Paxton King

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Class: Senior Hometown: Brookhaven, Miss High School: Brookhaven HS

Height / Weight: 6-2 / 215 Position: LHP Bats/Throws: R/L

2012 (Jr.)
Appeared in nine games, all in relief, and posted a 1-1 record with a. 8.80 earned run average ... Registered an out against Ole Miss (3/20) to notch his lone victory of the season ... Best outing of the year came against Louisiana-Lafayette (3/9) as he fanned a career-high nine over his longest stint as a Golden Eagle at 5 2/3 innings ... Threw a scoreless frame versus Troy (2/26) in his first appearance ... Pitched at least two innings in four of his nine appearances ... Made the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll and also the Athletic Director's Honor Roll during both the Fall and Spring semesters

2011 (Soph.)
Appeared in nine games ... Threw 13 innings with no record and a 5.54 ERA ... Had a three-inning performance against Rice (5/20), in which he allowed just one earned run and fanned a season-best five ... Struck out eight over his last four outings, spanning seven frames ... Member of the C-USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll ... Made the Athletic Director's Honor Roll during both the spring and fall semesters

2010 (R-Fr.)
Garnered 20 relief appearances ... Posted a 2-1 record with a save and a 6.04 earned run average ... Threw 1 2/3 shutout innings against Houston (4/23) for first collegiate victory ... Fanned a season-high three batters in three different games ... Hurled three innings of scoreless relief and allowed two hits with three strikeouts at Marshall (4/16) for lone save ... Collected victory over Mississippi State (5/5) with solid inning of work ... Made the President's List during the Fall semester ... 2009 (Fr.): Redshirted ... Made the Athletic Director's and C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll during the spring semester and was a member of the Dean's List during the fall term

Prep
Played for Coach Randy Spring at Brookhaven High School ... Earned first-team all-state honors as a senior ... Named division MVP ... Selected to play in the Class 5A state all-star game ... Named to the Clarion-Ledger's Dandy Dozen Team ... Was 8-1 with a 1.01 ERA as a senior ... Struck out 90 batters while allowing only 20 walks in 109 innings pitched ... Was 7-3 with 63 strikeouts as a junior with a 1.37 ERA ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Graduated with special honors and a 3.7 GPA

Personal
Son of Stan and Cindy King ... Has one brother, Adam, and one sister, Anna ... Majoring in Business Administration ... Born on March 27, 1990.

Career Highs
Innings Pitched: 5.2 at Louisiana-Lafayette, 3/9/12
Strikeouts: 9 at Louisiana-Lafayette, 3/9/12
Walks: 3 vs. Murray State, 3/16/12
Hits: 7 at Louisiana-Lafayette, 3/9/12
Runs: 7 at Louisiana-Lafayette, 3/9/12
Earned Runs: 5 vs. Rice (5/15/10)