Billy King

Position:
Infield
B/T:
L/L
Height:
6-3
Weight:
215
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Anacortes, Wash.
High School:
Anacortes

2016
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
• Played in 42 games, starting 24, and batted .287 with four doubles, one home run and 19 RBI.
• Tallied five multi-hit games and five multi-RBI efforts.
• Singled twice to finish 2-for-3 against UCLA (5/28).
• Drove in two and went 2-for-4 at Oregon (4/18).
• Walked and went 2-for-3 with a run scored in the finale at Washington State (4/16).
• Hit a pinch hit three-run home run in the eighth against Kansas, and finished with four RBI in the comeback win (2/27).
• Drove in two runs on an infield single in the seventh inning of the comeback win over Kansas State (2/25).
• Tied a career single-game best with three hits in four at bats against Utah Valley (2/20).

2015
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.
• Played in 46 games, starting 24, and batted .272 with seven doubles, one triple and 21 RBI.
• Doubled home two runs, the game winners, in the fourth inning in the opener against Utah (5/8).
• Doubled twice and drove in three runs in a midweek win over Oregon (5/5).
• Drove in the game-winning run on an RBI single in the ninth against USC (4/25).
• Pinch hit and drove in two on a ground rule double in the opener against USC (4/24).
• Drove in a second-inning run via a single and finished 2-for-4 in the finale against Arizona (4/19).
• Went 3-for-5 and drove in a run and hit a triple against Grambling State (2/28).
• Drove in a career-best two runs in a 1-for-1 effort in the first game of a doubleheader against Grambling State (2/28).
• Pinch hit and drove in the game-winning run on a single in the ninth against Kansas State (2/20).
• Doubled for the second consecutive game and went 2-for-4 with a run scored against Michigan State (2/14).
• Doubled home the Beavers’ first run of the 2015 season in the opener against Northwestern (2/13).

2014
• Started, walked twice and scored a run in the finale against Oregon (4/27).
• Drove in the game-winning run in the fourth on his first career hit in the win over Washington (2/24).

Anacortes High School
• Four-year letterwinner for head coach Pat Swapp.
• Rated as the No. 452 high school player by Perfect Game USA.
• Played for the Kansas City Royals Area Code Team in 2012.
• Also competed twice for the Seattle Mariners Scout Team.
• Served as team captain both junior and senior seasons.
• Earned first-team all-league honors as a senior after batting .380 with two triples, one home run and 20 stolen bases.
• Named first-team all-state as a junior after batting .516 with 11 doubles, one home run, 23 RBI and 21 stolen bases.
• Named honorable mention all-state as a sophomore when batting .402 with eight doubles, one home run, 18 RBI and 15 stolen bases.
• As a freshman, hit .370 with nine doubles, 15 RBI and five stolen bases.
• Also lettered in basketball for three seasons and was a second-team all-conference selection as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore.

Personal
• Majoring in Sociology.
• Born April 30, 1995.
• Son of Beverly and Bill King.
• Has one sister, Katie.
• Enjoys snowboarding, ping pong, bonfires and video games in his spare time.
• Was on the National Honor Society and Honor Roll in high school.
• Favorite athlete is Mike Trout. Favorite TV show is Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
• Chose Oregon State because of “the coaches, the campus, the location and the baseball history.”

KIng’s Career Single-Game Highs
Hits: 3, vs Utah Valley, Feb 20, 2016 ; Grambling State, Feb 28, 2015
Doubles: 2, Oregon, May 05, 2015
Triples: 1, Grambling State, Feb 28, 2015
Home runs: 1, vs Kansas, Feb 27, 2016
Total bases: 5, vs Kansas, Feb 27, 2016 ; Grambling State, Feb 28, 2015
RBI: 4, vs Kansas, Feb 27, 2016
Runs scored: 2, at Oregon, Apr 12, 2015 ; vs Kansas State, Feb 26, 2016 ; Grambling State, Feb 28, 2015
Walks: 2, 4 times
Hit by pitch: 1, 4 times
Struck out: 3, at Washington, Apr 30, 2015 ; vs William & Mary, Mar 05, 2016
Sac flies: 1, at Washington State, Apr 14, 2016 ; at Oregon, Apr 18, 2016 ; Arizona State, Mar 19, 2016
At bats: 5, 4 times
Stolen bases: 1, Fresno State, Mar 07, 2015 ; Utah, May 09, 2015
Caught stealing: 1, vs Michigan State, Feb 14, 2015
Field chances: 11, vs Oklahoma, Feb 21, 2015
Putouts: 9, vs Oklahoma, Feb 21, 2015
Assists: 2, vs Oklahoma, Feb 21, 2015