- "VWC was my No. 1 choice because of Coach Boothe (Nick) and Coach Wissinger (Andy) and what they want out of the baseball program"
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Marymount University and Greensboro College
Career Highs
Hits: 2 – (Hampden-Sydney – 3/4/15)
Doubles: 1 – (Hampden-Sydney – 3/4/15)
Triples: NA
Home Runs: NA
Runs: 1 – (5x, most recent, at Shenandoah – 4/4/15 – G1)
RBI: 1 – (2x, most recent, Mary Washington – 3/23/15)
Stolen Bases: 1 – (4x, most recent, at Lynchburg – 3/22/15 – G2)
Hitting Streak: 2 – (2/14/15 – 3/4/15)
Sophomore (2015): Appeared in seven contests for the Marlins… Scored a run while posting an RBI at nationally-ranked Shenandoah University on April 4.
First-Year (2014): Served as the team manager.
Academic Accomplishments: VWC Scholar Award recipient… Posted a 4.00 GPA winter '15.
Before VWC: Batted .349 as a senior, belting a home run and six doubles… Led Bayside in batting average and runs-batted-in as a senior… Two-time all-district honoree… Team captain as a senior… Also competed in volleyball and golf.
Personal: Son of Karen and Keith King; dad attended Guilford College, mom attended Virginia Wesleyan College… Has one brother, Casey, also a student-athlete at Virginia Wesleyan College.
Get to Know Corey
- Enjoys listening to country and hip hop and spending vacation time in Bora Bora
- Favorites include the novel "Of Mice and Men," the movies "21 And Over," "Two Guns," and "Safe House," and the TV series "Burn Notice" and "Psych"
- A fan of baseball's Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "outgoing, relaxed, goal-oriented"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "being able to be known by you peers better than if you were just a regular kid in school. It gives you a sense of pride knowing you're different than most"
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "my mental game. I used to think too much about the game and doing that just makes the game much tougher"
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to make it to the Hall of Fame wall"
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Robin Williams, because he was my favorite actor for the longest time and he seems like a fun guy who could have a good time. I could learn some funny stuff from him"
- It's the year 2030 and: "I'm hunting down drug lords as a part of the United States DEA or as a federal marshal protecting high-level witnesses"
- The most important advice I've received is: "never give up on anything" -- my dad
