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Matt King Season 2025

#2
PositionInfielder
Weight195 lbs
Height6-1
ClassSenior
HometownHouston, Texas
Previous SchoolUTSA
B/TR/R
BEFORE ASU (UTSA)
  • Posted a career-best .336 average at UTSA as a junior in 2024 with 41 RBIs to finish his Roadrunner career with a .304 average with a .449 OBP and 127 RBIs over 163 games played 
  • Record 94 defensive assists as a junior and turned 15 double plays and finished the season with a 20+ game reached base streak en route to All-AAC First Team honors
  • Played in all 57 games in 2023, earning a start in 56 of them – all at shortstop… held a .318 batting average with 69 hits, 45 runs and 58 RBI… recorded 23 extra-base hits, including 11 doubles, six triples and six home runs… picked 22 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games
  • Won the starting shortstop battle early in the year as a true freshman in 2022 and held it down for UTSA, starting 41 games at short and a game apiece at second and first … hit .237 with a .348 OBP … recorded 31 hits in 156 at-bats with 12 doubles, a triple and a home run to earn 28 RBI 
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
  • Played for coach Bruce Cox at Kingwood Park High School in the Greater Houston Area … his senior season he was a first team All-State shortstop … named the 20-5A Offensive MVP … hit .447 with a school record 10 HRs and a school record 57 RBIs
  • Top-500 prospect according to Perfect Game
  • Posted a .346 average on the travel ball circuit in 2021 with three triples and a double
  • Named Preseason Texas Region Honroable Mention All-Region selection in 2021...Named to four all-tournament teams and his travel squads won three tournament titles (2018 Perfect Game West MLK Championship, 2015 PG Super25 Texas State Regional, 2018 PGBA 16U Invitational)...Competed in 2020 PG 17U World Series and 2020 WWBA National Championship)
  • Named preseason All-Houston Area at shortstop for 2020 … tabbed second-team all-district in 2019 at shortstop … named second-team all-district at third base in 2018 … a 2018 UIL Texas State semifinalst
  • Also played basketball as a sophomore