Biography
2021 Senior Year
All-MAAC First Team (3B)
Hit .279 (31-of-111) with 31 runs, six doubles, six home runs (t-9th MAAC), 22 RBI, six walks and two stolen bases … Notched six multi-hit and six multi-RBI games … Saw action in all 36 games, making 35 starts … Batted .385 (5-of-13) with three home runs, six runs, six RBI and a walk in series victory over Siena (4/17-4/18) … Homered in both ends of Saturday’s doubleheader, before going deep in the finale … Hit safely in all four games against Niagara (5/1-5/2), batting .538 (7-of-13) with five runs, five RBI a double and two walks … Singled and scored a run in both ends of Saturday’s doubleheader, before going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run in game three and 3-for-4, a double, three RBI and two runs in the finale … Was 2-for-5 with a grand slam in regular season finale against Saint Peter’s (5/16), after hitting the game-winning sacrifice fly in the opener … In doubleheader sweep of Iona (4/7), reached base safely in six of his seven trips to the plate … Went 3-for-3 with a double, home run, three runs and two RBI in the opener, before being plunked three times and scoring a run in the nightcap … Homered in the opener at Canisius (4/10) … Hit safely in each of the last three games against Fairfield (4/23-4/24) … Doubled in game two of the MAAC Quarterfinals at Fairfield (5/20).
2020 Junior Year
Hit .143 (6-of-42) with five runs, a double, RBI, one stolen base and four walks … Played in all 14 games, making 12 starts ... Singled and scored a run in win over Air Force (2/15) … Hit safely in each of the final three games against UAlbany (3/8), at CCSU (3/10) and Sacred Heart (3/11) … Reached safely in all three games at Texas A&M CC (2/28-3/1) … Doubled at USC Upstate (2/22) … Drove in a run at Stetson (2/14).
2019 Sophomore Year
All-MAAC Second Team (2B) | MAAC All-Rookie Team
Breakout performer … One of the top defensive second basemen in the MAAC … Hit .261 (37-of-142) with 23 runs, nine doubles, one triple, one home run, 19 RBI, eight walks and six stolen bases, while being plunked 10 times … Posted a .333 OBP ... Notched eight multi-hit and four multi-RBI games … Played in 47 games, making 39 starts … During league play, hit .329 ... Committed just two errors, including none during league play, en route to posting a sparkling .987 fielding percentage … In sweep of Siena (4/13-4/14), hit .500 (5-for-10) with two RBI and two runs … In series-opening victory at Rider (5/3), crushed his first collegiate home run while adding a double to highlight a 3-for-5 day at the plate … Was 4-for-5 with three doubles, three runs and two RBI in series-opening win against Marist (4/19) … In game two against Red Foxes (4/20), reached base safely three times with two runs in game two against the Red Foxes (4/20) … Went 3-for-5 with a run and RBI while falling a homer short of the cycle against LIU Brooklyn (4/16) … Hit safely in all three games of series sweep against Saint Peter’s (5/11-5/12)with five RBI and two runs … Was 2-for-4 with two doubles, a run and a RBI in win at FDU (5/7) … Also rapped out a pair of hits in the finale against Iona (4/7) to help cement a sweep … Doubled, scored a run and drove in one in MAAC Tournament game against Quinnipiac (5/25) … Notched two hits in the series finale at Quinnipiac (5/17) … Registered his first collegiate hit at George Washington (3/2).
2018 Freshman Year
Did not see any game action.
Scholastic/Personal
Played his prep ball at Portland High School under the direction of Mike Rutherford ... Earned four letters for the Bulldogs ... Named to the USA Today All-Maine team as a senior while also garnering All-Star honors ... Two-time SMAA All-Star and three-time SMAAÂ All-Defensive selection ... Also earned three letters on the gridiron for Portland ... Named the Bulldog Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year as a senior while securing a pair of all-conference honors ... Born on August 18, 1999 ... Son of David and Alisa Knop ... Has two brothers: Ben and Sam ... Graduated with a degree in finance from Manhattan.