Normally, when you hear ‘Earned Runs Allowed’ (ERA) in baseball a good number is anything less than a 3.00. In fact, that would put you nationally in the top 15% of pitchers in the NCAA.
To those who don’t understand ERA, the rule is you take the amount of earned runs multiply that by nine and then divide it by the amount of innings pitched. So if a player allows two earned runs in six innings the ERA would be 3.00.
That isn’t good enough for Easton Walker.
When Easton Walker was called out to pitch on March 15th against rival Gonzaga, he was faced with what appeared to be an almost guaranteed end to his perfect 0.