Duke University Blue Devils

2023: Appeared in 22 games with 19 starts at designated hitter… Tallied a 3-for-4 night in his return to the lineup after injury, hitting two home runs and driving in five RBI against Presbyterian (3/15)… Posted three hits against Campbell (4/4) with two being doubles and scoring three runs… Finished the year with a .221 average and drew seven walks…
 
2022: Saw action in 51 games, including 47 starts, primarily as the designated hitter ... recorded a career-high .297 batting average with 53 hits, 10 doubles and three home runs ... also added 28 RBIs and was 5-for-5 in stolen bases ... one of four Blue Devils with double-digit doubles on the season ... third on the team with 15 multi-hit games ... went 2-for-2 with a pair of RBIs and three walks against VMI (2/19) ... finished 3-for-4 with a trio of doubles and three RBIs against UMass Lowell (3/9) ... his three doubles in a single game was the first time a Blue Devil did so single March 2016 ... recorded a trio of hits and runs scored with a double and a RBI versus Campbell (4/12) ... went 3-for-6 with two doubles and two runs scored against Georgia Tech (4/24) ... tallied two RBIs on 2-for-3 hitting versus NC State (5/14) ... CoSIDA Academic All-District III First Team.

2021: Played in 35 games, making 28 starts ... started 10 games at first base with the remaining coming as the designated hitter ... recorded 28 hits and earned eight walks while driving in 15 runs ... slashed .267/.328/.362 ... hit a home run and a double in a two knock performance against Boston College (2/26) ... boasted a career high three-hit performance against Virginia Tech (5/14) ... scored three runs against Wofford (5/11) ... went 2-for-4 with an RBI at Clemson (5/20).

2020: Saw action in 11 contests on the season that was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, making five starts … made his collegiate debut in the series finale with Army West Point (2/16), recording a pinch-hit at-bat … came off the bench in the midweek matchup against Air Force (2/24), going 2-for-2 with his first career home run and one RBI, while adding two runs scored … tallied two hits off the bench in the second game of the CambriaCollegeClassic against Minnesota (2/29) … earned his first start of the season in the final game of the CambriaCollegeClassic against Iowa (3/1), closing out the contest 1-for-4 … came off the bench in the second game of the series with Florida State (3/7), recording a RBI single … earned the start at designated hitter in the series finale with the Seminoles (3/8), going 1-for-4 with a triple, and one run scored.

Prior to Duke: The top-rated catcher in the state of Connecticut and the second-best prospect in the state according to Perfect Game USA … a four-year letterwinner at Staples High School in Westport, Conn. … served as the co-captain of the varsity squad at SHS … batted .554 with 10 home runs, 23 RBI and a slugging percentage of 1.179 on his way to leading the Wreckers to the FCIAC championship to cap off his senior season … tabbed the 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Connecticut … named to the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Class LL Division All-State first team in 2019 … received multiple FCIAC Player of the Year honors across his prep career, including his senior campaign … selected to the Gametime Connecticut All-State Team multiple seasons, while also being selected to the USA Today All-Connecticut Team … a Perfect Game Underclass All-American High Honorable Mention selection who was rated as PG’s No. 318 overall prospect in the nation and the No. 33 catcher in the 2019 recruiting class … was selected by the New York Yankees in the 31^st round with the 945^th overall pick in the 2019 Major League First Year Player Draft.

Personal: Born Chad Shin Knight on December 16, 2000 … son of Craig Knight and Teresa Lin … has two brothers, Conner and Garrett.

Last updated 6/22/2023