Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Padres' Walker Lockett: Placed on minor-league DL". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  7. ↑ Justin Barney (May 31, 2018). "Providence grad Walker Lockett gets called up by Padres". www.jacksonville.com. GateHouse Media, Inc. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  8. ↑ John Horvath (June 2, 2018). "Lack of command plagues Walker Lockett in first MLB start". www.foxsports.com. Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
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