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Tyler King Season 2020

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Tyler King Season 2020

PositionOF
Height5-5
YearJunior
HometownUpland, Calif.
Previous SchoolEast Carolina
B/TL/L

2021 | SENIOR SEASON:
Appeared in 49 contests, starting 44 games in left field, one in center, and two as designated player… knocked 38 base hits and scored 17 runs, finishing second on the team in both categories … swiped seven bases on 12 attempts … recorded a team-leading nine multi-hit performances … was perfect defensively with 49 putouts and six assist from the outfield … ranked as the fourth toughest player in the SEC to strikeout, recording just seven during the season … slugged the first double of her Auburn career against Southeast Missouri State (2/14) ... recorded her first multi-hit game of the season and fifth of her Auburn career, coming off the bench to hit a pair of singles against No. 19 South Carolina (2/21) ... knocked her first triple as a Tiger against Jacksonville (2/25), driving in a run ... went 2-for-4 at the plate with a pair of singles against Kennesaw State (3/20) ... turned in her second multi-hit performance against the Owls (3/21) with two hits, including an RBI double, in Auburn's come-from-behind win ... went 2-for-3 at the plate and drove in the go-ahead runs with a two-RBI single in Auburn's 3-0 victory at No. 18 Missouri (3/28) ... it was the first multi-RBI game of her Auburn career ... went 2-for-4 and matched her career high with two runs scored at Georgia State (4/14) ... went 2-for-2 and scored the game tying run off a Wildcat error in Auburn's come-from-behind win over No. 12 Kentucky (4/16).

2020 | JUNIOR SEASON:
Appeared in 21 contests, earning 18 starts in the outfield … racked up 11 hits, closing her debut season on The Plains with a .250 average … scored five runs and accounted for three RBI … swiped three bases on four attempts … racked up 25 putouts and two assists … first hit as a Tiger came against Notre Dame (Feb. 7) … she scored a season high two runs against the Fighting Irish … racked up two singles and drove in a run against Texas State (Feb. 8) … turned in a second multi-hit performance with two singles against No. 25 Northwestern (Feb. 21) … turned in another strong performance against a ranked opponent with two singles versus No. 5 Arizona (Feb. 22) … fourth and final multi-hit game of the season was against Georgia Southern (March 1), going 2-for-3 with a run scored.

2019 | AT EAST CAROLINA:
Started all 54 games in the outfield for ECU … Went 4-for-4 against Campbell (March 6) … Drove in a season-high three runs in a 2-for-4 performance against Florida Atlantic (March 8) … Recorded 14 multi-hit games … Batted .727 (7-11) with eight runs scored and five stolen bases through the Pirates’ first three games of the season … Credited with at least one hit in 41 games … Finished the season with a .308 batting average and 60 total hits

2018 | AT EAST CAROLINA: 
Appeared in and started all 55 games in the outfield for the Pirates … Led the team with a .282 batting average out of the leadoff position … Paced the Pirates with 53 hits and two triples while stealing six bases … Credited with a team-high 13 multi-hit games … Had two three-hit games (Ball State, Feb. 23; UCF, May 5) … Went 2-for-4 in the American Athletic Conference quarterfinals against Houston (May 10)

HIGH SCHOOL:
FloSoftball.com rated King the No. 165 overall player in the nation … Batted .469 with a .990 OPS as a senior … Hit .440 with a .462 on-base percentage en route to earning first-team all-league honors and team’s best defensive award as a junior … Batted .440 as a sophomore en route to earning second-team All-Baseline League honors.

PERSONAL:
Daughter of Mark King ... Has three siblings, Mark, Jessica and David ... Enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts.