Walker Zapp

Photo by: Dylan Smith

Photo by: Caroline Friedrick

Photo by: Trevor Cokley

Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Auburn, AL
High School:
Auburn
Position:
C

Junior (2025): Started all 51 games he played…Started all Mountain West games…Hit a team second-best with a batting average of .330, 65 hits, 18 doubles, five triples, and seven homers…Batted in 43 runs…Slugged .579…Stole eight bases…Fielded .970 with 35 assists and caught 11 runners stealing…Recorded a .301 batting average, 37 hits, and 26 Mountain West RBIs…22 multi-hit games…12 multi-RBI games…Marked six games with three hits…Went 3-for-4 to tie his career-high three hits and four RBIs in a win at New Mexico (May 9, 2025)…Named to the Athletic Director’s and Dean’s Lists…Will serve as the squadron flight commander during his senior year…Was the Basic Cadet Training flight commander during the summer of 2025.

Sophomore (2024): Played in 51 games, making 50 starts…Batted .244 with four homers and 24 RBIs…Led team with 13 baserunners thrown out…Home runs against Mississippi State, Fresno State, Dallas Baptist and Nevada…Went 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs against Nevada on April 26…Drew three walks against Navy on Feb. 23…Stole a base in all three games of San Diego State series.

Freshman (2023): Saw action in 21 games, making nine starts...First-career hit took place March 26 at San Diego State...Notched first extra-base hit on May 14 against San Diego State...Stole career-best two bases against UNLV on May 18...Threw out 50 percent of potential base-stealers (2-for-4).

High School (Auburn): Played for Matt Cimo at Auburn High School…7A State Champion and was part of eighth-ranked Auburn team as selected by Baseball America…Four-year letterwinner in baseball and two-year letterwinner in football…National Honor Society member.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 24…Parents are Justin and Kelly Zapp…Has two brothers, Owen and Ryan…Major is management…Hobbies are hunting, skiing, and watching sports…Grandfather Michael “Moose” Moore, served in the Air Force…Has three great-grandfathers that served in the Air Force and Army…Many people don’t know that he has a black belt in karate and was a two-time spelling bee champion…Favorite sports memory was catching the final strike to win the state championship…Chose the Academy because “I wanted to be a part of something bigger than myself and serve the nation that has given me so many opportunities.”