Carter Knapek

Height:
6-2
Weight:
200
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Slingerlands, N.Y.
High School:
Albany Academy

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018: Made 14 appearances in relief, totaling 20.2 innings and finishing 2-1 with two saves ... Compiled a 4.35 ERA ... Worked three innings of one-run ball in the second game of a doubleheader against Rhode Island (4/14), posting four strikeouts ... Picked up his first win of the season in a walk-off victory over URI (4/13) ... Tossed a three-up, three-down ninth inning in that game with a strikeout ... Struck out four and allowed just one earned run over 3.1 relief innings in a series vs. St. Bonaventure (3/31-4/1) ... Also fanned four and walked one batter in 1.1 innings at Richmond (3/25) ... Pitched the final two innings in a win over Bradley (3/16), during which he did not surrender a hit or a walk ... Picked up his first collegiate save against Central Connecticut (3/11), allowing only one hit in one inning.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017: Made 10 appearances starting in one game pitching 21.2 innings and finished with a 9.14 ERA ... Pitched 1.1 innings in game two of a double header against Fordham (5/12), allowing one hit and striking out one ... Threw 0.2 innings in game two of a double header vs. Rhode Island (5/6), allowing no hits, no runs, and one strikeout ... Pitched 1.2 innings of relief at UConn (4/18) with one strikeout ... Threw five innings with four strikeouts against UMass Lowell (4/12) with only one run allowed ... Started pitching three innings at Harvard (4/5), striking out four ... Pitched one innings at Morehead State (4/1) allowing only two hits... Pitched four innings at George Washington (3/24) with 3 strikeouts ... Pitched 1.2 innings vs. Bucknell (3/16) striking out two ... Made his first collegiate pitching appearance vs. Maine (3/12), allowing only one hit.

BEFORE UMASS: Pitched and played third base for the varsity Albany Academy baseball team in Albany, N.Y. for four years… Lead team to win Section II Title as a junior in 2015… Named to the All-Colonial Conference Team in 2015 and the second All-Colonial Conference Team in 2016… Has personal record of .90 ERA, 152 strikeouts over 4 years, and lead the team in RBIs as a sophomore, junior and senior (2014-2016)… Was named New York State Public High School Athletic Association Scholar athlete (2013-2016)… Also played basketball for 2 years and ran cross country for a year… Played for the Amsterdam Mohawks over the summer of 2016 in the PGCBL.

PERSONAL: Born Carter Anthony Knapek in Albany, N.Y. … Son of Larry and Lisa… Twin brother Brooks also plays for UMass Baseball… Father Larry played basketball and baseball at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts… Cousin Jake Marrello currently plays hockey at RPI… Majoring in Political Science and plans to go to law school after college.

CAREER HIGHS
Innings Pitched: 5.0 vs. UMass Lowell (4/12/17)
Strikeouts: 4 (4x) last vs. Rhode Island (4/14/18)