Tom Walter (2019) - Hall of Fame - George Washington University Athletics

Tom Walter

Induction:
2019
Class:
1994

Tom Walter (GWSB, MBA '94) ushered in a new era of GW baseball as the bench boss from 1997-2004, becoming the all-time winningest coach in program history. Walter won 275 games in eight seasons as GW's head coach, averaging 39 wins a season over his final five years and collecting 30-plus victories six times. Walter guided his teams to four regular season West Division championships and won the A-10 Championship in 2002, advancing the Colonials to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a decade. Walter is responsible for four of the five winningest seasons in program history, including a program-record 42 wins in 2002. His 2002 squad also set the school records for hits, RBI, runs, doubles, home runs, total bases, extra-base hits and strikeouts by a pitching staff. Walter tutored the highest draft pick in program history, Anthony Raglani, who was selected in the fifth round in 2004, and coached 18 First Team All-Conference selections, three A-10 Rookies of the Year and one Pitcher of the Year. Walter was an assistant coach at GW from 1992-94, serving on the staff of the 1992 team that advanced to the NCAA Tournament.