Career Statistics | Game-by-Game Statistics: 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018
Career Honors:
- First Team All-Patriot League (2017 - OF, 2018 - OF)
- Second Team All-ECAC (2017 - OF)
- Patriot League Player of the Week (3/14/17, 4/2/18)
- 2018 Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year
- 2018 Team Captain
- Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2018)
Career Highs:
Runs: 5, vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (3/8/17)
Hits: 4, vs. CCSU (3/12/17)
RBI: 4, vs. Lehigh (4/17/16)
Stolen Bases: 3, vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (3/8/17)
Hit Streak: 16 games (3/28/18-4/21/18)
Senior (2018):
- Team Captain
- Selected as the Patriot League Player of the Week for the second time in his career on April 2
Knowles was one of four Mids to start and play in all of the team’s 54 games last season
- Racked up 60 hits to finish third on the team and average .287 at the plate to cap off his career
- His 85 total bases were third-most on the team, where he also slugged .407 and had an on-base percentage of .395
- Finished second on the team with 13 stolen bases
- Compiled a .991 fielding percentage with 110 putouts and an assist during is 54 starts in centerfield
- Had the longest hitting streak on the team with a stretch of 16 games with at least one hit and reached base safely in 31-straight contests to lead the Mids
- Had five three-hit games and posted season highs with three RBIs against Delaware State on March 15 and then against Holy Cross on April 7
Junior (2017):
- Transformed himself from the team's starting third baseman and nine-hole hitter in 2016 to its leadoff hitter and starting centerfielder in 2017
- Played and started in all 54 games in center field and as the leadoff hitter; posted a .330 batting average, .437 on-base percentage, 56 runs scored, 70 hits, 14 doubles, six triples, 23 RBIs and 16 stolen bases
- Finished the year top five in the Patriot League's standings for each of the categories, minus doubles (sixth) and RBIs; first in runs, first in triples, second in OBP, second in walks (32), third in SB, third in hits, fifth in BA, fifth in total bases (96)
- In the national rankings, totaled the 16th-most triples, the 32nd-best ratio in the toughest to strike out category (13.3 at bats per strikeout), as well as 36th-best runs/game ratio (1.04/gm)
- Notched 20 multi-hit games (13-2 hits, 6-3 hits and 1-4 hits); had a career-high four hits as part of a 4-4, 3 R, 2 RBI, 2 SB game versus CCSU (3/12)
- Subsequently was named the Patriot League Player of the Week 3/14) as he had a team-high .625 (10-16) batting average with nine runs scored, five stolen bases and three RBIs over four games
- Longest hit streak in 2017 was a nine-game run from Feb. 18 to March 4 and later from April 3 through April 12
- One the team's most consistent threats, reached base in 51 of 54 games, including spans from March 8 to April 2 reached base in 17 straight games (14 hits, 3 walks); starting in game two of April 3 doubleheader started a new streak of 25 straight games (19 hits, 4 walks, 2 HBP)
- Scored a team-high five runs versus Maryland Eastern (March 8); in the same game stole a team-high three bases;Â cross home for multiple runs in 16 different games
- Hit .451 (46-102) in leadoff situations, while posting a .270 (17-63) average versus LHP, a .356 (53-149) mark against RHP and a .308 (28-91) clip with runners on base
Sophomore (2016):
- Made starts at 3B in all 58 of his appearances
- Second-most steals on the team with nine and third-most walks with 29. Ranked third on the team in on-base percentage (.426) and fifth in batting average (.307)
- In the Patriot League rankings, Knowles' on-base percentage was third-best and his walk total was fourth
- Had a team-high 14 RBIs in 18 games of regular season Patriot League play
- Trusted with his bat control, he laid down a team-high eight sacrifice bunts
- Struck out just 14 times over 166 at bats for the 78th-best "toughest to strike out" ratio (11.9) in the NCAA Division I
- Recorded multiple hits in 13 games and multiple RBIs in seven contests
- Posted a seven-game hitting streak (4/17-4/27)
- Had five combined hits in the first two games of the NCAA Raleigh Regional in games versus North Carolina State (6/3) and Saint Mary's (6/4). His three hits against SMC were a career-high
- Recorded his second career home run with an inside-the-park knock versus Central Connecticut (3/5)
- After his batting average dropped to .239 on April 2 he collected hits in 24 of his next 27 games to raise his average to .324 on May 14
Freshman (2015):
- Came off the bench six times early in non-conference play before taking over the starting third base role on March 21 and not missing a game during the second half of the season; eventually ended up with 37 total starts
- Recorded the second-most successful sacrifice bunts in Patriot League with nine
- Strong-armed defender with solid glove, he only was charged with three errors over 20 conference games
- Registered his first career hit, RBI and run versus Coppin State (2/25) in a substitute role
- Collected eight hits over his first two weekend series as a starter against Princeton (3/21-22) and Bucknell (3/28-29) for a .333 batting average (8-24); added three runs scored and two RBIs over that span
- Netted his first career home run with a three-run, inside-the-park knock versus Lafayette in game two of the Patriot League semifinals (5/9)
High School:
- A three-sport athlete at South Kitsap High School; earned three varsity letters in baseball for head coach Marcus Logue, as well as three in football (WR, S) and two in basketball (G)
- Named to the WSBCA Class 4A All-State Second Team in 2014, in addition to his previous honor to the All-Narrows League 4A First Team the same year
- Served as baseball team captain as a senior
- Helped squad to the All-Narrows League title and runner-up at the 4A Washington State Championship game in both 2013 and 2014
- Chosen to the Perfect Game All-West Region honorable mention team in 2014
- Named Male Athlete of the Year at South Kitsap in 2014
- Recognized with the Army Reserve National Scholar-Athlete award as a senior
Personal:
- Son of Mark and Jennifer
- Father, Mark, golfed at Washington State University for four years
- Brother Lucas (Class of 2020) is a pitcher on the baseball team at the University of Washington
- Sister Eva (Class of 2021) is a fellow Midshipman and competes as a member of the cross country and track & field team program at the Naval Academy
- Hobbies include skiing, basketball and golfing
- Participated as a senator in South Kitsap's student government
