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21 Chris Knott

21 Chris Knott

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    220
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Egg Harbor Township, N.J.
  • Highschool:
    Egg Harbor Township

Summary

Biography

Updated Career Stats  l  ESU Baseball Record Book

Senior (Game-by-Game): Selected by Tampa Bay Rays in 34th round of 2014 MLB Draft (June 7) ... 5th ESU player to be selected, and 4th in the last 6 years ... Daktronics and ABCA All-America 2nd team selection ... NCBWA honorable mention All-America ... Daktronics and ABCA Atlantic Region Player of the Year and PSAC East Athlete of the Year ... Tino Martinez Award semifinalist ... Daktronics, ABCA and NCBWA All-Region 1st team for 2nd straight year ... All-PSAC East 1st team for 2nd straight year ... first ESU player named PSAC East Athlete of the Year ... ESU's first regional player of the year since Joel Bennett was ECAC Co-South Region POY in 1991 ... ABCA Atlantic Region "Gold Glove" recipient ... ESU's co-Men's Senior Athlete of the Year with Brendan McKeown (wrestling) ... co-recipient of ESU's Team MVP award.

ESU Career Ranks: Set school records in 7 categories - doubles (46), triples (16), home runs (19), extra-base hits (81), total bases (344), RBI (146) and games played (t1st - 189) ... ranks 3rd in hits (209) ... 3rd in runs (142) ... 3rd in stolen bases (57) ... t-4th in walks (88) ... 2nd in HBP (29) ... 13th in batting average (.345 - 6th among 4-year players) ... 11th in on-base percentage (.443 - 6th among 4-year players) ... 7th in slugging percentage (.568 - 1st among 4-year players).

ESU Season Ranks (Senior): t-11th in batting average (.399) ... 12th in on-base percentage (.484) ... 8th in slugging (.667) ... t-18th in hits (61) ... t-15th in doubles (15) ... t-12th in home runs (6) ... 7th in extra-base hits (25) ... 10th in total bases (102) ... 15th in runs (45) ... t-12th in RBI (44).

PSAC Ranks: 4th in batting (.399) ... 7th in on-base (.484) ... 1st in slugging (.667) ... 2nd in runs (46) ... t-1st in RBI (44) with Nico Delerme ... t-2nd in doubles (15) ... t-2nd in triples (4) ... t-6th in home runs (6) ... 1st in total bases (102).

Preseason: Named to NCBWA preseason All-America 2nd team, and preseason Atlantic Region 1st team ... member of Tino Martinez Award Watch List for top player in Division II.

Junior (Game-by-Game): NCBWA All-America honorable mention selection ... consensus Atlantic Region 1st team selection by Daktronics, ABCA and NCBWA ... All-PSAC East 1st team selection ... named to NCAA DII Atlantic Regional All-Tournament team ... led Warriors to first PSAC championship since 1971 ... helped Warriors win school-record 34 games ... co-recipient of ESU's team MVP award with Brian Ernst ... PSAC Rankings: top 10 in 10 categories ... 2nd in slugging (.626) ... 3rd in on-base (.472) ... 5th in batting (.374) ... t-4th in RBI (46) ... t-3rd in home runs (6) ... t-3rd in triples (5) ... t-9th in doubles (14) ... 7th in total bases (103) ... 3rd in walks (27) ... t-8th in stolen bases (17) ...  Season: ranks 7th in extra-base hits (25), t-8th in total bases (103) and t-9th in RBI (46) ... Career: enters senior season ranked in top 10 in 7 categories ... t-3rd in triples (12), 4th in HBP (22), t-4th in extra-base hits (56) ... 6th in home runs (13) ... t-6th in stolen bases (43) ... t-7th in RBI (102) ... t-9th in walks (67).

Hit .374 with .472 on-base percentage and .632 slugging percentage ... 14 2B, 5 3B, 6 HR, 46 RBI, 37 runs and 17 SB ... against PSAC East: hit .382 (26-for-68) with .475 OBP and .632 SLG ... 6 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 17 RBI, 12 runs, 7 SB in 24 games ... had team-best 12-game hitting streak from March 23-April 9 ... 16 multi-hit games and 14 multi-RBI games ... spent most of year in 5th spot (29 starts) after batting 7th 5 times, and 6th 17 times ... IN THE POSTSEASON: hit .476 (10-for-21) with .581 OBP and .857 SLG ... 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 7 walks, 9 RBI, 10 runs (led team in RBI and runs) ... in PSAC Tournament, hit .308 (4-for-13) with .412 OBP, 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 5 runs in 4 games ... led Warriors to 8-5 win vs. Gannon in opener, going 3-for-5 with 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 runs, including go-ahead 3-run HR with 2 outs in 7th inning ... 1-for-3, 3B, walk, run in 6-2 win vs. Millersville ... 0-for-2, walk, sacrifice fly, RBI, run in 7-4 win vs. California ... 0-for-3, walk, run in 7-1 win vs. West Chester in PSAC championship game ... in NCAA Tournament, reached base in 11 of 14 plate appearances ... hit .750 (6-for-8) with 4 walks, 1 HBP and 1 sac fly ... 2B, 4 RBI, 5 runs, 1 SB ... 4-for-4, walk, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 runs, SB, sac fly in 8-6 (10 inn.) win vs. Winston-Salem in opener ... sac fly drove in Eric Boyer with go-ahead run in 10th inning ... 2-for-2, 3 walks, RBI, run in 9-3 loss vs. Seton Hill (6-for-6, 4 walks, sac fly in first 2 games) ... 0-for-2, walk, HBP, 2 runs in 7-5 loss vs. Millersville ... IN THE REGULAR SEASON: started slowly, hitting .231 (9-for-39), through first 12 games - then hit .419 (52-for-124) in final 40 games of the year ... stretch started with 12-game hitting streak, batting .500 (21-for-42) and slugging .952 (7 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR) with 18 RBI and 12 runs ... in divisional games, was 5-for-10, walk, 2 HBP, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 runs, SB to lead ESU to 3-1 series vs. West Chester ... 6-for-11, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 2 walks, 6 RBI, 3 runs, 2 SB vs. Mansfield ... 4-for-9, 3 walks, HBP, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 runs, SB vs. Kutztown ... 5-for-14, 3 RBI, 3 runs vs. Bloomsburg ...  4-for-10, 3 walks, RBI vs. Shippensburg ... 2-for-14, HR, RBI, run, SB vs. Millersville ... in non-league games, was 5-for-7, 2B, 3B, HR, 5 RBI, 3 runs in sweep of USciences ... 3-for-5, 2B, 3B, HR, 2 walks, 5 RBI, 2 runs, SB in split vs. Le Moyne ... 3-for-8, 2 2B, walk, SB, 3 RBI, 5 runs in split at Saint Rose ... reached base in 48 of 52 games.

2012 Summer League: Played for Syracuse Junior Chiefs in NYCBL ... hit .269 (32-for-119) with 3 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR, 23 RBI, 38 runs, 27 walks, 5 HBP and was 8-for-8 on stolen bases.

Sophomore (Game-by-Game): Played in all 46 games and made 45 starts - 44 in center field and one in right ... hit .316 and led Warriors with .542 slugging percentage ... posted .404 on-base percentage ... team-high 20 extra-base hits and 84 total bases ... 10 doubles, 5 triples and 5 home runs ... 2nd on team with 33 runs and 5th with 29 RBI ... 3rd on team with 17 stolen bases ... reached base 74 times (49 hits, 17 walks, 8 HBP) ... hit 5th or 6th in order in 43 of 45 starts ... had 15 multi-hit games, including five 3-hit games ... named NCBWA DII Atlantic Region Hitter of the Week after season-opening 3-game sweep at St. Augustine's ... went 7-for-11 with 3 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 5 runs, 5-5 SB in series, with two 3-hit games ... 5-for-8, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 runs in 2-game sweep at Chowan the next weekend ... 6-for-14 in 4-game split vs. Winston-Salem State, including 3-for-4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI in game two ... 3-for-6, 2B, 2 runs in 22-7 win vs. Philadelphia U ... 2-for-4, RBI in 8-4 loss at #1 Tampa ... hit .225 (16-71), .349 OBP, 2 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 10 RBI, 15 runs in 24 games vs. PSAC East ... homered against West Chester, Kutztown and Shippensburg.

Freshman (Game-by-Game): Played in 46 games and made 44 starts on PSAC Tournament and NCAA Tournament team ... started 37 games in center field, six in left and one at DH ... hit .281 with .406 on-base percentage and .407 slugging percentage ... 38 hits including 7 doubles, 2 triples, 2 homers ... fourth on team with 27 RBI (3rd-most by a freshman in school history) and 26 runs ... drew 23 walks and 8 HBP ... 9-for-13 on stolen base attempts ... .988 fielding percentage (80 putouts, 5 assists, 1 error) ... hit 5th or 6th in order in 43 of 44 starts ... had eight multi-hit games, including two 3-hit games and one 4-hit game ... went 4-for-4 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI in 5-4 loss vs. Shippensburg in PSAC Tournament ... hit .375 (9-24) with 8 RBI and 4 runs in six postseason games ... .313 (5-16) with 5 RBI and 3 runs in NCAA Tournament ... had a hit in all four games ... 1-for-3 with 2 walks, SB, RBI and run in 6-5 (11 inn.) win vs. Seton Hill in opener ... 2-for-5 with run in 4-1 loss vs. Mercyhurst ... 1-for-4 with 2 sacrifice flies, 4 RBI and run in 17-3 win vs. Concord ... 1-for-4 in 4-2 loss vs. Mercyhurst in elimination game ... hit .306 (19-62) with .450 on-base percentage (10 BB, 7 HBP) and team-high 14 RBI in 24 games vs. PSAC East ... reached base in 21 games in conference and 39 of 44 games overall ... went 3-for-4 with HR, RBI and 2 runs in final game of 3-1 series vs. Kutztown ... hit 4-for-9 with 2 BB and HBP in series ... 3-for-11, BB, 3 HBP, 3 RBI, 3 runs in 3-1 series vs. West Chester ... 4-for-10, 2 BB, HBP vs. Bloomsburg ... 6-for-14, BB, 3 RBI vs. Shippensburg (had hit in all four games and two hits in both away games) ... 1-for-10, BB vs. Millersville ... 1-for-8, 3 BB, HBP vs. Mansfield ... reached in all three plate appearances (2 BB, HBP) and scored run in 2-0 win in game 1 and was 1-for-3 with walk, RBI, SB in 7-1 win in game 2 in PSAC Tournament-clinching sweep at Mansfield on May 9 ... top non-conference game was 3-for-6 with 2 2B and 2 runs in final game of season opening three-game sweep at Saint Augustine's.

Background: Named South Jersey Player of the Year by Press of Atlantic City ... hit .513 with 15 home runs, 56 RBI and 30 walks as a senior at Egg Harbor Township ... first team All-Cape Atlantic League, All-South Jersey, All-Group 4 South Jersey and All-Press of Atlantic City ... second team All-State ... four-year letterwinner and three-year starter in centerfield ... majoring in Health and Physical Education.

 
Year avggp-gsabrh2b3bhrrbitbslg%bbhbpsogdpob%sfshsb-attpoaefld%
2011.28146-4413526387222755.407238372.406419-138051.988
2012.31646-45155334910552984.542178230.4043117-228332.977
2013.37452-521633761145646103.632276261.4723017-229941.990
2014.39945-451534661154644102.667217223.4843014-1788401.000
TOTAL .345189-186606142209461619146344.56888291086.44313257-74350164.989
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Historical Player Information

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    2011Freshman

    OF
    6'0" 200 lbs
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    2012Sophomore

    OF
    6'0" 205 lbs
    21
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    2013Junior

    OF
    6'0" 210 lbs
    21
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    2014Senior

    OF
    6'0" 220 lbs
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