2025 Baseball Roster

Northwestern Baseball
Preston Knott
Photo by: Mary Grace Grabill/Northwestern Athletics
Preston Knott
March 26, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Baseball and Northern Illinois at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (Photo by Henry Frieman/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Henry Frieman/Northwestern Athletics
March 10, 2024, Louisville, KY: A game between Northwestern Baseball and Louisville at Patterson Stadium in Louisville, KY on Sunday, March 10, 2024. (Photo by Conner Cunningham/Northwestern Athletics)
Photo by: Conner Cunningham/Northwestern Athletics
Rocky and Berenice Miller Park aerial photo
January 7, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Baseball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 1

Preston Knott

  • Height:
    5-8
  • Weight:
    185
  • Position:
    OF
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Arlington, Texas
  • High School:
    Arlington Martin
  • Prev School:
    Northern Oklahoma College

Career Highs:

At-Bats.........................6 (4x), last at Maryland (3/28/25)
Hits...............................4 (2x), last at Maryland (3/29/25)
Runs.............................4, at Maryland (3/29/25)
RBI...............................3 (6x), last vs. NIU (4/15/25)
Home Runs..................2, vs. Penn State (4/6/24)
Total Bases...................9, at Maryland (3/28/25)
Walks…………........…..3 (4x), last at Nebraska (4/18/25)
Stolen Bases................1 (2x), last vs. Fordham (2/23/25)

2025: Appeared in all 52 games, starting 51… Led the team in doubles (17, T-8th in Big Ten), walks (31) and runs scored (42)... Homered for the first time this season and doubled against Duke while adding two runs and two RBI (3/1)... Extended his on-base streak to 10 straight games to start the season against Duke (3/2)... Doubled as part of a two-hit day in a win over The Citadel (3/8)... Knocked four hits including a double and a home run, drove in three and scored twice in a win over The Citadel (3/9)... Doubled twice and added a third hit and three runs in a win over Illinois (3/22)... Homered and doubled as part of a perfect four hit day in a win over Maryland, adding four runs and three RBI (3/29)... Drove home three runs with a homer and a double in a win over Notre Dame (4/8)... Doubled twice and drove in three runs against Northern Illinois (4/15)... Homered and walked three times while tallying three runs in a win at Nebraska (4/18)... Drove in two against Nebraska (4/19)... Doubled for the 15th time this season and scored twice in a win over Washington (4/27)... Tallied two hits and added a run and an RBI against Purdue (5/4)... Recorded three hits, three runs and two RBI and a stolen base in a 12-2 win over Ohio State at Wrigley Field (5/9).

2024: Appeared in 48 games, making 41 starts... Led all Wildcats in walks (32)... Ranked second on the team in on-base percentage (.406)... Ranked third among teammates in batting average (.290)...Made first Northwestern start against Bethune-Cookman (3/1)...Picked up first hit for Northwestern on 2/24 at Duke…Picked up first multi-hit game of the season in a win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, going 2/4 with two runs and two RBI including his first home run in a Wildcat uniform…Recorded seven straight multi-hit games from 4/5-4/14... Logged his first career multi-homer game at Penn State (4/6)... Went 2-for-5 with three RBI, including a leadoff HR in an 11-1 win over Maryland (4/13).

Baseball - 'Cats Take Down No. 14 UCLA, 9-4 (5/15/25)
Friday, May 16
Baseball - Wildcats Top Beacons, 12-4 (5/13/25)
Wednesday, May 14
Baseball - Northwestern Run-Rules Ohio State to Secure Series (5/11/25)
Sunday, May 11
Baseball - Wildcats Run-Rule Buckeyes at Wrigley Field (5/9/25)
Saturday, May 10