▁runs ▁scored , ▁ 1 9 ▁doubles , ▁ 1 1 ▁tri ples , ▁ 3 3 ▁home ▁runs , ▁ 9 0 ▁runs ▁batt ed ▁in ▁( R BI ) ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁st olen ▁bases . ▁Walker ▁caught ▁the ▁eye ▁of ▁his ▁fellow ▁Canad ians , ▁and , ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 9 - year - old ▁minor ▁le ag uer , ▁had ▁acquired ▁an ▁ent ou rage ▁of ▁Canadian ▁rep or ters . ▁" I ▁know ▁now ▁I ▁can ▁hit ▁the ▁ball . ▁I ▁have ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁confidence ▁even ▁though ▁I ▁still ▁strike ▁out ▁a ▁lot . ▁I ▁swing ▁at ▁too ▁many ▁bad ▁pitch es ," ▁he ▁cont empl ated . ▁Assert ed ▁West ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁manager ▁F eli pe ▁Al ou , ▁" If ▁he ▁keeps ▁impro ving ▁the ▁way ▁he ▁has ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 2 ▁months , ▁there ' s ▁no ▁telling ▁what ▁he ▁could ▁do . ▁You ▁have ▁a ▁kid ▁with ▁his ▁kind ▁of ▁potential , ▁they ▁don ' t ▁last ▁long ▁in ▁the ▁minor ▁le agues ." ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁club ▁cl inch ed ▁the ▁Florida ▁State ▁League ▁South ▁division , ▁winning ▁by ▁two ▁games ▁over ▁the ▁Fort ▁La ud erd ale ▁Yan ke es . ▁ ▁After ▁promotion ▁to ▁Jackson ville ▁Ex pos ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Walker ▁tot aled ▁a ▁. 2 8 7 ▁average , ▁. 3 8 3 ▁O B P , ▁. 5 3 4 ▁SL G , ▁ 9