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2017 Baseball Roster

31 Mike Knauf

  • Class Senior
  • Position C
  • Height 5-9
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Manalapan, N.J.
  • High School Manalapan

Biography

Career: A two-time all-conference pick and a 2015 third-team all-state selection … Has started 62 of his 71 appearances, hitting .288 with 39 RBI, 27 runs scored, 12 doubles and a home run.
 
2016: Named to the All-NJAC Second Team … Started 31 of 33 appearances, batting .266 while collecting six doubles, 19 RBI and 13 runs scored … Threw out 13 potential base stealers … Had six multi-hit games … Went 4-for-5 with a double and run scored against Montclair State in the NJAC Tournament third round (5/7/16) … Drove in three runs on two hits and scored once during an 8-7 victory at No. 8/10 Rutgers-Camden (4/2/16) … Went 2-for-3 with an RBI in an 8-2 win at No. 3/7 Ramapo (4/28/16) … Laced three hits, including an RBI-single and double, while touching home twice during a 13-5 victory at New Jersey City (4/30/16) … Tallied a double as part of a two-hit performance, scoring a run against No. 28 The College of New Jersey (4/10/16) … Recorded two hits, including an RBI-double, and scored a run in a 12-6 win against Trinity, Conn. (3/12/16).
 
2015: Named to the New Jersey Colligate Baseball Association (NJCBA) Division II/III All-State Third Team and the All-NJAC Honorable Mention … Started 19 of his 22 appearances, hitting .371 (eighth in NJAC) with 15 RBI, three doubles and a home run … Had eight multi-hit and five multi-RBI games … Went 3-for-4 while driving in a run to help defeat No. 5 Kean, 9-3 (4/3/15) … Crushed a home run and plated three scores during a 9-2 victory against Ripon (3/17/15) … Went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBI in a 6-0 win against Rutgers-Newark (4/17/15) … Recorded three hits, two RBI and a run scored during a 6-2 victory at Montclair State (4/9/15).
 
2014: Started 12 of his 16 appearances … Three of his eight hits were for extra bases … Recorded a hit and scored a run in his first collegiate start during the season opener at Farmingdale State (3/11/14) … Drove in three runs on two hits, including a double, and scored a run in an 11-7 victory against Centenary (4/9/14) … Laced a double against Stevens (3/27/14) … Contributed an RBI-single at Montclair State (4/25/14).
 
Prior to William Paterson: A three-time Defensive Player of the Year at Manalapan H.S. … Won the state championship as a sophomore and junior.
 
Personal/Academics: His father, Michael, played baseball at Monmouth University … Majoring in management. 


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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2014Freshman

    Catcher
    5'8" 165 lbs
    1
  • 31

    2015Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'9" 175 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2016Junior

    Catcher
    5'9" 175 lbs
    31
  • 31

    2017Senior

    Catcher
    5'9" 175 lbs
    31