Dylan Knowles

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Photo by: Tomas Gomez

Height:
6-1
Weight:
190
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Manhattan Beach CA
High School:
Mira Costa HS (El Camino College)

2024 — Played in seven games (no starts) as a pinch-hitter and outfielder in first season at Cal Poly … went 2-for-8 (.250) at the plate with a pair of RBIs … walk-off run-scoring single against North Dakota State on Feb. 21 and another RBI single versus UNLV on March 13 … played in first five weeks of season before an injury sidelined him for the rest of the season … utilized redshirt and has two seasons of eligibility left … played summer ball for Eau Claire Express in Northwoods League, sporting a .258 average with five doubles and four home runs among his 31 hits … drove in 14 runs in 33 games, stole eight bases and compiled six two-hit contests.

El Camino College — Played two seasons at El Camino College in Torrance … as a sophomore in 2023, hit .301 with 34 RBIs and 47 hits … nine doubles, three triples and four home runs … led El Camino to 31-14 mark, first-place finish in South Coast Conference and a berth in SoCal Regionals, where Warriors beat Mt. San Jacinto twice before falling twice to Saddleback … as a freshman (2022), hit .311 with 28 RBIs and 42 hits … four doubles, three triples and one home run … a second-team All-South Coast Conference selection both seasons at El Camino … almost hit for the cycle with a double, triple and home run versus Pasadena CC … El Camino was 31-17 in 2022, finished third in the South Coast Conference and twice beat Cuesta College before falling twice to Glendale in SoCal Regionals … in first game against Cuesta, Mira Costa won 15-14 in 10 innings as Knowles doubled in the tie breaking run in the top of the 10th inning … played summer ball for Elizabethton in Appalachian League, hitting .211 in 21 games with three doubles, a home run and 15 RBIs.

High School — A 2021 graduate of Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach … middle infielder and right-handed pitcher … in his senior year was First Team All-Bay League … Mustangs were 19-10 overall, winning the Bay League title and splitting two games in the first two rounds of the CIF-Southern Section Division I playoffs … was on honor roll all four years … originally committed to play for Point Loma Nazarene.

Personal — Son of Rob and Kristi Knowles … dad played in the farm system of the St. Louis Cardinals … one brother, Robbie … has played the piano since he was 5 years old and taught himself how to play the guitar at age 12 … majoring in business administration with a concentration in financial management.