2025 Baseball Roster
King Jr., Eddie
Jersey Number 42
Eddie King Jr.
- B/T:
- R/R
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lynwood, Ill.
- High School:
- Marian Catholic
- Prev School:
- Marian Catholic HS
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2025 MLB Draft, 16th Round (473rd overall), Pittsburgh Pirates
• 2025 College World Series All-Tournament Team
• 2025 NCAA Nashville Regional Most Valuable Player
• 2025 ABCA/Rawlings All-Midwest Region First Team
• 2025 All-ACC Second Team
• 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Second Team
• 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
• 2025 All-ACC Academic Team
• 2024 All-ACC Academic Team
• 2023 All-ACC Academic Team
2025: Played in 55 games, making 50 starts (26 at DH, 14 in RF, 10 in LF) ... Led the Cardinals with a .367 batting average and 19 doubles ... Tallied 17 home runs, 63 RBIs and scored 46 runs ... Turned in a dominant postseason, hitting .500 (18-for-36) in 10 NCAA Tournament games with five doubles, three homers and 11 RBIs ... Had a three-hit, three-RBI game against Arizona on Feb. 16 ... Missed nearly three weeks due to injury ... Hit his first home run of the season at Virginia Tech on March 23 ... Went 5-for-9 with two doubles, a homer and six runs scored in the three-game series against Cal ... Hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning of the win at Indiana on April 1 ... Went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a homer and a career high six RBIs against Boston College on April 4 ... Gave the Cardinals a win over Kentucky on April 8 with a walk-off single in the 10th ... Homered in each of the first two games at NC State ... Had a career-best 13-game hitting streak from March 22-April 12 ... Hit a solo homer and drove in three in the win at Clemson on April 19 ... Homered and drove in a pair at Kentucky on April 22 ... Homered and drove in two versus FSU on April 27 ... Hit his 10th homer of the season on May 9 at Georgia Tech ... Homered three times in the series against Wake Forest, including two in the series finale ... Went 3-for-4 with a homer, two doubles and five RBIs against Pitt on May 20 ... Earned NCAA Regional MVP honors after going 6-for-12 with two doubles, a homer and four RBIs ... Went 6-for-10 in the super regional against Miami, including a pair of homers in game two and the game-winning hit in game three ... Went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, including a walk-off sacrifice fly in the win over Oregon State on June 17 in an elimination game at the College World Series.
2024: Played in 49 games, making 38 starts (23 in CF, 5 in LF, 5 in RF, 5 at DH) ... Finished with a .322 average, seven doubles and 14 homers ... Drove in 43 and scored 33 runs while going 8-for-12 in stolen bases ... Led the Cardinals in home runs and RBIs ... Tallied two hits and scored twice against St. Bonaventure on Feb. 24 ... Recorded Louisville’s first inside-the-park home run since 2005 on March 1 against Youngstown State ... Singled home the tying run with two outs in the ninth inning of Louisville’s comeback win against Lipscomb on March 13 ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and home run against Virginia Tech on March 16 ... Recorded multiple hits in first two games of the series against NC State, driving in two in the series opener ... Hit a three-run homer against Virginia on April 14 ... Hit a solo home run in the win at Miami on April 20 ... Had a perfect 3-for-3 night with his fifth homer of the season in the win over WKU on April 23 ... Hit a game-tying two-run homer in the seventh inning against Clemson on April 27 ... Went 2-for-4 with a three-run first inning homer in the win at Boston College on May 2 ... Doubled, homered and drove in three at North Carolina on May 12 ... Earned ACC Player of the Week honors after going 6-for-10 with five homers and eight RBIs in the sweep of Notre Dame ... Notched multiple home runs in the first and third games against Notre Dame.
2023: Played in 50 games with 46 starts (38 in CF, 5 in LF, 2 in RF, 1 at DH) in his first collegiate action ... Finished with a .274 average, 11 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 42 RBIs ... Scored 45 runs and was 11-for-14 in stolen bases ... Made the Opening Day start against Bucknell in left field, going 2-for-3 with a double and triple in his first collegiate appearance ... Added two more hits and two RBIs in game two on Feb. 18 ... Tallied three hits including his first career home run in the win over Xavier on Feb. 22 ... Had five hits in wins over No. 12 Texas A&M and Michigan at Minute Maid Park in Houston ... Homered and drove in three in the win at Cincinnati on March 28 ... Drove in five in the series against Boston College including a two-run home run in game two of the series ... Doubled three times, drove in four and homered once in the first two games of the series against Miami ... Hit a two-run home run at Clemson on May 5.
2022: Did not make an appearance due to injury.
High School: Lettered two years in basketball and four years in baseball at Marian Catholic… 2021 PBR First Team All-State… 2021 Class 3A Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State team… Rated the No. 2 outfielder and No. 8 overall player in Illinois and the No. 93 outfielder in the nation by Perfect Game.
Personal: Parents are Eddie and Tammy King… Sister is Edneicia… Majoring in Sports Administration… Chose Louisville over Miami… Credits his father as having the greatest influence on his athletic career… Favorite athletes are Mike Trout, Ronald Acuna Jr., and Kevin Durant… Favorite team is the White Sox… Cousin Corey Ray was an All-American at Louisville and played for the Milwaukee Brewers.
• 2025 MLB Draft, 16th Round (473rd overall), Pittsburgh Pirates
• 2025 College World Series All-Tournament Team
• 2025 NCAA Nashville Regional Most Valuable Player
• 2025 ABCA/Rawlings All-Midwest Region First Team
• 2025 All-ACC Second Team
• 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Second Team
• 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team
• 2025 All-ACC Academic Team
• 2024 All-ACC Academic Team
• 2023 All-ACC Academic Team
2025: Played in 55 games, making 50 starts (26 at DH, 14 in RF, 10 in LF) ... Led the Cardinals with a .367 batting average and 19 doubles ... Tallied 17 home runs, 63 RBIs and scored 46 runs ... Turned in a dominant postseason, hitting .500 (18-for-36) in 10 NCAA Tournament games with five doubles, three homers and 11 RBIs ... Had a three-hit, three-RBI game against Arizona on Feb. 16 ... Missed nearly three weeks due to injury ... Hit his first home run of the season at Virginia Tech on March 23 ... Went 5-for-9 with two doubles, a homer and six runs scored in the three-game series against Cal ... Hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning of the win at Indiana on April 1 ... Went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a homer and a career high six RBIs against Boston College on April 4 ... Gave the Cardinals a win over Kentucky on April 8 with a walk-off single in the 10th ... Homered in each of the first two games at NC State ... Had a career-best 13-game hitting streak from March 22-April 12 ... Hit a solo homer and drove in three in the win at Clemson on April 19 ... Homered and drove in a pair at Kentucky on April 22 ... Homered and drove in two versus FSU on April 27 ... Hit his 10th homer of the season on May 9 at Georgia Tech ... Homered three times in the series against Wake Forest, including two in the series finale ... Went 3-for-4 with a homer, two doubles and five RBIs against Pitt on May 20 ... Earned NCAA Regional MVP honors after going 6-for-12 with two doubles, a homer and four RBIs ... Went 6-for-10 in the super regional against Miami, including a pair of homers in game two and the game-winning hit in game three ... Went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, including a walk-off sacrifice fly in the win over Oregon State on June 17 in an elimination game at the College World Series.
2024: Played in 49 games, making 38 starts (23 in CF, 5 in LF, 5 in RF, 5 at DH) ... Finished with a .322 average, seven doubles and 14 homers ... Drove in 43 and scored 33 runs while going 8-for-12 in stolen bases ... Led the Cardinals in home runs and RBIs ... Tallied two hits and scored twice against St. Bonaventure on Feb. 24 ... Recorded Louisville’s first inside-the-park home run since 2005 on March 1 against Youngstown State ... Singled home the tying run with two outs in the ninth inning of Louisville’s comeback win against Lipscomb on March 13 ... Went 2-for-4 with a double and home run against Virginia Tech on March 16 ... Recorded multiple hits in first two games of the series against NC State, driving in two in the series opener ... Hit a three-run homer against Virginia on April 14 ... Hit a solo home run in the win at Miami on April 20 ... Had a perfect 3-for-3 night with his fifth homer of the season in the win over WKU on April 23 ... Hit a game-tying two-run homer in the seventh inning against Clemson on April 27 ... Went 2-for-4 with a three-run first inning homer in the win at Boston College on May 2 ... Doubled, homered and drove in three at North Carolina on May 12 ... Earned ACC Player of the Week honors after going 6-for-10 with five homers and eight RBIs in the sweep of Notre Dame ... Notched multiple home runs in the first and third games against Notre Dame.
2023: Played in 50 games with 46 starts (38 in CF, 5 in LF, 2 in RF, 1 at DH) in his first collegiate action ... Finished with a .274 average, 11 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 42 RBIs ... Scored 45 runs and was 11-for-14 in stolen bases ... Made the Opening Day start against Bucknell in left field, going 2-for-3 with a double and triple in his first collegiate appearance ... Added two more hits and two RBIs in game two on Feb. 18 ... Tallied three hits including his first career home run in the win over Xavier on Feb. 22 ... Had five hits in wins over No. 12 Texas A&M and Michigan at Minute Maid Park in Houston ... Homered and drove in three in the win at Cincinnati on March 28 ... Drove in five in the series against Boston College including a two-run home run in game two of the series ... Doubled three times, drove in four and homered once in the first two games of the series against Miami ... Hit a two-run home run at Clemson on May 5.
2022: Did not make an appearance due to injury.
High School: Lettered two years in basketball and four years in baseball at Marian Catholic… 2021 PBR First Team All-State… 2021 Class 3A Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association All-State team… Rated the No. 2 outfielder and No. 8 overall player in Illinois and the No. 93 outfielder in the nation by Perfect Game.
Personal: Parents are Eddie and Tammy King… Sister is Edneicia… Majoring in Sports Administration… Chose Louisville over Miami… Credits his father as having the greatest influence on his athletic career… Favorite athletes are Mike Trout, Ronald Acuna Jr., and Kevin Durant… Favorite team is the White Sox… Cousin Corey Ray was an All-American at Louisville and played for the Milwaukee Brewers.
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