Baseball

Nick King
Nick King
  • Title:
    Student Assistant Coach
Nick King, a two-year starter for the Bulldogs from 2015-16, returns in a student coaching role for the 2019 season while he completes his degree in communication studies. He will work with the infielders.
 
A native of Palm Springs, Calif., King played three years of professional baseball, mostly in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He began his collegiate career at Riverside City College in California before transferring to Georgia. 

King made his professional debut with the Schaumburg (Ill.) Boomers in the independent Frontier League and then was signed by the Pirates. This year, he played briefly for the York Revolution in the independent Atlantic League.
 
At Georgia, King appeared in 109 games with 107 starts. He batted .239 with four doubles, three triples, three home runs, 13 sacrifice bunts and 35 RBI plus registered 29 stolen bases and fielded .960.