2023 Baseball Roster
Knapczyk, Christian
Jersey Number 9
Christian Knapczyk
- B/T:
- L/R
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 165
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Plainfield, Ill.
- High School:
- Joliet Catholic Academy
- Prev School:
- Joliet Catholic Academy
Bio
CAREER HONORS
• 2023 MLB Draft, 5th Round (161st overall), Cleveland Guardians
• 2023 All-ACC Third Team
• 2023 All-ACC Academic Team
• 2022 All-NCAA Louisville Regional Team
• 2022 All-ACC Third Team
• 2021 All-ACC Third Team
• 2021 All-ACC Freshman Team
2023: Played in 45 games, starting 44 ... Finished with a .331 average with eight doubles, a triple, a home run and 24 RBIs ... Scored 56 runs and finished sixth in the ACC with 19 stolen bases ... Recorded two multi-hit games in the opening series against Bucknell ... Recorded four straight multi-hit games from Feb. 25-March 4. Tallied multiple hits in all three games at Notre Dame including a leadoff home run on the first pitch on March 26 ... Drove in two runs in each of the first two games against Boston College ... Returned after missing seven games and picked up a pinch-hit double against Miami on April 29 ... Reached base four times and stole three bases against Vanderbilt on May 9.
2022: Played in 54 games, starting 53 at shortstop for the Cards ... Posted a .346 average with 12 doubles, four triples and two home runs ... Drove in 27 and scored 72 runs while stealing 17 bases ... Ranked second in the ACC in runs scored and fourth in on-base percentage, and finished fourth nationally in runs per game ... Matched his career high with three hits in the season opener against Charlotte on Feb. 18 ... Reached base four times in the victory over Xavier on Feb. 21 ... Tallied multiple hits in the first and third games against Dartmouth, including equaling his career high with three in the opener on Feb. 25 ... Went 8-for-15 in three games against Akron, recording multiple hits in all three games ... Hit his first career home run against Akron on March 5 ... Picked up six hits in the Michigan series, including a triple in each of the first two games and two doubles in the finale ... Hit a leadoff home run against Northern Kentucky on March 15 ... Matched career highs with three hits and three RBIs against Cincinnati on April 12 ... Had five hits in the NC State series and matched his career best with three RBIs in the middle game ... Missed the final game at Wake Forest on May 8, snapping a streak of 89 consecutive games started at shortstop ... Missed 10 games with an ankle injury ... Returned to the starting lineup in the NCAA Regional, going 8-for-18 with seven walks, six runs and two stolen bases ... Recorded his first career four-hit game at Texas A&M in game two of the Super Regional on June 11.
2021: Played in 44 games, starting 43 in his first season ... Hit .297 with nine doubles, two triples and 25 runs scored ... Made his collegiate debut against Bellarmine on Feb. 21 as a defensive replacement and later singled in his first career at bat ... Got his first collegiate start on Feb. 27 against Western Illinois, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a run scored ... Started all three games at shortstop at Georgia Tech, going 5-for-10 with three doubes and four RBIs ... Went 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored in the win over Murray State on March 9 ... Hit a go-ahead two-run triple in the eighth inning against Georgia Tech on March 14 ... Matched his career-high with three hits in the middle game at NC State on March 20 ... Drove in a career-best three runs at Cincinnati on March 30 ... Tallied a pair of doubles and RBIs in the win over Wake Forest on April 3 ... Scored the game-winning run in the walk-off win over Florida State on April 9 ... Had a hand in all four runs at Clemson on May 1, driving in two and scoring twice ... Tallied a pair of hits, scored two runs and stole a base in the win over USC Upstate on May 18.
High School: Lettered four years in baseball and three years in basketball at Joliet Catholic Academy… 2019 PBR Illinois Second Team All-State… Rated No. 3 in Illinois and No. 72 nationally by Prep Baseball Report… Rated No. 5 shortstop and No. 14 overall in Illinois by Perfect Game… Rated No. 71 shortstop nationally by Perfect Game.
Personal: Son of Tasha and Thomas Knapczyk… Siblings are Caiden and Cullen… Majoring in Sports Management… Chose Louisville over Illinois, Clemson, ASU, and Texas… Credits his dad for being the greatest influence on his athletic career… Favorite movies are Step Brother and Happy Gilmore… Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan… Favorite teams are the White Sox, Bears and Blackhawks… Dad played baseball at Lewis University (Illinois).
• 2023 MLB Draft, 5th Round (161st overall), Cleveland Guardians
• 2023 All-ACC Third Team
• 2023 All-ACC Academic Team
• 2022 All-NCAA Louisville Regional Team
• 2022 All-ACC Third Team
• 2021 All-ACC Third Team
• 2021 All-ACC Freshman Team
2023: Played in 45 games, starting 44 ... Finished with a .331 average with eight doubles, a triple, a home run and 24 RBIs ... Scored 56 runs and finished sixth in the ACC with 19 stolen bases ... Recorded two multi-hit games in the opening series against Bucknell ... Recorded four straight multi-hit games from Feb. 25-March 4. Tallied multiple hits in all three games at Notre Dame including a leadoff home run on the first pitch on March 26 ... Drove in two runs in each of the first two games against Boston College ... Returned after missing seven games and picked up a pinch-hit double against Miami on April 29 ... Reached base four times and stole three bases against Vanderbilt on May 9.
2022: Played in 54 games, starting 53 at shortstop for the Cards ... Posted a .346 average with 12 doubles, four triples and two home runs ... Drove in 27 and scored 72 runs while stealing 17 bases ... Ranked second in the ACC in runs scored and fourth in on-base percentage, and finished fourth nationally in runs per game ... Matched his career high with three hits in the season opener against Charlotte on Feb. 18 ... Reached base four times in the victory over Xavier on Feb. 21 ... Tallied multiple hits in the first and third games against Dartmouth, including equaling his career high with three in the opener on Feb. 25 ... Went 8-for-15 in three games against Akron, recording multiple hits in all three games ... Hit his first career home run against Akron on March 5 ... Picked up six hits in the Michigan series, including a triple in each of the first two games and two doubles in the finale ... Hit a leadoff home run against Northern Kentucky on March 15 ... Matched career highs with three hits and three RBIs against Cincinnati on April 12 ... Had five hits in the NC State series and matched his career best with three RBIs in the middle game ... Missed the final game at Wake Forest on May 8, snapping a streak of 89 consecutive games started at shortstop ... Missed 10 games with an ankle injury ... Returned to the starting lineup in the NCAA Regional, going 8-for-18 with seven walks, six runs and two stolen bases ... Recorded his first career four-hit game at Texas A&M in game two of the Super Regional on June 11.
2021: Played in 44 games, starting 43 in his first season ... Hit .297 with nine doubles, two triples and 25 runs scored ... Made his collegiate debut against Bellarmine on Feb. 21 as a defensive replacement and later singled in his first career at bat ... Got his first collegiate start on Feb. 27 against Western Illinois, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a run scored ... Started all three games at shortstop at Georgia Tech, going 5-for-10 with three doubes and four RBIs ... Went 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored in the win over Murray State on March 9 ... Hit a go-ahead two-run triple in the eighth inning against Georgia Tech on March 14 ... Matched his career-high with three hits in the middle game at NC State on March 20 ... Drove in a career-best three runs at Cincinnati on March 30 ... Tallied a pair of doubles and RBIs in the win over Wake Forest on April 3 ... Scored the game-winning run in the walk-off win over Florida State on April 9 ... Had a hand in all four runs at Clemson on May 1, driving in two and scoring twice ... Tallied a pair of hits, scored two runs and stole a base in the win over USC Upstate on May 18.
High School: Lettered four years in baseball and three years in basketball at Joliet Catholic Academy… 2019 PBR Illinois Second Team All-State… Rated No. 3 in Illinois and No. 72 nationally by Prep Baseball Report… Rated No. 5 shortstop and No. 14 overall in Illinois by Perfect Game… Rated No. 71 shortstop nationally by Perfect Game.
Personal: Son of Tasha and Thomas Knapczyk… Siblings are Caiden and Cullen… Majoring in Sports Management… Chose Louisville over Illinois, Clemson, ASU, and Texas… Credits his dad for being the greatest influence on his athletic career… Favorite movies are Step Brother and Happy Gilmore… Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan… Favorite teams are the White Sox, Bears and Blackhawks… Dad played baseball at Lewis University (Illinois).
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