#2 - Cody Walden
Year: Sr.
Position: LHP
Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.
College: Cochise CC (Ariz.)
Height: 5-10
Weight: 180
Bat/Throw: L/L

2008: Pitched in 17 games, starting 15, for the Pirates as a junior ... Went 7-6 with a 4.95 ERA in a team-high 96.1 innings pitched ... Gave up 117 hits, walked 27 and struck out 67 ... Led the team and the Peach Belt Conference with 14 pickoffs ... Ranked seventh in the league in innings pitched and victories ... Named the PBC Pitcher of the Week on May 5 for his complete-game 2-1 win over Lander, striking out nine ... Hurled seven innings of five-hit ball, giving up one earned run, in a 6-2 win over No. 8 GCSU on Feb. 24 ... Also picked up wins over No. 6 Southern Indiana, No. 13 USC Aiken, North Georgia, UNC Pembroke and California (Pa.).

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Helped Cochise to a 40-15 record and a No. 2 ranking in the NJCAA Rankings ... Earned Second-Team All-ACCAC and All-Region I honors as a sophomore ... Went 8-5 with a school-record 2.01 ERA ... Struck out 74 batters and gave up just 81 hits in 94 innings pitched ... Led the ACCAC in pickoffs and recorded the lowest ERA in school history.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Santa Rita HS in Tucson.

PERSONAL: Born Cody Walden on April 25, 1986, in Tucson, Ariz., his hometown ... Son of William and Jodi Walden ... Majoring in economics ... Enjos playing table tennis, poker and Guitar Hero ... Lists Tom Glavine as a favorite sports personality.