Dave Walkling Class: Junior Hometown: Nanaimo, Canada High School: Nanaimo Last College: Midland College Height / Weight: 6-4 / 210 Position: RHP B/T: R/R

AS A JUNIOR IN 2011: Had arguably the finest start to a career in Penn State history after going 5-0 with a 1.71 ERA during his first six outings with the Nittany Lions ... Opened the year with a victory in each of his first three appearances ... Earned his first win after firing 1.1 innings of shutout relief against West Virginia in his debut on February 19 ... Struck out five and allowed just two hits during a spectacular 4.1-inning effort against Eastern Kentucky on February 26 ... Continued his run with a win over NC State after striking out one in 1.2 innings of relief against the ACC power on March 4 ... Earned his first start of the season against Old Dominion on March 8, tossing three shutout innings with five strikeouts ... Pieced together his finest performance of the year in his next start against Norfolk State on March 13 ... Fired six innings and struck out 11, which matched the highest single-game effort in the Big Ten during the 2011 campaign ... Had his no-hit bid against the Spartans broken up with a lazy single to left in the fifth, which marked the only hit he surrendered ... Earned Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors for that performance ... Capped off his season with one last victory after striking out six in 4.2 innings of relief against No. 26 Wichita State on March 20 ... Underwent Tommy John surgery following that contest ... Ranked fifth in the NCAA with five wins and 15th in the nation with a 12.0 strikeouts-per-nine rate at the time of the injury.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2010 (MIDLAND COLLEGE): Appeared in 19 games with 13 starts on the mound ... Earned All-Conference honors after tallying an 8-6 record with two saves to go along with a 3.25 ERA ... Fired six complete games and posted a pair of shutouts during 91.1 innings of work ... Held opponents to a .224 batting average and recorded 76 strikeouts against only 26 walks.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2010 (MIDLAND COLLEGE): Appeared in 11 games with four starts ... Posted a 3-0 record while striking out 22 in 22.2 innings of work ... Earned the victory in just his second career appearance against Temple on February 13 ... Added wins against College of Southwest and New Mexico.

HIGH SCHOOL: Excelled on the mound for the Nanaimo Pirates ... Led the team to the Provincial Championship ... Honored as the squad's top pitcher in 2007 and 2008 while earning MVP honors as a senior ... Selected as the league's top pitcher in 2008 ... Compiled a conference-best 0.58 ERA while tallying 105 strikeouts in 73 innings.

PERSONAL: David Walkling ... Born on April 18, 1990 ... Son of Ken and Lois Walkling ... Youngest of three siblings ... A ceramic engineering major.