Ali Knapp

Senior, Pitcher/First Baseman, 5-8, R/R, Belle Mead, N.J./Montgomery

2011 (Senior): All-CSAC Honorable Mention First Base…started all 42 games…batted .291 (34-for-117) with 26 runs, nine doubles, one home run and 23 RBI…second on the team with 22 walks…recorded an on-base percentage of .404…posted a .996 fielding percentage with 243 putouts and nine assists against just one error…set career-highs in runs, doubles, walks, putouts and fielding percentage…ranked third in the CSAC in walks, fourth in putouts and first in fielding double plays…scored the gamewinning run in Centenary’s come-from-behind victory over Marywood in the CSAC Tournament…finished career first in program history in games played (155), at bats (458) and putouts (673), second in hits (139) and fielding percentage (.985), third in walks (55), fourth in runs (80), second in RBI (87), seventh in doubles (19)…on the mound, is Centenary’s all-time leader in ERA (2.47) and saves (four) and is sixth with 91 strikeouts and seventh with 37 appearances…CSAC All-Academic Team.

2010 (Junior): All-CSAC Honorable Mention…utility player who saw time at first base and pitcher…on the mound, let team with a Centenary single-season record 1.69 ERA while going 3-2…ranked 42nd in the country with two saves…pitched 37.1 innings, striking out 39…in 17 appearances, started three contests and threw one complete game…held opponents to a .238 batting average…in the field, played in 39 games, starting 38…recorded 28 hits, 19 runs, three doubles, two triples and 22 RBI…walked 18 times…stole four bases in as many attempts…finished with a .991 fielding percentage on 151 putouts, 20 assists and just one error…in CSAC statistics, finished the season first in relief appearances with 14, tied for first in games finished (12), second in ERA, tied for second in saves and seventh in fielding percentage and putouts…Spring FAR-FAB Scholar-Athlete Recognition Award Winner…CSAC All-Academic Team.

2009 (Sophomore): All-ECAC Division III South Second Team…All-CSAC Second Team…started all 41 games…split time between first base and pitcher…second on the team and 11th in the conference with a .376 batting average (50-for-133)…led the conference in hits…first on the squad with 27 RBI…scored 22 runs…hit six doubles, one triple and two home runs…one of three Cyclones to hit for the cycle during the season…slugged .481…walked seven times and recorded an on-base percentage of .411…second in the conference with 142 plate appearances and first in the CSAC with 133 at bats…second on the team with 157 putouts…also tallied 16 assists and a fielding percentage of .966…as a pitcher, appeared in 15 games, starting four…completed two games and posted one shutout…ranked 37th nationally and tied for first in the conference with two save…tied for second in the CSAC with nine games finished and 10 games in relief…stands in 17th-place in the conference with a 3.03 ERA…went 1-1 on the season…limited opponents to .225 from the plate (27-for-120)...named to CSAC All-Academic Team.

2008 (Freshman): Played and started in 29 games, splitting time as a pitcher and a utility player…hit .290 on the season (27-for-93)…her 93 at bats ranks third on the team…third on the team with 15 RBI…also scored 13 runs…hit one double and one home run…walked eight times…second on the team with 122 putouts…also recorded 16 assists…finished with a fielding percentage of .979…as a pitcher, was third on the team with a 3.60 ERA…finished with a record of 1-4 in five appearances…started four games on the mound…threw two complete games…pitched 23.1 innings, striking out 29.

High School and Personal Data: Played four years of softball at Montgomery High School, starting all four seasons…Second Team All-County her final campaign…earned All-County and All-Conference Honorable Mentions her junior and senior years…awarded with Most Sportsmanship and Most Improved honors…majoring in Mathematics and Education…daughter of Cathleen and John Knapp…born on Dec. 1, 1988.