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Jersey Number 33
Ali Knowles
- Position:
- OF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Freeport, Bahamas
- High School:
- Christ School
Bio
2013 (Junior)
Made 35 starts in center field for the Trojans, appearing in 42 games … Reached base safely in 21-of-31 starts … Posted multi-hit performances in six games, including going 3-for-5 with two RBIs and three runs scored versus Florida A&M … Finished 8-of-9 in stolen bases … Hit .313 (10-for-32) with runners in scoring position… Recorded walk-off double with two outs in the 10th inning of Troy’s series opener versus Arkansas State … Hit first career home run in game two against UALR, blasting a grand slam and finishing with five RBIs in the win … Drove in two RBIs against Alabama at the Tallahassee Regional
2012 (Sophomore)
Started 14 games on the season, but appeared in 45 games overall as he entered as a pinch runner or defensive replacement in the outfield … Scored the game-tying run in the eighth inning at Western Kentucky from first base on a double to left field … Went 2-for-4 with a double and run scored against Alabama A&M; also made his Troy pitching debut that night and struck out the side around a pair of walks and two hits … Went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs in Troy’s victory over Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Tournament … Stole four bases in five attempts on the season
2011 (RS-Freshman)
Made 52 appearances and 34 starts -- the most by a freshman on the team ... Hit .274 with seven doubles, a home run, 13 RBIs and a .383 on-base percentage ... Made five starts in left field, 25 in center field and four in right field ... Started 23-of-30 Sun Belt Conference games ... Turned in seven multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games ... Had a season-high three hits in four at-bats against New Orleans; had two doubles and scored twice in the game ... Hit his lone homer of the year in the very next game against the Privateers ... Was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a pair of RBIs in series finale against FIU ... In first Sun Belt game, went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and two runs scored against South Alabama
2010 (Freshman)
Redshirted
Prep
Played three seasons at Christ School in Asheville, N.C. … Hit .500 and was named first team all-state and all-district as a junior … As a senior, was named first team all-state and all-district and hit .618 … Was named All-Western North Carolina second team as a junior … Was named to North Carolina State Games Preseason All-America Teams … Was awarded Pat James Award for Most Outstanding Athlete for football, basketball and in the weight room … Also lettered in football and basketball for two seasons
Personal
Full name is Patrick Alhama Knowles … Born June 22, 1990 … Son of Patrick and Mauderina Knowles … Has two brothers, Jermaine and Perez, and three sisters, Patrina, Paiton and Pashion … Majoring in sport and fitness management
Made 35 starts in center field for the Trojans, appearing in 42 games … Reached base safely in 21-of-31 starts … Posted multi-hit performances in six games, including going 3-for-5 with two RBIs and three runs scored versus Florida A&M … Finished 8-of-9 in stolen bases … Hit .313 (10-for-32) with runners in scoring position… Recorded walk-off double with two outs in the 10th inning of Troy’s series opener versus Arkansas State … Hit first career home run in game two against UALR, blasting a grand slam and finishing with five RBIs in the win … Drove in two RBIs against Alabama at the Tallahassee Regional
2012 (Sophomore)
Started 14 games on the season, but appeared in 45 games overall as he entered as a pinch runner or defensive replacement in the outfield … Scored the game-tying run in the eighth inning at Western Kentucky from first base on a double to left field … Went 2-for-4 with a double and run scored against Alabama A&M; also made his Troy pitching debut that night and struck out the side around a pair of walks and two hits … Went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs in Troy’s victory over Arkansas State in the Sun Belt Tournament … Stole four bases in five attempts on the season
2011 (RS-Freshman)
Made 52 appearances and 34 starts -- the most by a freshman on the team ... Hit .274 with seven doubles, a home run, 13 RBIs and a .383 on-base percentage ... Made five starts in left field, 25 in center field and four in right field ... Started 23-of-30 Sun Belt Conference games ... Turned in seven multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games ... Had a season-high three hits in four at-bats against New Orleans; had two doubles and scored twice in the game ... Hit his lone homer of the year in the very next game against the Privateers ... Was 2-for-3 with two doubles and a pair of RBIs in series finale against FIU ... In first Sun Belt game, went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs and two runs scored against South Alabama
2010 (Freshman)
Redshirted
Prep
Played three seasons at Christ School in Asheville, N.C. … Hit .500 and was named first team all-state and all-district as a junior … As a senior, was named first team all-state and all-district and hit .618 … Was named All-Western North Carolina second team as a junior … Was named to North Carolina State Games Preseason All-America Teams … Was awarded Pat James Award for Most Outstanding Athlete for football, basketball and in the weight room … Also lettered in football and basketball for two seasons
Personal
Full name is Patrick Alhama Knowles … Born June 22, 1990 … Son of Patrick and Mauderina Knowles … Has two brothers, Jermaine and Perez, and three sisters, Patrina, Paiton and Pashion … Majoring in sport and fitness management
Player Postgame Press Conference (Luke Hodge, Tray Taylor) - No. 8 Clemson
Sunday, September 07
Gerad Parker Postgame Press Conference - No. 8 Clemson
Sunday, September 07
Troy at No. 8 Clemson (Full Highlights)
Sunday, September 07
Josh Lauer Postgame Press Conference - Jackson State
Saturday, September 06
