Zach Knowlton

Photo by: Sydney Kline '26 - @sydney.kline.photography

Photo by: Lauren Verellen '26 - @laurenverellen_photography

Photo by: @Simon Barbre 2023

Photo by: Sydney Kline '26 - @sydney.kline.photography

Position:
OF
Class:
Junior
Height:
5-8
Weight:
175
Hometown:
Olathe, Kan.
High School:
Spring Hill
Previous School:
Highland CC

2025: Appeared in 54 games, 53 of them starts, all in center field … named to All-MAC Defensive Team … committed just one error on 190 chances and recorded four assists … mainstay as the No. 9 hitter in the lineup … led team and tied for 10^th in MAC with 15 stolen bases (19 attempts) … tied for team lead with six sacrifice bunts … ranked fifth on the team in hits (50) and runs (30) … hit first homer as a Chippewa at Ohio (March 14) … had a season-high three hits at San Francisco (Feb. 21) … stole four bases at Marshall (March 12) … College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honoree.

Prior to CMU: Hit .374 with six home runs, 10 doubles, four triples and 47 RBI at Highland Community College in 2024 … also posted a .559 slugging percentage, stole 14 bases and scored 55 runs … earned All-Jayhawk Conference honorable mention.

High School: Earned First Team All-State honors as a defensive back in football … earned 11 varsity letters, four in baseball, three in football, three in wrestling and one in track & field … finished seventh in the 200-meter dash in 2022 state 5A track & field championships.