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2026 Baseball Roster

Sandy King
Rhett Hutchins
Sandy King

18 Chris Worcester

  • Position Infield
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 185
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Sport Management
  • Hometown Bloomingdale, Ill.
  • Highschool Lake Park

Biography

2026 - 1st Team All-OVC (2nd Base)
2022 - OVC Freshman of the Year
2022 - OVC All-Freshman Team

2026 (GRADUATE):
Played and started 49 games at second base during the season... hit .289 with 17 doubles, nine home runs and 44 RBI... named first team All-Ohio Valley Conference at second base... had 14 multi-hit games with a season high four hits against Morehead State as part of a two home run, four RBI game... added five three hit games collecting 200th career hit at EIU on May 10 against SIUE... ended career with 208 hits... had 53 career doubles which landed third on the EIU career list... drew 21 walks for a .372 on-base percentage while posting a .505 slugging percentage... ranked third on the team with 12 multi-RBI games with a season high five RBI game as part of a three hit game against Memphis... had four RBI games against Morehead State and Northern Illinois... 

2025 (SENIOR): Played and started in 51 games during the season with all starts at second base... hit .304 for the year with 14 doubles, three triples, two home runs, 30 RBI and 45 runs scored... was 9-of-12 in stolen bases... had a season long seven game hit streak during the year... led team with 21 multi-hit games with 14 two-hit games... had three four-hit games against Northern Illinois, Morehead State and at SIUE with four three hit games against Western Carolina (twice), Saint Xavier and Tennessee Tech... was second on the team with ten multi-RBI games... had nine two-RBI games with a season-high three RBI against Saint Xavier... had three hits and drove in two runs at the OVC Tournament... 

2024 (JUNIOR): Appeared in eight games making six starts... hit .158 with two RBI and a run scored... recorded two doubles on the season...

2023 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 42 games making 36 starts... saw time primarily at shortstop but also at second base... ended season hitting .242 with 22 runs scored, 12 doubles, two home runs and 18 RBI... drove in three runs in OVC Tournament run and picked up a hit with a double in the NCAA Regional against Vanderbilt... had five multi-RBI games all with two RBI... had seven multi-hit games with a season high three hits against UT Martin going 3-for-4 with two RBI and three runs scored... 

2022 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 40 games primarily starting at short stop and designated hitter... was third on the team in batting average with a .320 in 153 at-bats... had 49 hits on the season including eight doubles, a triple and two home runs... posted 29 RBI and 24 runs scored... went 10-12 in stolen bases on the season which was second on the team... had six sac flies during the season which ranked second in the OVC... had 15 multi-hit games including six three hit games... had three straight games with three hits (May 7-11)... had seven hits in three games during the Morehead State series (May 7-8)... had a season high three RBI at Arkansas Pine Bluff (Mar. 16)... posted a .970 fielding percentage with 22 put-outs and 43 assists...

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Lake Park High School in Roselle, Ill...

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Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2022Freshman

    Infield
    5'9" 190 lbs
    37
  • 18

    2023Sophomore

    Infield
    5'9" 190 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2024Junior

    Infield
    5'9" 190 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2025Senior

    Infield
    5'9" 185 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2026Graduate Student

    Infield
    5'9" 185 lbs
    18
  • 18

    2026Graduate Student

    Infield
    5'9" 185 lbs
    18
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