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Chad Knight

Catcher/Right-handed pitcher
STAPLES HS
WESTPORT, CONNECTICUT
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT
Press Release

Peak Performance

0.554

Batting average

23

RBI

1.179

Slugging percentage

10

Home runs
“On the mound, he’s a shutdown guy, and at the plate Knight is a beast. The ball jumps off his bat, and it just sounds different than when anyone else hits it.”
Rit Lacomis
Head Coach Head coach at Stamford High
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 210-pound senior catcher and right-handed pitcher had led the Wreckers to an 18-3 record at the time of his selection. Knight batted .554 with 10 home runs, 23 RBI and a slugging percentage of 1.179 through 21 games. A First Team All-State selection, he was also named the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference Player of the Year.

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Academic Achievement

Knight has maintained a 3.78 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball on scholarship at Duke University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A talented pianist, Knight has volunteered locally on behalf of a homeless shelter and youth baseball programs.