Lexi Knauss

Photo by: Derek Johnson

Year:
Senior
Pos.:
INF
Hometown:
Meridian, Idaho
Prev School:
Meridian HS

2021 (senior season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 38 of 49 games ... Made 26 starts at second base
Batted .238 with eight RBIs and eight runs scored
Had two doubles, a triple and a home run
Went 5 for 9 in consecutive games in April against Southern Utah and Idaho State
Went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and a run scored in 19-15 win at Idaho State
Had a five-game hitting streak between April 18 and May 7
Had lone home run of the season in 8-7 win at Idaho State
Came through with the walk-off hit in 6-5 home win over Southern Utah

2020 (junior season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in 22 of 24 games, getting 16 starts at second base ... Made three appearances as a pinch runner, two as a pinch hitter, one as a defensive replacement
Batted .192 with two extra-base hits ... Scored five runs, drove in one
Had three two-hit games
Went 2 for 3 with a double in 10-7 win at Grand Canyon ... Went 2 for 4 with two runs scored against Marist
Had first hit of the season in 5-0 win at No. 23 Arkansas, the program’s first win over a ranked opponent

2019 (sophomore season):

Academic All-Big Sky Conference
Played in all 56 games ... Started every game at second base
Batted .284 ... Hit in the leadoff spot in 41 games, in the No. 2 spot 15 times
Made a team-high 194 at-bats ... Ranked second on the team with 55 hits
Scored 26 runs, tied for third with 22 RBIs ... Had 18 extra-base hits, with 11 doubles, five triples and two home runs ... Led the Big Sky in triples
Ranked second on the team with 14 multiple-hit games ... Had a dozen two-hit games, three hits in 5-0 win over UC Santa Barbara at Fresno State’s tournament and three in 15-7 road win at Southern Utah
Three hits against UC Santa Barbara all went for extra bases, with two doubles and a triple
Opened the season with hits in team’s first eight games, 12 of first 13
Hit a walk-off, three-run home run in 9-1 home win over Portland State ... Three RBIs in that game were a season high
Also came through with a walk-off double in 6-5 home win over Nevada
Had four games with multiple RBIs ... Had a .940 fielding percentage, with just four errors over the final 32 games of the season ... Had a 15-game errorless streak

2018 (freshman season):

Played in 24 of 55 games, getting 10 starts at designated player
Had three hits in 39 at-bats (.077) ... Drove in four runs, scored three
First collegiate hit tied the game at 3-3 in the top of the seventh against Troy at Arizona’s tournament, a game Montana would win 4-3 in eight innings
Had a hit and an RBI as Montana won 4-2 at Idaho State to complete a three-game sweep to open its Big Sky schedule
Had an RBI double in 11-5 home loss against Weber State

Career Bests
At-bats: 5, three times
Hits: 3, three times
Doubles: 2, two times
Triples: 1, six times
Home runs: 1, three times
Runs: 2, nine times
RBIs: 3 (Portland State, 4.13.19)
Walks: 2, two times
Steals: 1, six times

Career multiple-hit games: 22
Career multiple-RBI games: 5

Personal: A 2017 graduate of Meridian High ... The daughter of Michael and Shari Knauss ... Has an older brother, Matthew ... A health and human performance major.