Dallas Baptist University Athletics

CAREER HONORS
2014:
Missouri Valley Conference All-Defensive Team
 
2014 (JUNIOR)
Played in all 61 games, making 60 starts … Made the transition to the hot corner as the team’s everyday third baseman, after starting 54 games at shortstop last year … Played stellar defense at third base, going a stretch of 34 straight games from March 6 – April 12 without committing an error … Hit the team’s first homerun of the season on Opening Day versus Mississippi Valley State on February 14 … Went 4-for-9 with three RBI and seven runs scored in the season opening series against Mississippi Valley State … Pieced together a 2-for-5 day with two RBI in an extra-inning win at UT-San Antonio on February 25 … Went 2-for-4 with a double and 3 RBI on March 1 versus Pennsylvania … Drove in two runs in a 2-for-3 day against Oral Roberts on March 6 … Hit his first career grand slam and went 2-for-5 with 4 RBI in a win over BYU on March 10 … Delivered three RBI at Stephen F. Austin on March 25 … Went 2-for-4 with an RBI double at Illinois State on April 6 … Collected two hits at Baylor on April 12 … Went 2-for-4 and drove in a run at Texas Tech on April 15 … Helped DBU to a come-from-behind win over Stephen F. Austin on April 22 with a 2-for-3 day the plate … Went 2-for-4 with an RBI double in a road victory at Oklahoma on April 29 … Matched a season-high with four RBI in a 2-for-4 performance at Wichita State on May 10 … Picked up two hits including a double against Southern Illinois on May 15 … Went 2-for-4 with an RBI against Missouri State on May 23 … Drove in two runs and doubled in a win over Missouri State on May 23 that sent the Patriots to the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship Game.
 
2013 (SOPHOMORE)
Saw action in 57 games, making 54 starts as the everyday shortstop … Hit .259 with one homerun and drove in 19 runs … Tied for second on the team with three triples … Went three for four with a two-run triple and hit his first career homerun versus Mississippi Valley State on Feb. 23 … Collected two hits and stole a base at Texas A&M Corpus Christi on March 1 … The following day, tripled and drove in a run at Texas A&M Corpus Christi … Wrapped up the series against Texas A&M Corpus Christi with a two for three day including a triple and two walks … Went two for four, drove in a run and stole a base at home against Texas Southern on March 6 … Drove in a run in the ninth inning as part of a two-hit day in a 4-2 win at Oral Roberts on March 8 … Drew a bases loaded walk and singled in a run in the series finale at Oral Roberts … Scored three runs in an 18-4 win over Sam Houston State on March 14 … Had a two hit day in an 8-7 win over Sam Houston State the following game … Went two for four with an RBI double at San Jose State on March 22 … Followed with another two for four day in game two versus San Jose State … Helped DBU to a 5-4 win over TCU on March 26 going one for two with two runs and a pair of walks … Had a season-high 11 game hit streak from March 10-28 … Went two for five with an RBI versus Sacramento State on March 30 … Picked up two hits and an RBI at New Mexico State on April 6 … Put together a three for four day with two runs batted in and a double against Seattle on April 11 … Collected two hits and scored a run in a 7-3 win at Cal State Bakersfield on April 21 … Scored a pair of runs versus Baylor on April 23 … Drew a bases loaded walk to drive in a run and scored twice in a 5-2 win at UT Arlington on May 5 … Went one for three with an RBI and two runs scored in a 12-4 win over New Mexico State in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament on May 25.
 
2012 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in 36 games, including 25 starts, as a true freshman ... Hit .206 with four doubles and a triple ... First collegiate hit came against Oklahoma State on February 21 with a single to left field in the eighth inning ... Later singled again in the ninth inning ... First collegiate double came against UT-San Antonio a week later ... Doubled against Texas on March 6 in Austin after entering the game as a pinch-runner ... That double started a six game hit streak from March 6 through March 15 ... Went two for three and picked up first collegiate RBI against Houston Baptist on March 11 ... Went two for three with a walk as part of the DBU, 7-6, walk-off win over Oklahoma in Dallas ... Collected two more hits to open the Charlotte series ... First collegiate triple came against Louisiana Tech on March 24 as part of a two-hit, two-RBI day ... Had two more hits the following game against Sam Houston in Huntsville ... Doubled against Texas Tech on April 11 ... Saw action in one game at the Waco Regional.
 
COLLEGIATE SUMMER BASEBALL
Played for the La Crosse Loggers of the Northwoods League.  Prior to last year, spent the previous two summers in the Alaska Baseball League with the Mat-Su Miners.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterman at Billy Ryan High School in Denton … Played for Head Coach Brett Warnack … Named 2011 1st Team All-Area … Selected as First Team All-District and First Team All-Area during his junior year … Also named 2009 District Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore … Competed for D-BAT in the summers.
 
PERSONAL
Born on September 20, 1992 … Parents are Mel and Kathy Knight … Brother, Austin, is in his second season on the Texas A&M Baseball coaching staff after previously playing and coaching at Dallas Baptist … Majoring in Kinesiology … Favorite Bible verse is Romans 15:7.