As a Sophomore (2017)
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Appeared in 63 games, all starts, and hit .264 with a career-best 13 home runs and 42 RBIs His home run total was seventh-most in the conference, most among catchers and most by a Razorback catcher in the Dave Van Horn era ... Also hit 14 doubles and one triple with a .498 slugging percentage ... Totaled a .358 on-base percentage coupled with 33 walks, two hit by pitches and one stolen base ... Caught 16 base stealers in 24 attempts (.600), good for third in the SEC ... Hit .270 in conference play with seven home runs and 15 RBIs ... His seven home runs were also a top-10 total in the league ... Finished the season with 15 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games ... His 11 multi-RBI games were good for third on the team ... Had a great 12-game stretch to begin the season as he racked up a .358 average with 18 hits, 18 RBIs, and five home runs, which was the best offensive start to a season by a Razorback catcher since Brady Toops in 2004 ... Had two four-RBI games during run (vs. Bryant - Feb. 24; vs. Nebraska - March 4), both career-highs ... Had a career-high four hits on Feb. 26 against Bryant, his only four-hit game of the season ... Against Nebraska, he went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and his first career grand slam ... Hit a home run in back-to-back games against Vanderbilt (May 13-14), one of five Razorbacks to achieve the feat during the season ... Had two hits in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional, both coming in elimination games (vs. Oral Roberts - June 4; vs. Missouri State - June 4) ... Named to 2017 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
As a Freshman (2016)
Appeared in 29 games and made 21 starts at catcher (13) and as the designated hitter (8) … Hit .276 with five doubles, one triple and two home runs … Added 14 RBI to his offensive line, which was the most among all Razorback freshmen … Slugged .447 and had a .382 on-base percentage coupled with 11 walks and only 19 strikeouts … His strikeout total was the lowest among all Arkansas batters with 50 or more at-bats … Three of his nine hits in SEC play went for doubles and he also added one home run in league play … First career start came against Central Michigan (Feb. 20) … Set a season-high with three hits and four RBI against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 23), highlighted by a double and triple … Threw out 11 potential base stealers, which led all freshmen catchers in the SEC … Totaled four multi-RBI games, including a three-RBI performance against No. 2 Florida (April 14), delivering a three-run pinch-hit home run … Recorded seven multi-hit performances … Played for the Wilmington Sharks in the Coastal Plain Summer Baseball League … Named to the 2015-16 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Fayetteville High School
Played for head coach Vance Arnold … Named a top 500 prospect by Perfect Game, including the No. 77 catcher in the country … Ranked as the No. 8 prospect in the state of Arkansas and the top catcher in the state … Hit .352 during the 2014 season with 12 doubles, four home runs, 27 runs batted in and 16 runs scored … Named to the All-NWA Media Team and the Perfect Game Underclass High Honorable Mention in 2014 … Played summer ball for the Fayetteville Bulldogs-Pagnozzi … Played in the 7A State Championship game at Baum Stadium last spring … Had a 4.0 GPA throughout high school with distinguished honors … Member of the National Honor Society … Most memorable athletic moment was winning the state championship as a sophomore with his best friends who he had played with for years.
Personal
Born on Feb. 5, 1997 ... Son of Tim and Courtney Koch … Has one sister, Anna … Kinesiology major.
>>> All-SEC First Team
Appeared in 63 games, all starts, and hit .264 with a career-best 13 home runs and 42 RBIs His home run total was seventh-most in the conference, most among catchers and most by a Razorback catcher in the Dave Van Horn era ... Also hit 14 doubles and one triple with a .498 slugging percentage ... Totaled a .358 on-base percentage coupled with 33 walks, two hit by pitches and one stolen base ... Caught 16 base stealers in 24 attempts (.600), good for third in the SEC ... Hit .270 in conference play with seven home runs and 15 RBIs ... His seven home runs were also a top-10 total in the league ... Finished the season with 15 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games ... His 11 multi-RBI games were good for third on the team ... Had a great 12-game stretch to begin the season as he racked up a .358 average with 18 hits, 18 RBIs, and five home runs, which was the best offensive start to a season by a Razorback catcher since Brady Toops in 2004 ... Had two four-RBI games during run (vs. Bryant - Feb. 24; vs. Nebraska - March 4), both career-highs ... Had a career-high four hits on Feb. 26 against Bryant, his only four-hit game of the season ... Against Nebraska, he went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and his first career grand slam ... Hit a home run in back-to-back games against Vanderbilt (May 13-14), one of five Razorbacks to achieve the feat during the season ... Had two hits in the NCAA Fayetteville Regional, both coming in elimination games (vs. Oral Roberts - June 4; vs. Missouri State - June 4) ... Named to 2017 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll.
As a Freshman (2016)
Appeared in 29 games and made 21 starts at catcher (13) and as the designated hitter (8) … Hit .276 with five doubles, one triple and two home runs … Added 14 RBI to his offensive line, which was the most among all Razorback freshmen … Slugged .447 and had a .382 on-base percentage coupled with 11 walks and only 19 strikeouts … His strikeout total was the lowest among all Arkansas batters with 50 or more at-bats … Three of his nine hits in SEC play went for doubles and he also added one home run in league play … First career start came against Central Michigan (Feb. 20) … Set a season-high with three hits and four RBI against Mississippi Valley State (Feb. 23), highlighted by a double and triple … Threw out 11 potential base stealers, which led all freshmen catchers in the SEC … Totaled four multi-RBI games, including a three-RBI performance against No. 2 Florida (April 14), delivering a three-run pinch-hit home run … Recorded seven multi-hit performances … Played for the Wilmington Sharks in the Coastal Plain Summer Baseball League … Named to the 2015-16 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Fayetteville High School
Played for head coach Vance Arnold … Named a top 500 prospect by Perfect Game, including the No. 77 catcher in the country … Ranked as the No. 8 prospect in the state of Arkansas and the top catcher in the state … Hit .352 during the 2014 season with 12 doubles, four home runs, 27 runs batted in and 16 runs scored … Named to the All-NWA Media Team and the Perfect Game Underclass High Honorable Mention in 2014 … Played summer ball for the Fayetteville Bulldogs-Pagnozzi … Played in the 7A State Championship game at Baum Stadium last spring … Had a 4.0 GPA throughout high school with distinguished honors … Member of the National Honor Society … Most memorable athletic moment was winning the state championship as a sophomore with his best friends who he had played with for years.
Personal
Born on Feb. 5, 1997 ... Son of Tim and Courtney Koch … Has one sister, Anna … Kinesiology major.