UNC’s freshman closer is taking his success in stride.
Maybe that’s fitting since he follows Atlanta Braves’ pitcher Spencer Strider.
Walker McDuffie, a Lee County High School graduate, finished the 2025 season with three wins, three losses, seven saves and a 3.74 ERA. He made 28 appearances, including 72 strikeouts and 25 walks for the Tar Heels.
“It was a pretty good experience,” he said Wednesday.
“He had a great freshman year,” his mother Donna McDuffie said, not sparing praise.
Walker said he really didn’t have any expectations going into the year, adding that he only wanted to help.