Riley Knudsen

Position:
First Baseman
Class:
Senior
Weight:
190
Height:
6-2
Hometown:
Cabot, Ark.
High School:
Cowley County CC

2018 (Senior): Appeared in 15 games with six starts … Hit three home runs with eight RBIs … Launched a pinch-hit solo home run against LIU Brooklyn (Feb. 25) … Clubbed a game-tying two-run homer in the fifth inning against Georgia (Mar. 4) … Plated two runs with a two-run moonshot against CSU Bakersfield (Mar. 10).

2017 (Junior): Appeared in 27 games with 15 starts … Batted .232 with two doubles, two home runs, and four RBIs … Scored two runs and drove in another at Georgia (Feb. 18) … Went 3-for-6 with a double at The Citadel (Mar. 4) … Hit a solo home run at Nebraska (Mar. 18) … Put together a 2-for-5 effort with a double and two runs scored at James Madison (Apr. 9) … Launched a solo home run at Northeastern (Apr. 16).

Prior to CofC (Cowley County Community College): Batted .322 with 15 doubles, five home runs and 74 runs batted in two seasons at Cowley County Community College … Recorded a walk-off hit in the 2016 Region 6 Championship … Selected to the Jayhawk All-Star Game … Batted .350 with 11 doubles and 38 RBIs as a freshman.

Prep: Attended Cabot High School in Cabot, Ark. … Two-time all-state selection … Heartland Classic and Xtra Innings participant … Batted .460 with 30 doubles and a .980 fielding percentage.

Personal: Full name is Riley Allen Knudsen … Born September 5, 1995 … Son of Curtis and Jennifer Knudsen … Has one sister, Delaney.