Tyler King has one home start left in his illustrious high school baseball career. He’s hoping it goes better than the last one.
The Republic High School senior and lefthanded pitcher, who has signed with the University of Nebraska, got roughed up by a very good Nixa team last week, surrendering six runs and eight hits in just four innings.
Tyler King
While he has scuffled in his last two starts, King is still the best HS pitcher in the Ozarks.
Hovering close to 6-feet tall, King is a lefthanded pitcher with a four-pitch arsenal, featuring a fastball, changeup, slider and curveball. His velocity is generally in the mid-80s.
He’ll pitch on Tuesday, busy day for King and his fellow Republic seniors. Not only is it senior night for Republic, but the seniors graduate at Hammons Student Center later that night. Aside from the good competition, it should be an emotionally charged night all around.
We’ve been following King all season and here is a snapshot of his season thus far. We will check in on him weekly, all the way up until districts, which start Saturday in Carthage. Fifth-seeded Republic will face fourth-seeded Willard at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
- April 9 against Blue Springs: 6 innings, 2 earned runs, 3 hits, 13 Ks (Win)
- April 13 against Ozark: 6 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 BB, 7 Ks (Win)
- April 19 against Bolivar: IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K (Save)
- April 20 against Carthage: 5 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 7 Ks (Win)
- April 27 against Neosho: 6 IP, 9H 6 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 10 K (Loss)
- May 4 against Nixa: 4 IP, 6R, 8H, BB, HBP, 4Ks (Loss)
- Season: 3-2, 3.53 ERA, 28 IP, 23 H, 6 BB, 42 Ks, 1.07 WHIP
King’s next start: Tuesday at home against Class 3-ranked Cassville.
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