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Jersey Number 17
Sofia King
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Conway High
- Hometown:
- Conway, Ark.
Honors
NFCA Scholar-Athlete: 2024, 2025, 2026
CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal: 2026
CUSA Honor Roll: 2026
MVC Scholar-Athlete: 2025 (2nd Team)
MVC Honor Roll: 2023-24
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026
2026 (Junior)
Played in 30 games and made 18 starts in the outfield…Batted .269 with 14 hits, six walks, six RBI, six runs, three doubles and a home run…Made zero errors in the outfield in 22 total chances…Knocked a pinch-hit RBI double in run-rule victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Feb. 28)…Added a pinch-hit RBI single at Northwestern State later that day (Feb. 28)…Logged a career-high three hits and drove in a run against Kennesaw State (March 14)…Had a hit in four consecutive games from March 29-April 3…Hit a solo home run in the series finale at UTEP (April 26)…Drove in the first run of a shutout victory over New Mexico State with an RBI single (April 30)…CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medal recipient…Member of the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete...Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026.
2025 (Sophomore)
MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team…Appeared in 40 games and earned 30 starts, primarily in the outfield…Set career highs with two hits, including a triple, and three runs scored at Illinois State (April 18)…Matched her career high in the next game with a two-hit outing against Tulsa (April 22)…Tallied an RBI versus Belmont (April 25)…Went 1-for-2 with an RBI double in MoState’s MVC Tournament first round game against UIC (May 7)… Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors…Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.
2024 (Freshman)
Appeared in 30 games and drew one start in right field in her freshman campaign…Scored her first career run as a pinch runner against Army at the NFCA Leadoff Classic (Feb. 9)…Stole a base and scored the tying run in the sixth inning at Southern Miss (Feb. 18)…Logged two runs scored across the Murray State doubleheader (March 29)…Earned her first career start against Kansas in right field (April 17)…Knocked an RBI double for her first career hit and RBI against Valparaiso, marking her lone hit on the season (April 20)...Scored a run in the seventh inning against Belmont in MSU’s MVC Tournament quarterfinal victory (May 9)…Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors…Named to the MVC Honor Roll and to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024.
High School
Four-year starter out of Conway (Ark.) High School for head coach Chata Hickey…Three-time all-state and all-conference honoree…Hit .425 with a .725 slugging percentage, 15 doubles, three triples and 17 RBI as she helped lead her squad to a state tournament appearance as a senior…Owned a perfect fielding percentage and was named to the All-State Tournament Team in her final season…Batted .489 and recorded a .536 on-base and .784 slugging percentage in her junior campaign, as Conway made it to the second round of the state tournament… Helped lead her team to a 23-8 record and a state runner-up finish, while boasting a .407 batting average paired with a .393 on-base and .667 slugging percentage as a sophomore…Freshman season was cut short due to the Covid-19 pandemic…Played travel ball for the Oklahoma Athletics 18U National Madden team.
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Personal
Sofia Izabella King was born 11/17/04 in Conway, Ark….Daughter of Richard and Vicki King of Conway, Ark….Has one sister, Sylvia…Majoring in Biomedical Sciences.
NFCA Scholar-Athlete: 2024, 2025, 2026
CUSA Commissioner's Academic Medal: 2026
CUSA Honor Roll: 2026
MVC Scholar-Athlete: 2025 (2nd Team)
MVC Honor Roll: 2023-24
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026
2026 (Junior)
Played in 30 games and made 18 starts in the outfield…Batted .269 with 14 hits, six walks, six RBI, six runs, three doubles and a home run…Made zero errors in the outfield in 22 total chances…Knocked a pinch-hit RBI double in run-rule victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Feb. 28)…Added a pinch-hit RBI single at Northwestern State later that day (Feb. 28)…Logged a career-high three hits and drove in a run against Kennesaw State (March 14)…Had a hit in four consecutive games from March 29-April 3…Hit a solo home run in the series finale at UTEP (April 26)…Drove in the first run of a shutout victory over New Mexico State with an RBI single (April 30)…CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medal recipient…Member of the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll…NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete...Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026.
2025 (Sophomore)
MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team…Appeared in 40 games and earned 30 starts, primarily in the outfield…Set career highs with two hits, including a triple, and three runs scored at Illinois State (April 18)…Matched her career high in the next game with a two-hit outing against Tulsa (April 22)…Tallied an RBI versus Belmont (April 25)…Went 1-for-2 with an RBI double in MoState’s MVC Tournament first round game against UIC (May 7)… Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors…Named to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.
2024 (Freshman)
Appeared in 30 games and drew one start in right field in her freshman campaign…Scored her first career run as a pinch runner against Army at the NFCA Leadoff Classic (Feb. 9)…Stole a base and scored the tying run in the sixth inning at Southern Miss (Feb. 18)…Logged two runs scored across the Murray State doubleheader (March 29)…Earned her first career start against Kansas in right field (April 17)…Knocked an RBI double for her first career hit and RBI against Valparaiso, marking her lone hit on the season (April 20)...Scored a run in the seventh inning against Belmont in MSU’s MVC Tournament quarterfinal victory (May 9)…Earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors…Named to the MVC Honor Roll and to the MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2023 and Spring 2024.
High School
Four-year starter out of Conway (Ark.) High School for head coach Chata Hickey…Three-time all-state and all-conference honoree…Hit .425 with a .725 slugging percentage, 15 doubles, three triples and 17 RBI as she helped lead her squad to a state tournament appearance as a senior…Owned a perfect fielding percentage and was named to the All-State Tournament Team in her final season…Batted .489 and recorded a .536 on-base and .784 slugging percentage in her junior campaign, as Conway made it to the second round of the state tournament… Helped lead her team to a 23-8 record and a state runner-up finish, while boasting a .407 batting average paired with a .393 on-base and .667 slugging percentage as a sophomore…Freshman season was cut short due to the Covid-19 pandemic…Played travel ball for the Oklahoma Athletics 18U National Madden team.
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Personal
Sofia Izabella King was born 11/17/04 in Conway, Ark….Daughter of Richard and Vicki King of Conway, Ark….Has one sister, Sylvia…Majoring in Biomedical Sciences.
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