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21 Houston Koon

  • Class Junior
  • Position OF
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 195
  • B/T S/R
  • Hometown Wilkesboro, N.C.
  • High School IMG Academy (Fla.)
  • Previous School Pitt Community College

Biography

2023 (Junior)

  • Earned a spot on the President's List (4.0 GPA) for the 2022 fall semester



Prior to Coastal Carolina

2022 (Sophomore) at Pitt Community College

  • Named an NJCAA DII second-team All-American
  • Was named the NJCAA Region 10 Player of the Year
  • Earned first-team All-Region 10 and first-team All-East Division honors
  • Led the team in batting average (.478), runs (67), hits (76), doubles (22), RBIs (58), and stolen bases on the year
  • Also led the team in on-base percentage (.580) and slugging percentage (.767) for the season
  • His .478 batting average ranked fifth in all of NJCAA, while his .580 on-base percentage was sixth nationally
  • Helped PCC go 34-11 overall on the season and 28-9 in conference play
  • Had a season-best 28-game hitting streak throughout the season
  • Totaled 25 multi-hit games on the year at the plate
  • Posted a season-high four hits twice, going 4-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and two runs scored in an 11-1 win versus Southeastern Community College - Whiteville (March 5) and 4-for-6 with a double, three RBIs, and a run scored in a win over Lenoir Community College (April 18)
  • Posted multiple RBIs in 17 contests on the season
  • Drove in a season-high five RBIs by going 3-for-3 with a home run, a walk, and three runs scored in a 16-4 win over Fayetteville Technical Community College (March 27)
  • Played summer ball for the Kingsport Axmen in the Appalachian League


2021 (Freshman) at Pitt Community College

  • Played in 32 games as a freshman
  • Batted .352 with 31 total hits, including two home runs, two triples, and two doubles
  • Scored 20 runs and drove in 22 RBIs on the year
  • Posted a .482 on-base percentage and a .489 slugging percentage for the season
  • Had hitting streaks of eight and nine games on the year
  • Tallied seven multi-hit games on the year
  • Picked up a season-high three base hits in an 11-0 win over Lenoir Community College (April 17), going 3-for-4 with a triple and three runs scored
  • Drove in a season-best three RBIs in an 11-10 loss to Camp Community College (April 23)
  • Spent the 2021 fall semester at Campbell University


High School

  • Rated the No. 7 shortstop prospect in the state of North Carolina for the Class of 2019 by Perfect Game
  • Ranked as high as the No. 39 overall prospect in the state of North Carolina for the Class of 2019 by Perfect Game
  • Rated as the 28th-best shortstop prospect in the state of North Carolina for the Class of 2019 by Prep Baseball Report
  • Played his senior season at IMG Academy in Florida for head coach Joe Jordano
  • Lettered his first three years of high school at Wilkes Central High School for head coach Terry Johnson
  • Named to the Top 500 for the Class of 2022 by Perfect Game
  • A 2019Perfect Game Preseason All-America Atlantic All-Region second-team pick
  • Also a 2018 Perfect Game Preseason Underclass All-American Atlantic Region high honorable mention honoree
  • A 2027 Perfect Game Preseason All-America Atlantic Region honorable mention selection
  • Was a three-time All-Mountain Valley Athletic Conference selection
  • Picked North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association 2A all-state honors  in 2017 as a sophomore
  • Guided his Wilkes Central team to back-to-back conference championships in 2016 and 2017
  • Also played for the Dirtbags travel team
  • Participated in the 2016 Atlantic Coast Underclass Showcase and was named to the Showcase Top Prospect Team
  • Helped lead the Dirtbags to a 2018 WWBA 18U Memorial Day at LakePoint championship title
  • Was named to the 2017 16U Perfect Game World Series All-Tournament team and the 2015 WWBA Freshman World Championship All-Tournament team
  • Has two older siblings - Erin and Martin
  • Sister, Erin, ran track at Lenoir-Rhyne
  • Brother, Martin, played baseball at the College of Charleston
  • Originally signed with NC State out of high school

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