Wake Forest held on to claim a 7-6 win over High Point in its home opener of the 2026 season at David F. Couch Ballpark as Walter secured his 500th win with the Demon Deacons.

Walter reached the 450-win mark in a victory over Western Carolina on May 4, 2024. With the win, Wake Forest reached the 30-win mark for the third-straight season, the longest such streak since the Deacs won 30 or more in six-straight seasons from 1997-2002.

Wake Forest's 17-1 win against Pitt on Sunday, April 23, 2023 marked the 400th win of Walter's tenure at the helm of the Demon Deacon baseball program.

On April 10, 2022, Walter picked up the 350th win at the helm of the Demon Deacon baseball program as Wake Forest swept Big Four rival Duke for the first time since 2008.

Additionally, Walter is one of just three active head coaches in the country to lead three different programs to the NCAA Division I Tournament, becoming just the seventh coach all-time to do so. He joins the ranks of Larry Cochell, Augie Garrido, Sunny Golloway, Andy Lopez, Ron Polk and Jack Stallings, while Randy Mazey and Jim Schlossnagle joined that group after Walter.

Walter has helped 71 players get drafted or sign pro contracts over the last 13 years, including 14 Deacs drafted among the top 50 picks and nine first rounders since 2020 in Marek Houston (2025), Ethan Conrad (2025), Chase Burns (2024), Nick Kurtz (2024), Seaver King (2024), Rhett Lowder (2023), Brock Wilken (2023), Ryan Cusick (2021) and Jared Shuster (2020). Additionally, since 2020, 43 players have signed professionally - a mark that ranks No. 1 nationally among collegiate programs.

Wake Forest continued its run of sustained national success in 2026, earning its fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, a feat accomplished by just 13 programs nationally. The Demon Deacons were also one of only five programs to earn a No. 1 or No. 2 seed in each of the last four NCAA Tournaments. Wake reached 30 wins for the fifth straight season, its longest such streak since winning at least 30 games in six consecutive seasons from 1997-2002. The Deacs also remained the only ACC program to win at least 15 conference games in each of the last five seasons.

To Walter and the coaching staff, development off the field is equally as important as on the field. All of the program's seniors have graduated on time for seven consecutive years, and the team has raised more than $100,000 for various charities including the ALS Association, JDRF, the Vs. Cancer Foundation, Brenner Children's Hospital and The Parenting PATH.

On May 1, 2021, the Deacs hosted its first-ever Fight Against Pediatric Cancer Game, where fans were given the opportunity to bid on special edition, game-worn yellow jerseys that matched the pediatric cancer ribbon. The program raised $9,485, with all proceeds being donated to Brenner Children's Hospital.

In 2022, Wake Forest fundraised $15,000 for the Parenting PATH, a local organization that supports parents, strengthens families and creates more stable communities, by auctioning off special-edition, game-worn jerseys.

The Deacs continued to use their platform for good, raising $17,661 for the Epilepsy Alliance of North Carolina during the 2023 season. Wake donned light lavender jerseys when against NC State with all auction proceeds of the jerseys going to the Epilepsy Alliance.

In 2024, Wake Forest raised $28,235 for the Epilepsy Alliance of Pennsylvania and Ryan Lloyd Foundation with a jersey auction following the series against Florida State.

The team has had 100 percent roster participation in community service for nine straight years, and also took a service trip to the Dominican Republic in 2012.

Walter also selflessly donated a kidney to outfielder Kevin Jordan just days before the 2011 season opener. Jordan was diagnosed with a serious kidney disease and needed a transplant. Without hesitation, Walter gave Jordan one of his own, and in turn, gave Jordan an opportunity at a new life.

In 2020, amidst the nationwide outcry about racial justice and equity, Walter and Jordan built on their story of togetherness and created Get In the Game (opens in new tab), an organization aiming to educate and empower young people to take action.

In its inaugural season, Get In the Game launched programs for middle and high school students, facilitated by trained educators. The students, known as "GameChangers," are empowered to be the best version of themselves by fostering challenging yet meaningful conversations on race and social justice in the classroom and on the field. Get In the Game develops leadership skills to empower GameChangers to reframe equity in their schools and local communities through words, actions and deeds.

On July 12, 2021, Get In The Game, Walter and Jordan were awarded the Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award at the Sports Humanitarian Awards, hosted by ESPN. (opens in new tab) The Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award, created in honor of former ESPN anchor Stuart Scott who battled cancer until his passing in 2015, celebrates someone who has taken risks and used an innovative approach toward helping the disadvantaged.

Additionally, Walter was recognized amongst his coaching peers as the veteran head coach was named the 2022 ABCA/Dave Keilitz Ethics in Coaching Award. The prestigious honor is given annually to a coach who embodies the organization's core values of honesty, integrity, respect and personal responsibility.

Walter was presented the award during the 2022 ABCA Convention on Jan. 6-9, 2022 in Chicago, Ill.

Walter was named head baseball coach at Wake Forest on June 16, 2009. Prior to coming to Wake Forest, Walter spent five seasons at New Orleans, where he helped the Privateers to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances in 2007 and 2008. New Orleans also boasted one of the best offenses in college baseball under Walter. The Privateers set school records for home runs in both 2007 and 2008 with 97 round-trippers in '08. In 2008, the team also set school records in hits (743), runs (581) and RBIs (524). The offense, which ranked in the top 10 nationally in eight offensive categories throughout the year, helped UNO record its most wins (43) since 1996.

The Privateers recorded their second-consecutive trip to the postseason in 2008, becoming the only school in Louisiana to achieve back-to-back postseason bids in 2007 and 2008 and one of only 37 teams in the country to accomplish the feat. UNO finished the 2007 season with a 38-26 record, which included the school's first Sun Belt Tournament Championship since 1979. The Privateers knocked off regional-host Wichita State in the first game of the 2007 NCAA Regional. New Orleans combined to win 81 games in 2007 and 2008 and had 13 players sign professional contracts over the two seasons.

In 2006, Walter was able to guide the Privateers to a 30-28 record, despite having to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Walter re-located the team to Las Cruces, New Mexico for the fall semester. The team then moved to Mobile, Alabama, for the month of January and Westwego, Louisiana, for the months of February and March. The team finally returned to campus on March 21, 2006. Walter's players also had success in the classroom as all but one of his student-athletes who spent all four years at UNO graduated.

Walter came to New Orleans after a successful eight-year coaching stint at George Washington, which included leading the Colonials to the 2002 NCAA Tournament and an appearance in the Winston-Salem regional, which was hosted by Wake Forest.

Walter averaged 39 wins a season at GW and is the school's all-time wins leader with a 273-181 record. In the five seasons prior to Walter's arrival, the Colonials averaged 21.5 wins a year.

During his time at George Washington, 26 of Walter's players went on to play professionally. In 2002, six Colonials were taken in the MLB Draft, which marked the most players taken from the school in a single year.

While at GW, Walter also was the head coach for the Cotuit Kettlers of the Cape Cod Baseball League in the 1997 and 1998 seasons. He led the Kettlers to the playoffs in '97. At Cotuit, Walter coached eight players who went on to the majors and 25 players who signed professional contracts. Included on some of his teams were big-leaguers Aaron Harang, Chris Capuano and Garrett Atkins.

Walter also was a head coach of the New Market (Va.) Rebels during the summer of 1994, where he led the team to the Shenandoah Valley League title. Before going to GW, Walter spent two years as an assistant general manager with the Greensboro Bats. He performed various duties for the then-New York Yankees Class A affiliate. Walter played his college baseball at Georgetown University and started all four seasons either behind the plate or in the outfield. He served as team captain in 1990 and 1991 and was named to the 1991 Big East Conference All-Academic Team.

Walter graduated from Georgetown in 1991 with a bachelor's degree in finance. He later went on to earn his MBA at George Washington in 1994, while serving as an assistant coach for the Colonials.