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Jersey Number 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
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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