Abigail Knight

Awards:

• 2024 NFCA Third Team All-Region
• 2024 American Athletic Conference All-Tournament Team

2024 (Charlotte, Graduate)

Started all 57 games, primarily in left field … Finished the year hitting .309 with 51 hits, 12 doubles, one homer and 26 RBI … Added 25 walks and finished with a .412 on-base percentage … Did not make an error all season in 88 total chances … Added three outfield assists … Collected 10 multi-hit games … Posted a 21-game reached base streak from March 2-April 5 … Opened the year with hits in four straight games, collecting an RBI and walk in an upset win at #4 Florida State (Feb. 8) … Went 2-for-4 in a win over Canisius (Feb. 17) … Strung together two straight multi-hit games against James Madison and South Alabama (Feb. 23-24) … Drove in a pair of runs in a win over James Madison (Feb. 24) … Went 2-for-4 with three RBI against Minnesota (March 3) … Drew three walks in a win over #12 Virginia Tech (March 13) … Had two RBI with a double vs. Memphis (March 17) … Notched two hits and three runs at UTSA (April 13) … Hit first home run as a Niner with three runs in a comeback win over Coastal Carolina (April 17) … Posted a 2-for-2 outing with an RBI double vs. North Texas (May 3) … Went 3-for-3 at the plate and drove in two runs in the AAC Championship victory at Wichita State (May 11) to earn AAC All-Tournament Team honors … Named NFCA Third Team All-Region.

2020-23 (Boston College)

Played four years for the Eagles … As a senior in 2023, started all 52 games for the Eagles … Batted .294 with 47 hits in 160 at bats … Recorded a team-high 10 doubles and 27 RBI as well as five home runs and two triples … Successfully stole eight bases in nine attempts… Led the team in slugging percentage at .475 … Hit a walk-off three run homer against South Florida in 4-2 win … In 2022, was one of three players to play and start all 47 games … Batted .288 with 40 hits in 139 at bats … Scored 20 runs, hit 7 doubles, 1 triple, and drove in 5 runs … Stole 7 bases without being caught stealing once … Finished second on team with .348 on base percentage … Missed the 2021 season due to injury … As a freshman in 2020, appeared in 21 games, starting 18 … Posted two doubles and three runs scored … Registered her first career hit against Florida Gulf Coast (Feb. 7).

HIGH SCHOOL:

2019 North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year finalist at Robbinsville High School … Holds the Robbinsville record in batting average (.570), runs scored (184), stolen bases (90) and hits (188) … Four-time All-State selection … Four-time All-Western Carolina honoree … 2018 Wells Fargo Female Athlete of the Year … Four-time all-conference player … Two-time conference player of the year … 2019 Robbinsville Female Athlete of the Year.

PERSONAL:

Parents are Joanne and Billy Knight … Mother, Joanna, played college softball at Mars Hill University … Father, Billy, played college baseball at Mars Hill and one year of pro ball in the Baltimore Orioles’ organization.