Northern State University Athletics

2023: Appeared in 33 games while making in 26 starts for the Wolves… Recorded a .231 batting average, .258 on-base percentage, .363 slugging percentage, and a .621 on-base plus slugging percentage… Totaled 21 hits in 91 at-bats with three doubles and three homeruns… Accumulated 17 RBI and seven runs scored… Notched five multi-hit games, including tying a career high of three hits in a win against Sioux Falls where he hit a walk-off grand slam to finish with four RBI and two runs scored… On the base paths he was a perfect 2-for-2 on stolen base attempts… Tallied a .964 fielding percentage with 52 putouts, one assist, and two errors…

2022: Appeared in 14 games while making seven starts for the Wolves… Notched a .179 batting average and a .357 slugging percentage… Totaled five hits, two doubles, one homerun, five RBI, and four runs scored… Recorded a career high of three RBI on February 8^th against Pittsburg State, batting 1-for-1 with a 3-run homerun and one run scored…  Tallied a 1.000 fielding percentage with four putouts…

2021: Appeared in three games… Hit .333 with one hit and one run scored…

2020: Did not make an appearance…

Prep: Connor Knecht is a 6-foot-1, 175-pound outfielder out of Brandon Valley High School. He is a starter for the Lynx under head coach Jeremy VanHeel. As a junior, Knecht hit .309 with three doubles, two triples, two homeruns, and 12 RBI. He recorded a .434 on base percentage and .500 slugging percentage, as the Lynx won the South Dakota State A Championship. He is the son of Randy Knecht and Sue Willard, alumni of Northern State. Randy is a member of the Northern State Athletics Hall of Fame.