2012: Made 14appearances on the mound in relief for the Spartans as ajunior… Posted a 5.87 earned run average in 15.1 innings ofwork… Worked a season-long 2.1 innings at Georgia State (May2), allowing one hit and no runs, while striking out one…Allowed for extra base hits on the season and opponents hit .283against him… Earned A-Sun Conference Scholarrecognition.
2011: Made 28relief appearances as a sophomore, posted a 3-2 mark while strikingout 28 batters… Struck out 28 batters in 56 innings ofwork… Took the loss after giving up three rounds on fivehits in four innings against Xavier (Feb. 19)… Pitched ascoreless inning against Virginia Tech (Feb. 22)… Earned thewin against Presbyterian College (Feb. 25) after holding the BlueHose scoreless for 2/3 of an inning… Pitched three completeframes against Dayton (Feb. 26), allowing one run on one hit withtwo strikeouts… Picked up second win of season after tossingfour innings of shutout baseball against Furman (Mar. 22)…Completed the shutout victory against No. 20 Stetson (Apr.1)… Pitched final two innings against the Hatters, giving upthree hits and striking out two… Pitched a career-high 5.2innings at No. 3 South Carolina (Apr. 5)… Earned the victoryin Upstate’s 6-5 win in extra innings over Belmont (Apr. 9,10 inn.)… Allowed two runs on two hits in four innings ofrelief… Pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout atLipscomb (Apr. 16)… Recorded the final three outs in the 5-1victory in the season finale at Campbell (May 20)… Allowedone hit and one walk with a strikeout… Was a member of theA-Sun All-Academic Team and a Conference Scholar.
2010: Appeared in22 games as a freshman and pitched 26 2/3 innings... Posted a 1-1record on the season... First collegiate win came in relief atGeorgia State (Feb. 23) after pitching four complete innings,allowing two runs (one earned), three hits while fanning fourPanther batters... Pitched 2.1 innings against Dayton (Feb. 27),giving up two hits and zero runs... Allowed just one hit with threepunchouts in two innings of work at North Florida (Apr. 11)... AtUNC Asheville (Apr. 14), the freshman pitched two complete inningsallowing two hits with one strikeout... A member of the A-SunAll-Academic Team.
HighSchool: Earned three letters in baseball at WaltonHigh School ... Helped the Raiders to a 29-9 overall record inGeorgia''s Class AAAAA in 2008, as the team fell in the state finalsto Brookwood ... Struck out the side in the top of the seventhinning in the second game of the finals ... Helped the 2007 teamwin the Class AAAAA state and region titles ... Also played withthe prestigious East Cobb Baseball Club program, earning a slot atthe 2007 SE Underclass Showcase ... Finished 4-1 with the East CobbMets, including a shutout of the East Cobb Yankees, during thesummer of 2009 ... Also threw a complete-game win at theMid-America World Series.
Personal: Born on Nov. 2, 1990 ... Son ofBrian and Marcelle Knauff ... Has a younger sister, Mallory ...Majoring in Communications ... Favorite movie is "Van Wilder" ...Favorite musical group is the Dave Matthews Band ... Favorite bookis Josh Hamilton''s "Beyond Belief" ... Favorite baseball player isJosh Hamilton ... Admires his parents ... Dream job is to be aprofessional baseball player.
