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9 Drake Knight
Drake Knight
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    170
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    St. George, S.C.
  • Position:
    P
  • Previous School:
    USC Sumter
  • app
    14
  • gs
    0
  • w
    1
  • l
    0
  • sv
    0
  • ip
    20.2
  • era
    6.97
  • whip
    2.47
  • k
    13
Bio

2017-18: Appeared in 14 games...Credited with a win after throwing five innings of relief in the Cobras 9-4 victory over Clalfin (3/13)...Allowed just one home run in 20.2 innings pitched.

Previous School: Transferred to Coker from USC Sumter. 

High School: Attended Woodland High School where he was a two-time All-Region Baseball and Football athlete. Knight was also a two-time All-State Baseball player and a five-year letterman for the Wolverines. 

Drake was not only effective on the field, but also in the classroom, serving as the President of the National Honors Society and finished with a 4.3 GPA. 

Personal: Son of Ward and Paula Knight... Has two siblings Michael and Sommer... Sommer is a member of the track and field team at East Carolina University as a pole vaulter. 

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Apr 14 Tusculum W, 8-7
Apr 17 at St. Andrews W, 11-10
Apr 18 at UNC Pembroke L, 15-9
Apr 20 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 13-7
Apr 21 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 10-3
Apr 21 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 17-3
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Appearances 14 6
Games started 0 0
Wins 1 0
Losses 0 0
Saves 0 0
Complete Games - -
Shutouts - -
Innings Pitched 20.2 5.2
Hits 32 13
Runs 22 10
Earned Runs 16 7
Walks 19 7
Strikeouts 13 4
Strikeouts per Game 5.66 6.35
Doubles Allowed 6 4
Triples Allowed - -
WHIP 2.47 3.53
Home Runs Allows 1 1
At Bats Against 92 32
Batting Average Against .348 .406
Earned Run Average 6.97 11.12
Wild pitches 4 1
Hit Batters 10 3
Balks 1 1
Sacrifice Flies Allowed 2 -
Sacrifice Hits Allowed 1 1
Game Log - Hitting
Date Opponent Score gp ab h rbi bb k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa 2b 3b hr xbh
Feb 3 Chowan W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 Chowan L, 15-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Feb 9 Urbana W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Urbana W, 9-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Feb 10 Urbana W, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 Urbana W, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Clarion W, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 Alderson Broaddus W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 Alderson Broaddus W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at Claflin W, 8-5 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Feb 23 at Catawba L, 26-1 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Feb 24 at Catawba L, 16-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Feb 24 at Catawba L, 15-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 Dominican (N.Y.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 Carson-Newman L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 Carson-Newman L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 Carson-Newman L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 UNC Pembroke L, 15-5 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Mar 9 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Claflin W, 9-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Mar 16 Wingate L, 14-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Wingate W, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Wingate L, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Augusta L, 5-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Mar 23 at Newberry L, 8-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Mar 24 at Newberry L, 12-1 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Mar 24 at Newberry L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Mars Hill L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Mars Hill L, 20-6 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Mar 31 at Mars Hill L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Lincoln Memorial W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Lincoln Memorial W, 14-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Lincoln Memorial L, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 St. Andrews L, 12-6 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Apr 13 Tusculum W, 16-14 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Apr 14 Tusculum L, 18-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Tusculum W, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at St. Andrews W, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at UNC Pembroke L, 15-9 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Apr 20 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 17-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Benedict   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Base Running
Date Opponent Score gp r tb sb cs
Feb 3 Chowan W, 3-0 - - - - -
Feb 3 Chowan L, 15-4 1 0 0 - -
Feb 9 Urbana W, 2-1 - - - - -
Feb 9 Urbana W, 9-2 1 0 0 - -
Feb 10 Urbana W, 11-1 - - - - -
Feb 10 Urbana W, 9-8 - - - - -
Feb 16 Clarion W, 11-10 - - - - -
Feb 18 Alderson Broaddus W, 3-0 - - - - -
Feb 18 Alderson Broaddus W, 7-6 - - - - -
Feb 21 at Claflin W, 8-5 1 0 0 - -
Feb 23 at Catawba L, 26-1 1 0 0 - -
Feb 24 at Catawba L, 16-4 1 0 0 - -
Feb 24 at Catawba L, 15-5 - - - - -
Feb 26 Dominican (N.Y.)   - - - - -
Mar 3 Carson-Newman L, 7-3 - - - - -
Mar 3 Carson-Newman L, 10-6 - - - - -
Mar 4 Carson-Newman L, 7-1 - - - - -
Mar 7 UNC Pembroke L, 15-5 1 0 0 - -
Mar 9 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 8-2 - - - - -
Mar 10 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 10-6 - - - - -
Mar 10 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 6-3 - - - - -
Mar 13 Claflin W, 9-4 1 0 0 - -
Mar 16 Wingate L, 14-10 - - - - -
Mar 17 Wingate W, 10-9 - - - - -
Mar 17 Wingate L, 8-5 - - - - -
Mar 21 at Augusta L, 5-3 1 0 0 - -
Mar 23 at Newberry L, 8-3 1 0 0 - -
Mar 24 at Newberry L, 12-1 1 0 0 - -
Mar 24 at Newberry L, 3-2 - - - - -
Mar 30 at Mars Hill L, 7-5 - - - - -
Mar 31 at Mars Hill L, 20-6 1 0 0 - -
Mar 31 at Mars Hill L, 10-3 - - - - -
Apr 6 Lincoln Memorial W, 10-7 - - - - -
Apr 8 Lincoln Memorial W, 14-13 - - - - -
Apr 8 Lincoln Memorial L, 6-0 - - - - -
Apr 10 St. Andrews L, 12-6 1 0 0 - -
Apr 13 Tusculum W, 16-14 1 0 0 - -
Apr 14 Tusculum L, 18-2 - - - - -
Apr 14 Tusculum W, 8-7 - - - - -
Apr 17 at St. Andrews W, 11-10 - - - - -
Apr 18 at UNC Pembroke L, 15-9 1 0 0 - -
Apr 20 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 13-7 - - - - -
Apr 21 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 10-3 - - - - -
Apr 21 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 17-3 - - - - -
Apr 24 at Benedict   - - - - -
Game Log - Pitching
Date Opponent Score w l ip h r er era k k/9 hr whip
Feb 3 Chowan W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 Chowan L, 15-4 0 0 2.0 4 4 3 13.50 2 9.00 - 3.00
Feb 9 Urbana W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Urbana W, 9-2 0 0 1.0 2 - - 0.00 - .00 - 3.00
Feb 10 Urbana W, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 Urbana W, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Clarion W, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 Alderson Broaddus W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 Alderson Broaddus W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at Claflin W, 8-5 0 0 0.2 3 3 1 13.50 - .00 - 6.00
Feb 23 at Catawba L, 26-1 0 0 1.1 2 2 2 13.50 - .00 - 2.25
Feb 24 at Catawba L, 16-4 0 0 2.1 6 2 - 0.00 2 7.71 - 3.00
Feb 24 at Catawba L, 15-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 Dominican (N.Y.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 Carson-Newman L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 Carson-Newman L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 Carson-Newman L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 UNC Pembroke L, 15-5 0 0 1.1 2 - - 0.00 - .00 - 1.50
Mar 9 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Claflin W, 9-4 1 0 5.0 2 2 2 3.60 4 7.20 - 1.40
Mar 16 Wingate L, 14-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Wingate W, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Wingate L, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Augusta L, 5-3 0 0 2.1 2 1 1 3.86 1 3.86 - 1.29
Mar 23 at Newberry L, 8-3 0 0 1.2 1 1 - 0.00 1 5.40 - 1.80
Mar 24 at Newberry L, 12-1 0 0 0.0 3 3 3 INF - .00 1 -
Mar 24 at Newberry L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Mars Hill L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Mars Hill L, 20-6 0 0 0.0 1 2 2 INF - .00 - -
Mar 31 at Mars Hill L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Lincoln Memorial W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Lincoln Memorial W, 14-13 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Lincoln Memorial L, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 St. Andrews L, 12-6 0 0 1.1 3 - - 0.00 1 6.75 - 3.00
Apr 13 Tusculum W, 16-14 0 0 0.1 - - - 0.00 1 27.00 - -
Apr 14 Tusculum L, 18-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Tusculum W, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at St. Andrews W, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at UNC Pembroke L, 15-9 0 0 1.1 1 2 2 13.50 1 6.75 - 1.50
Apr 20 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 17-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Benedict   - - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Feb 3 Chowan W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 Chowan L, 15-4 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Urbana W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Urbana W, 9-2 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Feb 10 Urbana W, 11-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 Urbana W, 9-8 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Clarion W, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 Alderson Broaddus W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 Alderson Broaddus W, 7-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at Claflin W, 8-5 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 - - -
Feb 23 at Catawba L, 26-1 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 24 at Catawba L, 16-4 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 24 at Catawba L, 15-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 Dominican (N.Y.)   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 Carson-Newman L, 7-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 Carson-Newman L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 4 Carson-Newman L, 7-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 UNC Pembroke L, 15-5 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 2 - - -
Mar 9 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 8-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 10-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 6-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Claflin W, 9-4 1 2 0 2 0 - 1.000 - 2 2 .500 -
Mar 16 Wingate L, 14-10 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Wingate W, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Wingate L, 8-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Augusta L, 5-3 1 2 0 2 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 23 at Newberry L, 8-3 1 1 0 0 1 - .000 - - - - -
Mar 24 at Newberry L, 12-1 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 - - -
Mar 24 at Newberry L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 30 at Mars Hill L, 7-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 at Mars Hill L, 20-6 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 - - -
Mar 31 at Mars Hill L, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 6 Lincoln Memorial W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Lincoln Memorial W, 14-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 8 Lincoln Memorial L, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 St. Andrews L, 12-6 1 2 0 0 2 - .000 - 4 - - -
Apr 13 Tusculum W, 16-14 1 1 0 0 1 - .000 - - - - -
Apr 14 Tusculum L, 18-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 14 Tusculum W, 8-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at St. Andrews W, 11-10 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at UNC Pembroke L, 15-9 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 20 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 10-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 17-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 24 at Benedict   - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp ab h rbi bb k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa 2b 3b hr xbh
2017-18 14 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
2018-19 21 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0
2019-20 7 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Total 42 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0

Career Stats: Hitting

  gp r tb sb cs
2017-18 14 0 0 - -
2018-19 21 0 0 0 0
2019-20 7 0 0 - -
Total 42 0 0 0 0

Career Stats: Base Running

  era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
2017-18 6.97 1 0 14 0 0 20.2 32 22 16 19 13 5.66 1 2.47 124 4 10
2018-19 6.60 0 2 21 2 5 46.1 72 54 34 22 30 5.83 1 2.03 245 12 11
2019-20 9.72 0 1 7 0 1 8.1 16 13 9 7 10 10.80 1 2.76 49 1 1
Total 7.05 1 3 42 2 6 75.1 120 89 59 48 53 6.33 3 2.23 418 17 22

Career Stats: Pitching

  gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
2017-18 14 10 2 4 4 - .600 - 11 2 .154 -
2018-19 21 14 4 4 6 0 .571 1 16 2 .111 0
2019-20 7 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - 5 2 .286 -
Total 42 25 7 8 10 0 .600 1 32 6 .158 0

Career Stats: Fielding

  gp ab h rbi bb k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa 2b 3b hr xbh
Event                                          
Total 14 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Conference 6 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Location                                          
Home 6 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Away 8 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Result                                          
Wins 4 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Losses 10 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Month                                          
February 5 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
March 6 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
April 3 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0

Splits Stats: Hitting

  gp r tb sb cs
Event          
Total 14 0 0 - -
Conference 6 0 0 - -
Exhibition - - 0 - -
Location          
Home 6 0 0 - -
Away 8 0 0 - -
Neutral - - 0 - -
Result          
Wins 4 0 0 - -
Losses 10 0 0 - -
Month          
February 5 0 0 - -
March 6 0 0 - -
April 3 0 0 - -

Splits Stats: Base Running

  era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/9 hr whip bf wp hbp
Event                                    
Total 6.97 1 0 14 0 0 20.2 32 22 16 19 13 5.66 1 2.47 124 4 10
Conference 11.12 0 0 6 0 0 5.2 13 10 7 7 4 6.35 1 3.53 43 1 3
Exhibition 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - - - - -
Location                                    
Home 4.09 1 0 6 0 0 11.0 13 6 5 9 8 6.55 - 2.00 58 2 3
Away 10.24 0 0 8 0 0 9.2 19 16 11 10 5 4.66 1 3.00 66 2 7
Neutral 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - - - - -
Result                                    
Wins 3.86 1 0 4 0 0 7.0 7 5 3 7 5 6.43 - 2.00 34 1 -
Losses 8.56 0 0 10 0 0 13.2 25 17 13 12 8 5.27 1 2.71 90 3 10
Month                                    
February 7.36 0 0 5 0 0 7.1 17 11 6 6 4 4.91 - 3.14 51 1 3
March 6.97 1 0 6 0 0 10.1 11 9 8 11 6 5.23 1 2.13 54 1 4
April 6.00 0 0 3 0 0 3.0 4 2 2 2 3 9.00 - 2.00 19 2 3

Splits Stats: Pitching

  gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Event                        
Total 14 10 2 4 4 - .600 - 11 2 .154 -
Conference 6 2 0 0 2 - .000 - 2 - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 6 6 1 2 3 - .500 - 8 2 .200 -
Away 8 4 1 2 1 - .750 - 3 - - -
Neutral - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Result                        
Wins 4 4 1 2 1 - .750 - 3 2 .400 -
Losses 10 6 1 2 3 - .500 - 8 - - -
Month                        
February 5 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -
March 6 5 0 4 1 - .800 - 6 2 .250 -
April 3 4 1 0 3 - .250 - 4 - - -

Splits Stats: Fielding

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