University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2019 Baseball Roster
Horton, Dalton
Jersey Number 40
Dalton Horton
- Position:
- Left-Handed Pitcher
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Center, Texas
- High School:
- Center HS
- Prev School:
- TCU
Bio
Career
2016 Perfect Game First Team Freshman All-American
2016 Louisville Slugger Second Team Freshman All-American
2016 NCBWA Second Team Freshman All-American
2016 Second Team All-Big 12 Conference
2016 Big 12 All-Freshman team
2018 Season
Did not make an appearance in 2018.
Prior To Louisiana
Spent two season at TCU…Appeared in six games as a ophomore, making three starts… Team went 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… Made 12 starts in 13 appearances on the mound as a freshman earning Perfect Game, Louisville Slugger and NCBWA Freshman All-American honors…Also was tabbed to the All-Big 12 Conference Second Team and the All-Freshman Team… Ranked eighth in the Big 12 with eight victories on the season… Team boasted a 12-1 record in games he pitched including an 11-1 record in games he started… Posted 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… Threw four scoreless innings in his first career start against UT Rio Grande Valley on March 1 to earn his first career win.
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… Tabbed 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
Full name is Dalton K. Horton…Born on September 24, 1996 in Nacogdoches, Texas…Son of Paul and Tara Horton... Has three brothers, TJ, Josh and Bradley… Also has a sister, Megan…Majoring in criminal justice.
2016 Perfect Game First Team Freshman All-American
2016 Louisville Slugger Second Team Freshman All-American
2016 NCBWA Second Team Freshman All-American
2016 Second Team All-Big 12 Conference
2016 Big 12 All-Freshman team
2018 Season
Did not make an appearance in 2018.
Prior To Louisiana
Spent two season at TCU…Appeared in six games as a ophomore, making three starts… Team went 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… Made 12 starts in 13 appearances on the mound as a freshman earning Perfect Game, Louisville Slugger and NCBWA Freshman All-American honors…Also was tabbed to the All-Big 12 Conference Second Team and the All-Freshman Team… Ranked eighth in the Big 12 with eight victories on the season… Team boasted a 12-1 record in games he pitched including an 11-1 record in games he started… Posted 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… Threw four scoreless innings in his first career start against UT Rio Grande Valley on March 1 to earn his first career win.
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… Tabbed 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
Full name is Dalton K. Horton…Born on September 24, 1996 in Nacogdoches, Texas…Son of Paul and Tara Horton... Has three brothers, TJ, Josh and Bradley… Also has a sister, Megan…Majoring in criminal justice.
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