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9 Drake Knight
Drake Knight
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    170
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    St. George, S.C.
  • Position:
    P
  • Previous School:
    USC Sumter
  • gp
    7
  • avg
    -
  • hr
    -
  • rbi
    0
  • r
    0
  • sb
    -
Bio

2019-20: Appeared in seven games during a shortened season due to COVID-19...Struck out 10 batters in 8.1 innings pitched...Named to the 2019-20 South Atlantic Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

2018-19: Appeared in 21 games...Had 30 strikeouts in 46.1 innings pitched...Was named to the SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Received the 2018-19 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award.

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
Feb 29 Wingate L, 8-4
Mar 3 at Emmanuel (Ga.)
Mar 7 Tusculum L, 17-2
Mar 7 Tusculum L, 9-3
Mar 8 Tusculum L, 5-3
Mar 10 Columbia International L, 5-4
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 7 3
Plate appearances 0 0
At Bats 0 0
Runs 0 0
Hits 0 0
Doubles - -
Triples - -
Home Runs - -
Runs Batted In 0 0
Total bases 0 0
Walks - -
Hit by pitch - -
Strikeouts - -
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits - -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases - -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average - -
On Base Percentage - -
Slugging Percentage - -
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 1 Chowan W, 8-6 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Feb 1 Chowan L, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 Chowan W, 16-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 St. Andrews W, 22-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Alderson Broaddus W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Alderson Broaddus L, 6-4 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Feb 9 Alderson Broaddus W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Alderson Broaddus W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Seton Hill L, 7-2 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Feb 15 Seton Hill L, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Seton Hill L, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 at Belmont Abbey L, 5-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Feb 22 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 6-1 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Feb 22 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 16-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 at Augusta L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 Wingate W, 8-6 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Feb 29 Wingate L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 Wingate L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Emmanuel (Ga.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Tusculum L, 17-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Tusculum L, 9-3 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Mar 8 Tusculum L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 Columbia International L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at #22 Newberry   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 at #22 Newberry   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 at #22 Newberry   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at UNC Pembroke   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Lincoln Memorial   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Lincoln Memorial   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Lincoln Memorial   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 at Columbia International   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 Queens (N.C.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Queens (N.C.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Queens (N.C.)   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Belmont Abbey   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at St. Andrews   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Virginia-Wise   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Virginia-Wise   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Virginia-Wise   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 UNC Pembroke   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Carson-Newman   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Carson-Newman   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Carson-Newman   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Catawba   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Catawba   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Catawba   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Augusta   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Base Running
Date Opponent Score gp r tb sb cs
Feb 1 Chowan W, 8-6 1 0 0 - -
Feb 1 Chowan L, 11-3 - - - - -
Feb 2 Chowan W, 16-1 - - - - -
Feb 4 St. Andrews W, 22-5 - - - - -
Feb 8 Alderson Broaddus W, 6-4 - - - - -
Feb 8 Alderson Broaddus L, 6-4 1 0 0 - -
Feb 9 Alderson Broaddus W, 4-2 - - - - -
Feb 9 Alderson Broaddus W, 7-4 - - - - -
Feb 15 Seton Hill L, 7-2 1 0 0 - -
Feb 15 Seton Hill L, 10-1 - - - - -
Feb 16 Seton Hill L, 14-4 - - - - -
Feb 18 at Belmont Abbey L, 5-3 1 0 0 - -
Feb 22 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 6-1 1 0 0 - -
Feb 22 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 10-7 - - - - -
Feb 23 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 16-12 - - - - -
Feb 26 at Augusta L, 12-5 - - - - -
Feb 28 Wingate W, 8-6 1 0 0 - -
Feb 29 Wingate L, 8-3 - - - - -
Feb 29 Wingate L, 8-4 - - - - -
Mar 3 at Emmanuel (Ga.)   - - - - -
Mar 7 Tusculum L, 17-2 - - - - -
Mar 7 Tusculum L, 9-3 1 0 0 - -
Mar 8 Tusculum L, 5-3 - - - - -
Mar 10 Columbia International L, 5-4 - - - - -
Mar 13 at #22 Newberry   - - - - -
Mar 14 at #22 Newberry   - - - - -
Mar 14 at #22 Newberry   - - - - -
Mar 18 at UNC Pembroke   - - - - -
Mar 20 at Lincoln Memorial   - - - - -
Mar 21 at Lincoln Memorial   - - - - -
Mar 21 at Lincoln Memorial   - - - - -
Mar 23 at Columbia International   - - - - -
Mar 27 Queens (N.C.)   - - - - -
Mar 28 Queens (N.C.)   - - - - -
Mar 28 Queens (N.C.)   - - - - -
Mar 31 Belmont Abbey   - - - - -
Apr 1 at St. Andrews   - - - - -
Apr 3 at Virginia-Wise   - - - - -
Apr 4 at Virginia-Wise   - - - - -
Apr 4 at Virginia-Wise   - - - - -
Apr 7 UNC Pembroke   - - - - -
Apr 10 Carson-Newman   - - - - -
Apr 11 Carson-Newman   - - - - -
Apr 11 Carson-Newman   - - - - -
Apr 17 at Catawba   - - - - -
Apr 18 at Catawba   - - - - -
Apr 18 at Catawba   - - - - -
Apr 21 Augusta   - - - - -
Game Log - Pitching
Date Opponent Score w l ip h r er era k k/9 hr whip
Feb 1 Chowan W, 8-6 0 0 1.1 1 - - 0.00 2 13.50 - .75
Feb 1 Chowan L, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 Chowan W, 16-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 St. Andrews W, 22-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Alderson Broaddus W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Alderson Broaddus L, 6-4 0 0 1.0 1 2 - 0.00 1 9.00 - 1.00
Feb 9 Alderson Broaddus W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Alderson Broaddus W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Seton Hill L, 7-2 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 9.00 1 9.00 - 2.00
Feb 15 Seton Hill L, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Seton Hill L, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 at Belmont Abbey L, 5-3 0 1 0.2 2 2 - 0.00 1 13.50 - 6.00
Feb 22 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 6-1 0 0 1.1 3 2 2 13.50 2 13.50 - 2.25
Feb 22 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 16-12 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 at Augusta L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 Wingate W, 8-6 0 0 1.1 4 4 4 27.00 1 6.75 1 5.25
Feb 29 Wingate L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 Wingate L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Emmanuel (Ga.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Tusculum L, 17-2 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Tusculum L, 9-3 0 0 1.2 3 2 2 10.80 2 10.80 - 3.00
Mar 8 Tusculum L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 Columbia International L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at #22 Newberry   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 at #22 Newberry   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 at #22 Newberry   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at UNC Pembroke   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Lincoln Memorial   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Lincoln Memorial   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Lincoln Memorial   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 at Columbia International   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 Queens (N.C.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Queens (N.C.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Queens (N.C.)   - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Belmont Abbey   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at St. Andrews   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Virginia-Wise   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Virginia-Wise   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Virginia-Wise   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 UNC Pembroke   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Carson-Newman   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Carson-Newman   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Carson-Newman   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Catawba   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Catawba   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Catawba   - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Augusta   - - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Feb 1 Chowan W, 8-6 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Feb 1 Chowan L, 11-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 Chowan W, 16-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 St. Andrews W, 22-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Alderson Broaddus W, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Alderson Broaddus L, 6-4 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Alderson Broaddus W, 4-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Alderson Broaddus W, 7-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 Seton Hill L, 7-2 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 .333 -
Feb 15 Seton Hill L, 10-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 16 Seton Hill L, 14-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 at Belmont Abbey L, 5-3 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 .500 -
Feb 22 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 6-1 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 - - -
Feb 22 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 10-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 16-12 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 at Augusta L, 12-5 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 Wingate W, 8-6 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 29 Wingate L, 8-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 29 Wingate L, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 3 at Emmanuel (Ga.)   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Tusculum L, 17-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 7 Tusculum L, 9-3 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 - - -
Mar 8 Tusculum L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 10 Columbia International L, 5-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 at #22 Newberry   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 at #22 Newberry   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 at #22 Newberry   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 at UNC Pembroke   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at Lincoln Memorial   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Lincoln Memorial   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 21 at Lincoln Memorial   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 at Columbia International   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 Queens (N.C.)   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Queens (N.C.)   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Queens (N.C.)   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 31 Belmont Abbey   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at St. Andrews   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Virginia-Wise   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Virginia-Wise   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 at Virginia-Wise   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 UNC Pembroke   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 Carson-Newman   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Carson-Newman   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 11 Carson-Newman   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Catawba   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Catawba   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at Catawba   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 21 Augusta   - - - - - - - - - - - -
  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 7 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Conference 3 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Location                                          
Home 5 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Away 2 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Result                                          
Wins 2 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Losses 5 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
Month                                          
February 6 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0
March 1 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - - - 0

Splits Stats: Hitting

  gp r tb sb cs
Event          
Total 7 0 0 - -
Conference 3 0 0 - -
Exhibition - - 0 - -
Location          
Home 5 0 0 - -
Away 2 0 0 - -
Neutral - - 0 - -
Result          
Wins 2 0 0 - -
Losses 5 0 0 - -
Month          
February 6 0 0 - -
March 1 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 9.72 0 1 7 0 1 8.1 16 13 9 7 10 10.80 1 2.76 49 1 1
Conference 16.62 0 0 3 0 0 4.1 10 8 8 5 5 10.38 1 3.46 29 - 1
Exhibition 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - - - - -
Location                                    
Home 9.95 0 0 5 0 1 6.1 11 9 7 5 7 9.95 1 2.53 36 1 -
Away 9.00 0 1 2 0 0 2.0 5 4 2 2 3 13.50 - 3.50 13 - 1
Neutral 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - - .00 - - - - -
Result                                    
Wins 13.50 0 0 2 0 1 2.2 5 4 4 3 3 10.13 1 3.00 16 - -
Losses 7.94 0 1 5 0 0 5.2 11 9 5 4 7 11.12 - 2.65 33 1 1
Month                                    
February 9.45 0 1 6 0 1 6.2 13 11 7 5 8 10.80 1 2.70 39 1 1
March 10.80 0 0 1 0 0 1.2 3 2 2 2 2 10.80 - 3.00 10 - -

Splits Stats: Pitching

  gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Event                        
Total 7 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - 5 2 .286 -
Conference 3 0 0 0 0 - - - 2 - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location                        
Home 5 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - 3 1 .250 -
Away 2 0 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 .333 -
Neutral - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Result                        
Wins 2 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Losses 5 0 0 0 0 - - - 5 2 .286 -
Month                        
February 6 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - 4 2 .333 -
March 1 0 0 0 0 - - - 1 - - -

Splits Stats: Fielding

News mentions
Coker Baseball Wins Game One Against Wingate 8-6
  • Article
  • February 28, 2020
Coker Baseball Wins Game One Against Wingate 8-6

HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker University baseball team picked up their second South Atlantic Conference victory of the season, defeating the Wingate University Bulldogs by a score of 8-6 on Friday (Feb. 28).

  • February 28, 2020
Coker Baseball Splits Opening Day Doubleheader Against Chowan
  • Article
  • February 01, 2020
Coker Baseball Splits Opening Day Doubleheader Against Chowan

HARTSVILLE, S.C. – The Coker University baseball team split its Saturday (Feb. 1) doubleheader against the Chowan University Hawks to kick off the 2020 season.

  • February 01, 2020
2020 Coker Baseball Season Preview
  • Article
  • January 31, 2020
2020 Coker Baseball Season Preview

HARTSVILLE, S.C. - The Coker University baseball team is preparing for the start of the 2020 season under interim head coach Bob McLaughlin, to go along with new assistant coaches Adam Vasil and James Tennenbaum. The Cobras are ready and prepared for the new season to begin.

  • January 31, 2020