Pronounced: CO-lee
WKU Dean's List (Spring 2017, Spring 2018)
2017 (Junior): Currie started every game but 1 (54-of-55) for WKU, playing every defensive inning in center field except for those 9 ... Tied Hunter Wood with a team-best .386 on-base percentage among Hilltopper regulars, led WKU with 24 walks and ranked third on the club with a .311/.386/.495 slash line ... Led the team by slashing .336/.414/.500 in 29 Conference USA starts, with top marks of 6 stolen bases and 14 walks in those games ... Led the club with 64 hits, while tying Thomas Peter with a team-best 18 multi-hit games, including a half-dozen 3-hit games to lead the team ... Led WKU with 42 runs scored, while his 11 multi-run games were a team-high ... Legged out a club-best 5 triples, including all 4 3-baggers by the Hilltoppers in non-conference play ... Ranked second on the team with 9 stolen bases on 13 attempts, 8 of which were in the final 32 games ... After his slash line reached a season-low of .213/.288/.426 on March 7, Currie responded with a .434/.489/.632 mark over the following 21 games to raise his numbers to a season-best .350/.415/.553 through 34 contests ... As a part of that stretch, reached base in a team season-high 13 consecutive games with 2 separate hit streaks of 7 games ... Led WKU with 41 hits with the bases empty (.325 batting average) and 37 as a leadoff hitter ... Among returning players, carries a team-best 7-game hit streak into 2018 ... Led Hilltopper outfielders with 162 put-outs and had a 31-game errorless stretch from March 12-May 5.
At Walters State CC: Originally signed with the University of Kentucky out of Jackson Northside High School, but decided to play for the Senators instead ... During his 2 seasons in Morristown, Walters State went a combined 94-28, including a third place national finish in 2015 ... In 117 total games, Currie slashed .321/.440/.493 with 123 hits, 122 runs and 101 runs batted in ... Of his 123 hits, 43 went for extra bases (30 doubles, 3 triples and 10 homeruns), which contributed to his 189 total bases ... He added 39 stolen bases - while only being caught twice - with 69 walks and 17 times hit by pitch, compared to 57 strikeouts ... In 2016, he earned All-Region 7 Second Team honors.
Personal Info: Born July 17, 1996 in Chicago, Ill. ... Son of Colie and Carla Currie ... Studying Sport Management at WKU ... Favorite athlete is Ken Griffey, Jr. because he had the greatest swing and was the best outfielder to ever play the game ... Chose WKU because he felt like it was the right place for him and came to be a part of something special ... Currie's brother (Christian) and mother had the biggest influence on his athletic career because they sacrificed so much for him to be successful.
