2017 Baseball Roster
Josh Knies
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Letters:
- 1
- Hometown:
- Sarasota, Fla.
- Prev School:
- Florida State-Jacksonville
AWARDS/RECOGNTIONS
SEASON-BY-SEASON
2016 at Mercer: One of six Bears to make 20 appearances on the mound as a junior … Ranked fourth among Mercer pitchers with seven starts … Posted a 3-2 record with a 6.23 ERA over 39.0 innings … Struck out 28 batters while issuing only eight walks … Logged a season-high 5.1 innings in a no-decision at Savannah State (April 26) … Earned two of his three wins against SoCon opponents including season-best start against Wofford (March 24) … Struck out career-high five batters in Wofford win while limiting the Terriers to one run on two hits.
2014-15 at Florida State College at Jacksonville: Played two years for head coach Chris Balqulere … Made 27 appearances on the mound in 2015 … Tossed a team-high 92.2 innings as a sophomore with a 4.73 ERA … Posted a 3-0 record and a 3.36 ERA as a freshman … Tossed two complete games in 2014 … Averaged 4.31 strikeouts per game.
High School: Two-year letterwinner for head coach Clyde Metcalf at Sarasota High School … Earned all-city and all-district honors as a senior … Selected as the Ronald K. Drews Award winner … Finished his senior campaign with a 7-5 record and a 0.93 ERA.
Personal: Son of Glenn and Anne Knies … Has two brothers, Cameron and Alex … Born May 11, 1995 in Philadelphia, Pa. … Father, Glenn, played collegiate baseball at Delaware … Chose Mercer based upon the excellent academics and the tradition of a strong and respected baseball program.
