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2019 Baseball Roster

Ashton King #47 LHP

  • Position:
    Pitcher
  • B/T:
    R/L
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    205
  • Year:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Christiansburg, Va.
  • Previous School:
    Liberty University

Summary

Biography

2019

  • Academic All-Conference Carolinas
  • Appeared in 22 games, making 17 starts
  • Posted 12 hits, two doubles and one home run
  • Drove in eight runs and scored eight runs
  • Appeared in 16 games on the mound, making four starts
  • Led the Tornado with two saves
  • Tossed 52.1 innings, ranking third the team
  • Struck out 63 in those 52.1 innings
  • Owned and ERA of 6.71 and record of 1-6
  • Had a five-game hitting streak
  • Posted three hits, scored twice at Emmanuel on March 9
  • Ranked seventh in Conference Carolinas with two saves
  • Fourth in the league with an average of 10.83 strikeouts per game
  • Earned his lone win of the season on February 9, allowing one unearned run on two hits in six and two-thirds innings against UVa-Wise
  • Earned a save after throwing the final three innings and allowing only one hit at Emmanuel on March 8
  • Other save came on March 16 when he allowed only one hit to Mount Olive in two innings

2018

  • Conference Carolinas Baseball Championship all-tournament team selection
  • Ranked fifth in Conference Carolinas with five triples
  • One of six Tornado to hit over .300
  • Posted eight multiple-hit games, including four with three hits
  • Had seven multiple RBI games, including one with five and two with three RBI
  • Drove in five, going 3-for-4 with two home runs in the 14-1 win over Mount Olive in the opening game of the Conference Carolinas Baseball Championship
  • Hit four of his five home runs in a three-game stretch, three bombs coming in the Conference Carolinas Baseball Championship
  • Back-to-back three-hit games in wins over Salem on April 22 and Mount Olive on April 26
  • First career home run came at Mars Hill on March 28
  • Made 14 appearances, five starts on the mound
  • Earned wins over Tusculum on April 3 and Mars Hill on April 10, tossing one perfect inning in each contest
  • Threw a season-long four innings on three occasions, the last on April 28 in a win over Belmont Abbey
  • Stuck out a season-high seven against Lincoln Memorial on February 20

High School: Helped team with 2015 and 2016 conference championships...All-State and all-conference teams in baseball and track

Personal: Son to Mickey and Joni King...Majoring in Public Policy...National Honors Society and honor roll

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