2017 Baseball Roster
Roster
Horton, Dalton

Jersey Number 11
Dalton Horton
- Position:
- LHP
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 210
- Hometown:
- Center, Texas
- High School:
- Center HS
Bio
Career Honors
· 2016 Perfect Game 1st-team Freshman All-American
· 2016 Louisville Slugger and NCBWA 2nd-team Freshman All-American
· 2016 2nd-team All-Big 12 Conference
· 2016 Big 12 All-Freshman team
· 2016 Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (April 11)
2017 (Sophomore)
Appeared in six games, making three starts... team was 3-3 in games he pitched, including a 3-0 record in games he started... fanned 14 in 13 innings pitched... made his season debut on Feb. 24 in a relief appearance against Arizona State... first start of the campaign came on March 7 against Dallas Baptist... fanned eight and allowed just a run on two hits in four innings of work... tossed four innings and struck out four in taking the loss at Long Beach State (March 14)... threw 2 2/3 shutout innings in a start at Abilene Christian (March 21)... was touched for a pair of runs in 1 1/3 innings in a start against UTRGV on March 29... final appearance was in relief at Texas Tech on April 30.
2016 (Freshman)
Made 12 starts as part of 13 appearances on the mound... ranked eighth in the Big 12 with eight victories on the season... team boasted a 12-1 record in games he pitched and an 11-1 record in games he started... boasted a 2.58 ERA in 59 1/3 innings pitched... made his first career appearance out of the bullpen with two scoreless innings against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Feb. 24... pitched four scoreless innings in his first career start against UT Rio Grande Valley on March 1 to earn his first career win... improved to 2-0 on the season after allowing one unearned run on two hits in five innings of work against UT Arlington (March 8)... got a no-decision at Rice on March 15 after allowing three runs on four hits in 4 2/3 innings of work... struck out 10 over six innings to improve to 3-0 in a start against Abilene Christian (March 22)... picked up win No. 4 after allowing a run on two hits in six innings at Wichita State (April 3)... tossed seven shutout innings at Kansas on April 9... surrendered two runs (one earned) on seven hits in six innings against Oklahoma (April 16)... pushed his record to 7-0 after allowing two runs in six innings at Oklahoma State (April 23)... gave up just a run on five hits in four innings vs. Texas Tech (April 29)... earned his final win of the season on May 17 after giving up just two runs (one earned) on three hits in 5 2/3 innings against Stephen F. Austin... made his final start of the season on May 25 against Baylor.
High School
Was a four-year letterwinner at Center High School... became the first play in 37 years from Center High School to sign a Division I NLI... earned honorable mention All-American honors from Perfect Game as a senior... also named second-team all-region... was the 2014 and 2015 district offensive MVP... earned all-state honors as a junior... tossed a no-hitter with 20 strikeouts in his senior season.
Personal
Parents are Paul and Tara... has four siblings, TJ, Josh, Bradley and Megan.
· 2016 Perfect Game 1st-team Freshman All-American
· 2016 Louisville Slugger and NCBWA 2nd-team Freshman All-American
· 2016 2nd-team All-Big 12 Conference
· 2016 Big 12 All-Freshman team
· 2016 Big 12 Pitcher of the Week (April 11)
2017 (Sophomore)
Appeared in six games, making three starts... team was 3-3 in games he pitched, including a 3-0 record in games he started... fanned 14 in 13 innings pitched... made his season debut on Feb. 24 in a relief appearance against Arizona State... first start of the campaign came on March 7 against Dallas Baptist... fanned eight and allowed just a run on two hits in four innings of work... tossed four innings and struck out four in taking the loss at Long Beach State (March 14)... threw 2 2/3 shutout innings in a start at Abilene Christian (March 21)... was touched for a pair of runs in 1 1/3 innings in a start against UTRGV on March 29... final appearance was in relief at Texas Tech on April 30.
2016 (Freshman)
Made 12 starts as part of 13 appearances on the mound... ranked eighth in the Big 12 with eight victories on the season... team boasted a 12-1 record in games he pitched and an 11-1 record in games he started... boasted a 2.58 ERA in 59 1/3 innings pitched... made his first career appearance out of the bullpen with two scoreless innings against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Feb. 24... pitched four scoreless innings in his first career start against UT Rio Grande Valley on March 1 to earn his first career win... improved to 2-0 on the season after allowing one unearned run on two hits in five innings of work against UT Arlington (March 8)... got a no-decision at Rice on March 15 after allowing three runs on four hits in 4 2/3 innings of work... struck out 10 over six innings to improve to 3-0 in a start against Abilene Christian (March 22)... picked up win No. 4 after allowing a run on two hits in six innings at Wichita State (April 3)... tossed seven shutout innings at Kansas on April 9... surrendered two runs (one earned) on seven hits in six innings against Oklahoma (April 16)... pushed his record to 7-0 after allowing two runs in six innings at Oklahoma State (April 23)... gave up just a run on five hits in four innings vs. Texas Tech (April 29)... earned his final win of the season on May 17 after giving up just two runs (one earned) on three hits in 5 2/3 innings against Stephen F. Austin... made his final start of the season on May 25 against Baylor.
High School
Was a four-year letterwinner at Center High School... became the first play in 37 years from Center High School to sign a Division I NLI... earned honorable mention All-American honors from Perfect Game as a senior... also named second-team all-region... was the 2014 and 2015 district offensive MVP... earned all-state honors as a junior... tossed a no-hitter with 20 strikeouts in his senior season.
Personal
Parents are Paul and Tara... has four siblings, TJ, Josh, Bradley and Megan.
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