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2018 Baseball Roster

23 Reiss Knehr

  • Position Pitcher/Infielder
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 220
  • Bats/Throws L/R
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Glen Head, N.Y.
  • Highschool St. Dominic

Biography

246312018: Drafted in the 20th round by the San Diego Padres in the 2018 MLB Draft (Pick #591)... Was the Rams' #1 starting pitcher as a junior... Moved into a tie for second place on Fordham's career strikeouts list (218), while being 10th in career ERA (2.93)... Set career-highs in games started (15), wins (6), complete games (2), innings pitched (90.0), and strikeouts (93)... Held opponents to a .222 batting average... Team leader in innings pitched, while being second in wins, ERA, and strikeouts... Was 3-2 in Atlantic 10 action with a 2.33 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 54 innings... Named Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week on May 14th after throwing a complete game, four-hit shutout at Massachusetts with a season-high 11 strikeouts (5/11)... Struck out seven over six innings in a win at James Madison (3/3)... Recorded nine strikeouts in a complete game, one-hitter win over Coppin State (3/10)... Tossed six shutout innings in a win over Manhattan with six strikeouts (3/30)... Had seven strikeouts in six shutout innings against Rhode Island (4/6)... Allowed one run on three hits with six strikeouts in a win at Saint Joseph's (4/27)... Threw six shutout innings in a win over Richmond (5/17)... Struck out seven over seven innings in Fordham's win over VCU at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/23)... Also hit a career-best .259, while having two home runs, 13 RBI, and 10 stolen bases at the plate... Was 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, three runs scored, and three RBI against Saint Peter's (4/4)... Had a career day at La Salle, posting a grand slam home run and six RBI in a win over the Explorers (4/14).

2017: Was the Rams' #2 starting pitcher as a sophomore... Was also the Rams' starting second baseman, when not pitching... Made 12 starts, going 3-3 with a 3.91 ERA in 73.2 innings... Led the Rams in strikeouts with 86, while holding opponents to a .231 batting average... Named National Player of the Week by Collegiate Baseball and Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week, after striking out 16 batters in 8.1 innings in a win over Saint Joseph's (4/14)... The 16 strikeouts tied for the sixth-most in a game by a Ram pitcher... Earned a win in his lone relief appearance, tossing 3.2 scoreless innings at Houston Baptist (2/18)... Allowed one run on six hits over seven innings with 11 strikeouts against Sacred Heart (3/17)... Struck out 12 La Salle batters over eight innings, allowing just one earned run (4/2)... Gave up two earned runs over six innings at Saint Louis (4/9)... Had 10 strikeouts over six innings against Massachusetts (5/14)... Allowed three runs on four hits in 7.1 innings at St. Bonaventure with six strikeouts (5/19)... Batted .223 at the plate with 10 runs scored, three doubles, three home runs, 14 RBI, and five stolen bases... Totaled three hits and two RBI in two games against Sacred Heart (3/17 & 3/19)... Was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI against Iona (3/21)... Went 2-for-5 with an RBI and two stolen bases at George Mason (3/25)... Had a pair of RBI against La Salle (4/2)... Notched a home run and two RBI against Saint Peter's (4/5)... Was 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI at Fairfield (4/18)... Went 2-for-2 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored at Hofstra (5/2).25226

2016: Selected to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team... Two-way player for the Rams... Made 18 appearances, making one start... Led Fordham with a 2.25 ERA... Had a 2-3 record with two saves... Notched 39 strikeouts in 36 innings pitched... Held opponent to a .186 batting average... Posted a team-best 1.37 ERA in league action... Posted three scoreless innings of relief with three strikeouts against Siena (4/13)... Tossed five innings of one-hit ball in his first start against Fairfield, notching six strikeouts (4/19)... Earned his first collegiate win at Davidson, pitching 1.2 innings, allowing two hits (4/24)... Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the after recording a win and a save in the George Washington series... Struck out a season-high eight Colonials in the series opener, allowing three hits over four innings for his first save (5/6)... Had five strikeouts over three hitless innings of relief for a save against Dayton (5/19)... Batted .208 at the plate in limited duty (5-24)... Had two triples, a home run, and six RBI... Had a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI at NJIT (3/25)...Notched a triple and two RBI against Iona (4/12).

Before Fordham: Multi-sport athlete at St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay, New York... Played for the varsity baseball, soccer, basketball, and football teams... Was a pitcher/infielder for the baseball team... Named team MVP as well as the CHSAA League MVP as a senior... Selected to the Newsday All-Long Island and All-Star teams... New York Sportswriters.org NYC/LI Catholic League All-State selection... Recipient of the St. Dominic Athletic Excellence Award... All-League performer in baseball, as well as earning All-League honors in both soccer and basketball... Played summer ball for the Long Island Whalers... 2015 Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American, while also being named to the Northeast All-High School Second Team... Three-time Top 100 player as ranked by Baseball Player Magazine...  Member of the honor roll and the principal’s list... Recipient of the President's Award for Academic Excellence... Earned academic bronze medals in physics and trigonometry.
 
Major: Communications with a concentration in Media, Culture, & Society.
 
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Hitting:
Hits: 2, 12x, last vs. George Mason (5/24/18)
Runs: 3, vs. Saint Peter's (4/4/18)
RBI: 6, at La Salle (4/14/18)
Stolen Bases: 2, at George Mason (3/25/17)
Walks: 2, 3x, last at Davidson (3/25/18)
Stolen Bases: 2, at George Mason (3/25/17)
Hit Streak: 4 games (3/18-31/18)
Pitching:
Innings: 9.0, at Massachusetts (5/11/18)
Strikeouts: 16, vs. Saint Joseph's (4/14/17)

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

    Pitcher/Infielder
    6'2" 215 lbs
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    2017Sophomore

    Pitcher/Infielder
    6'3" 220 lbs
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    2018Junior

    Pitcher/Infielder
    6'3" 220 lbs
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