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8 Erin Knox

  • Position Pitcher/First Baseman
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown West, Texas
  • Prev School West HS

Biography

at Midwestern State

Individual Awards
All-Lone Star Conference (2)
2016 (2nd), 2017 (3rd)


Academic Awards
LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (4)
2014 (F), 2015 (S), 2015 (F), 2016 (S)


Senior (2017)
earned All-Lone Star Conference third-team honors... made 44 starts including 25 at first base, 19 at pitcher and two at designated player... second on team with a .326 batting average with nine doubles, four home runs and 22 RBIs... her .422 on-base percentage was best on the squad... team's ace in the circle posting an 8-11 record with a 3.37 ERA in 114 1/3 innings over 21 appearance and 19 starts... posted multiple hits in eight games... drove in 2-or-more runs on seven occasions... tied a school record with five hits at Oklahoma Panhandle State (March 7)... posted season-best eight-game hitting streak from March 7 to March 25... went 2-for-4 launching a three-run homer against Texas Woman's (April 14)... weaved a two-hit shutout against Oklahoma Panhandle State (Feb. 21)... followed with a five-inning, four-hit shutout in an 8-0 win over Colorado School of Mines (Feb. 10)... logged a campaign-best eight strikeouts allowing one earned run on five hits against Western New Mexico (March 31)... allowed two unearned runs on eight hits over 10 innings in season's final series at Tarleton State (April 21-22)... committed just seven errors in 281 chances for a .975 fielding percentage...


Junior (2016)
All-Lone Star Conference Second Team selection making starts in all 56 games she appeared in with 29 starts at first base, 19 at pitcher, four in right field and four at designated hitter... ranked second for the Mustangs with a .392 batting average, .646 slugging percentage, .459 on base percentage and 71 hits... tied for the team lead and ranked 42nd in NCAA Division II with 52 RBI... was third on the squad with 45 runs scored and 10 home runs and paced the team with 16 doubles... recorded a team-best 4.45 ERA with a 9-7 record and 11 complete games in 20 appearances... allowed 130 hits, 68 earned runs and 37 walks while fanning 68 batters in 107.0 innings in the circle... ranked second for the Mustangs with 20 multiple-hit games while leading the team with 14 multiple-RBI games... recorded a 10-game hit streak from Feb. 13 – Feb. 27... went 4-for-4 with three RBI while tossing a complete game with five strikeouts in a win over Metro State (Colo.) at the WT Invitational... tied a single-game school record with two home runs while recording the second-most RBI in a game with six in a 3-for-3 performance with three runs scored against Texas A&M-Commerce (Apr. 8)... had a 3-for-4 outing with three RBI and two runs in a season-opening win against Western New Mexico (Jan. 29) at the Lady Chap Invitational... finished 3-for-4 with three runs, two RBI, one walk and a stolen base in a victory over Eastern New Mexico (Feb. 26)... matched a career-high seven strikeouts at Cameron (Apr. 16), allowing one run on five hits and two walks in 7.1 innings... struck out six in a win over Tarleton State (Mar. 19), allowing four hits, one run and three walks in a complete game outing... fanned six batters in a complete game victory against Texas A&M-Kingsville (Apr. 23)... earned a shutout win at Oklahoma Baptist (Mar. 16) with four strikeouts while allowing six hits and two walks in 7.0 innings... posted a .970 fielding percentage with 219 putouts, 38 assists and eight errors...


Sophomore (2015)
played in 40 games making 23 starts at first base and 16 at pitcher... logged an 8-8 record and 5.56 ERA in the circle, allowing 77 earned runs on 142 hits with 54 strikeouts in 97 innings... won four consecutive starts allowing two-or-fewer earned runs from Feb. 14 - Feb 20... had season-high seven strikeouts against Cameron (Apr. 20)... hit .309 with four doubles, two triples and six homers while driving in 23 runs... accounted for multiple hits in seven games while driving in two-or-more runs on seven occasions... hit .444 (8-for-18) with a double, a triple and two homers driving in seven runs during a season-best six-game hitting streak from Apr. 10 - Apr. 20... homered in back-to-back games against Colorado State-Pueblo (Feb. 14) and Colorado Mesa (Feb. 15) then added another for three in four games against Lubbock Christian (Feb. 19)...


Freshman (2014)
played in 45 games as a true freshman making 20 starts at pitcher, 19 in left field, one in right field and two at designated player... went 13-5 with a save in the circle posting a 5.16 ERA allowing 90 earned runs on 162 hits with 52 strikeouts in 122 innings... hit .342 with eight doubles and two homers while driving in 14 runs at the plate... posted perfect 7-0 mark in seven starts at Mustangs Park with a 2.85 ERA... allowed two earned runs on six hits with five strikeouts in eight innings while helping MSU to a 3-2 win over No. 1-ranked West Texas A&M (Mar. 1)... limited Western Oregon to a run on six hits with four strikeouts in a 2-1 win in the St. Mary's Invitational (Feb. 23)... claimed NCAA postseason win by holding Metro State to two earned runs on seven hits in five innings in an 11-3 victory (May 10)... fanned a season-high six batters in a 5-4 win at West Florida (Feb. 2)... went 4-for-4 with two homers and three RBI in first collegiate start against West Florida (Feb. 2)... posted four four-game hitting streaks... had multiple hits in nine games...


At West High School
a four-year letterwinner for coach Guyla Smith at West (Texas) High School... named District 17-4A Offensive MVP as a senior in 2013 and earning the same honor in District 8-3A as a sophomore in 2011... tabbed District 8-3A Pitcher of the Year as a junior in 2012... a Texas Girls Coaches Association Class 3A All-State First Team selection as a sophomore in 2011 and as a junior in 2012... named to the Collin Street Bakery/Texas Sportswriters Association Class 3A All-State Third Team in 2011 and 2012... earned TGCA Class 3A Academic All-State First Team honoree as a senior in 2013... led Lady Trojans to state playoff appearances in each of her four prep seasons advancing to the Class 3A state finals in 2010 and 2011, to the Region I-3A finals in 2012 and to the area round in 2013... member of the National Honor Society, Key Club and Science Club at West
High... competed at the club level with Texas Rapid Fire Gold for coaches Brian Menefee and Kent Wittenauer...

Personal
daughter of Charles and Cynthia Knox... born Dec. 16, 1994...

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2014Freshman

    Pitcher/Outfielder
    5'6"
    8
  • 8

    2015Sophomore

    Pitcher/Outfielder
    5'4"
    8
  • 8

    2016Junior

    Pitcher/Infield
    5'6"
    8
  • 8

    2017Senior

    Pitcher/First Baseman
    5'5"
    8