2011 Baseball Media Guide - College of Southern Idaho Athletics

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Skip Walker
Assistant Coach
38th Season
Golden Eagle baseball fans know him as Skip. People who spend
a lot of time around him are familiar with the phrases “jeezo-peezo,”
“mentality,” and a few others too colorful to print here. His players, both
former and current, can recite the five P’s - “proper planning prevents
poor procedure.” But it’s the rich history Jim Walker has brought to the
CSI program that defines who he is.
Skip Walker is a legend at CSI. Not only was Walker inducted into the
CSI Athletic Hall of Fame 2003, but Frontier Field was officially named
the James F. “Skip” Walker baseball field the same year.
In his 31 years as a head coach at CSI, Walker planted the trees, built
the clubhouse and played a major role in creating one of the top five JUCO fields in the country. Along the way,
he has cultivated baseball players, winning 12 region titles, competing in eight JUCO World Series and winning
a national championship in 1984, taking third in 1988, fourth in 1986 and fifth in 1975.
Retiring from head coaching duties in 2004, Skip continues to be a part of CSI baseball as an assistant.
Walker is married to his wife Julene. They have a daughter Carly and a son, Boomer, who is the Golden
Eagles head coach.
“I’m the luckiest guy in the country. I have an
offensive assistant that has won more than 1100
games in his career. I’m in a great, great situation.
He can now use his knowledge to help the players
without worrying about all the other stuff.” -
Boomer Walker on having his dad and former head
coach Skip Walker as an assistant.