Walker's No. 12 to Join LSU Legends in Alex Box Stadium

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The jersey of all-America second baseman Todd Walker will be retired by LSU in a ceremony at 6:45 p.m. CT Friday prior tothe Tigers' game versus Ole Miss in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
The No. 12 worn by Walker joins the No. 36 worn by first baseman Eddy Furniss, the No. 15 worn by coach Skip Bertman and the No. 19 worn by pitcher Ben McDonald as retired jerseys in the LSU baseball program.
Walker, a native of Bossier City, La., becomes the 11th LSU athlete or coach to have his jersey retired, joining Furniss, Bertman and McDonald; men’s basketball players Bob Pettit, Pete Maravich, Rudy Macklin and Shaquille O’Neal; football players Billy Cannon and Tommy Casanova; and women’s basketball player Seimone Augustus. 
Walker was distinguished during his LSU career from 1992-94 not only for his immense talent, but also for his tremendous work ethic. He said recently that once Bertman told him that he would be the Tigers’ starting second baseman as a true freshman, he poured all of his energy into becoming one of the nation’s best players.
"Once Skip told me that, I've never been more motivated to do anything in my life,'' Walker said.
"I wanted badly to play well. That requires a lot of sacrifice, but I wanted it bad enough that I didn't care. I didn't care about going to the beaches in the summer or going out with friends at night. Instead, I was hitting baseballs until four in the morning, and that's what I loved to do. It wasn't that I felt like I had to do that to get to the big leagues. I was just in the moment and wanting to be the best at that time.'' 
Walker, who was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009, was ...

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