I'm short and hit LH, at the time not many LH hitters in our area (I'm old). Set a school record my 9th grade year for walks with 43 (I believe in 24 games). Senior year hit 525 which was a record but has been broken. I'm not sure about the walk record. Not many proud of a walk record. LOL. One of my favorite dad's called me a poor man's Tony Gywnn. Very poor! I understood how limited I was and I wasn't very talented.
Be proud of that walk record! I once played in a double header. I went 1-2 with 7 walks in the two games. I remember just a handful of my baseball games from when I was younger, but I'll never forget that day.