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Jersey Number 20
Ryan King
- Position:
- Catcher
- Class:
- Senior
- Prev school:
- Marina HS
- Hometown:
- Westminster, Calif.
Bio
2021 (Senior)
*2020 (Junior)
2019 (Sophomore)
2018 (Freshman)
High School
Personal
- Played in 38 games, starting 35 of them behind the plate and had one start as the designated player in her final season as a Blue Raider
- Hit a career-best .245 with four runs scored, six RBIs, two doubles and her first career triple in the 2021 season
- Threw out a career-best 13 would-be base-stealers, the second-best mark in Conference USA
- Had her first multi-hit game in a 2-for-2 performance vs. Stetson on March 5, including a run batted in
- Followed that up on the same day with a 3-for-4 game against Toledo, tying a career high for hits in a game and tying a program record for doubles in a game with two
- Was 2-for-2 vs. Jacksonville State on March 24 with a run batted in and a walk
- Had a hit in all four games at Charlotte (April 1-3), including a 2-for-4 day in game three (April 2) with a sacrifice bunt
- Again went 2-for-2 against Marshall on April 9 and had a sacrifice bunt
- Hit her first career triple and drove in a run on April 24 in game one of the doubleheader at Florida Atlantic
- Then went 2-for-2 at Florida Atlantic on April 24 in game two of the doubleheader
- Hit a walk-off single in the 13th inning vs. FIU in game one on May 7 to end a game that was tied for the longest in program history
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
*2020 (Junior)
- Appeared in 23 games, starting 22 of them, in the shortened season
- Batted .085 (4-for-47) with a double, a homer, three RBIs and two runs scored
- Defensively, her 96 putouts placed her second on the team
- Threw out four would-be base stealers to place her tied for sixth-most in Conference USA
- Slugged her second career homer on the second day of the season, going 1-for-4 with a two-run round-tripper in the 9-4 victory over Utah State
- Collected her third RBI of the season in the 9-4 win against Houston Baptist (Feb. 28)
- * - Team played 28 games in 2020 season before the season was canceled by C-USA on March 16 due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 (Sophomore)
- Appeared in 52 games and started 49
- Went 28-for-122 (.230) with two runs, seven doubles, one home run and 19 RBIs
- Had a .311 slugging percentage and a .273 on base percentage
- Had a .966 fielding percentage with 182 putouts and 19 assists behind the dish
- Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs in the win over Belmont (3/13)
- Went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs against UTSA (3/17)
- Went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs in the first round of the NISC against McNeese (5/16)
- Named to the NISC All-Regional Team
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018 (Freshman)
- Made 17 appearances and 11 starts in her true freshman campaign including six at catcher
- Went 4-for-32 (.125) with two runs, two RBIs and two walks
- Went 1-for-2 with a sacrifice fly vs. Maryland (2/11)
- 1-for-3 with an RBI while catching the shutout vs. Akron (2/17)
- Had a season-high 10 putouts vs. Tennessee State (3/27)
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
High School
- 2017 graduate of Marina High School
- Four-year softball varsity letter winner
- Batted .409 with 23 singles, two doubles, a triple and a home run to go with 14 RBI in 23 games her senior season
- 2017 First Team All-Sunset League
- 2017 Team MVP
- 2017 Marina Vikings Larry Doyle Hall of Fame Softball Player of the Year
- 2017 Softball Team Captain
- March 2017 Athlete of the Month
- 2016 All-Sunset League Honorable Mention
- 2016-17 Scholar Athlete
- Led the team to a 2014 Sunset League Championship
- 2014 All-Sunset League Rookie of the Year
- Played travel ball for Firecrackers Lutterloh
- Earned an eighth-place finish at the 14U ASA National Championships
- Placed 17th at 14U PGF Premier National Championships
- Helped the team to a third-place finish at the TCS 16U Colorado Sprinkler Tournament
- Finished second at the TCS/USA ESPN 16U Nationals
- Placed ninth at the 16U PGF Platinum Tournament
Personal
- Born Sept. 7, 1999 in Huntington Beach, California
- Daughter of Kraig and Emily King
- Has one sister, Zoe
- Graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Leisure, Sport and Tourism Studies
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
🎥 from the 52nd annual Groundhog Day Luncheon! Also, we play baseball this month 🤩
Sunday, February 02
MTSU Baseball 2025 52nd Annual Groundhog Day Luncheon
Friday, January 31
