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2023 Softball Roster

Alex Boggis
Patrick Clark
Scott Kane
Patrick Clark
Patrick Clark
Patrick Clark

2 Lexi King

  • Height 5-10
  • Bats/Throws L/L
  • Year Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Goreville, Ill.
  • Position P/OF

Biography

2023: First team All-Ohio Valley Conference outfielder ... Named to the All-Tournament team after helping lead the Cougars to a runner-up finish ... Academic All-District selection by College Sports Communicators ... Finished with the best career batting average (.359) in the Division I era and the seventh best all-time ... Her 19 doubles for the 2023 season were among the top 10 nationally heading into the NCAA Tournament ... Recorded 41 career doubles, second most in the Division I era ... Second on the team with 70, the second most in a season during the Division I era ... Included a 4-for-4 performance against Jacksonville State ... Her three-doubles, four-RBI game against Southern Indiana in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament helped propel the team to second place in the OVC Tournament ... Recorded 20 mult-hit games for season ... Appeared in six games as a pitcher, including a six-inning, 8-0 shutout over Drake.

2022: First team All-Ohio Valley Conference performer as a utility player after splitting time in center field and as a pitcher ... Recorded second-most hits in a season during the NCAA Division I era with 68 ... Only player to start all 54 games ... Led the team in hitting with a .380 batting average ... Led Cougars in several offensive categories, including doubles (12), stolen bases (13) and runs scored (38) ... Had 22 multi-hit games for the season, including the team's only four-hit game of the season against Southeast Missouri (5/1) ... Homered against Louisiana Tech, Syracuse, Saint Louis and Southeast Missouri ... Recorded eight RBIs in the first three games of the season, including three key RBIs in season-opening win over Jacksonville State .. Posted 4-5 record in the circle with a 4.27 earned run average ... Had season-best six strikeouts against Illinois State (3/4).

2021: Tied for second in RBIs (25) ... Batted .299 with 12 extra-base hits ... Tied for team lead in triples (3) ... Posted best offensive performance of the season with three hits and six RBIs (5/1) against Morehead State ... Recorded 10 multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games ... Started all 39 games at four different defensive positions, including seven as a pitcher ... Pitched for three victories and made 16 appearances ... Threw 44 1/3 innings for a 5.68 earned run average.

2020: Recorded a hit in each of her first six career games … Posted seven-game hitting streak in late February and early March … Earned two-inning save in the circle at Chattanooga … Posted four innings of work against Southern for first career victory … Tossed three innings in 3-2 win over Boise State … Collected win in relief against UMBC.

Prep: Helped Goreville High School to a state championship in 2017 and 2019 ... All-Conference and Most Valuable Player in league in 2019 .... First team All-State in 2017 and 2018 ... Started her prep career at Johnston City High School with Coach Scott Hutchinson before moving to Goreville High School, joining Coach Shanna Green and the Blackcats beginning with her sophomore year ... Helped Goreville to a 2017 state championship, striking out 17 in the final game ... Powered Goreville to a state runner-up finish in 2018 ... Southern Illinois Player of the Year in 2017 ... Named to the Black Diamond All-Conference team three times, earning co-captain honors in 2018 ... Selected to All-South honors in 2017 and 2018 ... In 2018, her team played in the ICA Greg Easter Invitational Softball Tournament in Chicago where she was named to the All-Tournament team ... Maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout all four years of high school ... Plays for the Illinois Force during the summer under Scott Hutchinson and Brian Schullian ... Daughter of Simon and Christi King and plans to pursue a teaching degree.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2020Freshman

    P
    5'10"
    2
  • 2

    2021Redshirt

    P/UT
    5'10"
    2
  • 2

    2022Redshirt Sophomore

    P/UT
    5'10"
    2
  • 2

    2023Redshirt Junior

    P/OF
    5'10"
    2