Western Carolina University

2026 (Sophomore): Played in 56 games with 55 starts coming in the outfield, including 32 in right field and 17 in left field with six coming as the designated hitter ... Hit .262 (48-of-183) with 13 doubles - second on the team - and nine home runs ... Finished second on the team with 49 RBI and was fourth with 43 runs scored ... Led WCU with 12 multi-RBI games and had 11 multi-hit efforts ... Recorded 21 two-out RBI ... Batted .328 (20-of-61) with runners in scoring position, including 5-of-9 (.556) with the bases loaded ... Had a 12-game reached-base safely streak ... Made his WCU debut against George Washington (Feb. 14), homering as part of a 2-for-3 effort with four RBI and three runs scored ... Homered twice against eventual College World Series participant, Troy (Feb. 27), in a 2-for-4 effort ... Collected four base hits, including two doubles, in a road win over nationally-ranked Georgia (May 4), finishing 4-for-5 with three runs scored ... Collected a career-high seven RBI at The Citadel (March 29), posting a 4-for-5 effort with a double and a home run ... Named to the 2026 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District team.

Prior to Western Carolina: Local Western North Carolina product who transferred to Western Carolina after a season at Mars Hill ... Has three years of eligibility remaining ... Played for the Forest City Owls in the Coastal Plain League in the summer of 2024 ... Mars Hill: In 49 appearances, hit .292 with a team-high nine home runs, 39 RBI, and 37 runs scored ... Pisgah HS: Was a two-sport standout in high school, playing football and baseball  ... Was a three-time all-conference selection as a prep on the diamond and an All-State kicker and punter on the gridiron ... Was committed to Charlotte going into his prep senior season before plans changed ... Selected as one of three Haywood County baseball players selected for a showcase at the Body Armor State Games

Personal: Full name is Walker Jeremiah Fox ... Is the son of Sharon Cagle and Adam Fox ... Has two older siblings - Mason Fox, who played collegiate baseball at Gardner-Webb and professionally in both the Padres and Twins organizations; Tanner Fox played college football at Mars Hill.

WCU Career Game Highs:

• At Bats: 5, eight times – MR: vs. Samford (5/21/26)
• Hits: 4, twice – MR: at The Citadel (3/29/26)
• Runs: 3, five times – MR: ETSU (4/26/26)
• Doubles: 2, at Georgia (3/4/26)
• Home Runs: 2, vs. Troy (2/27/26)
• RBI: 7, at The Citadel (3/29/26)
• Walks: 3, at Wake Forest (5/8/26)