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Knack Named Most Interesting Player in 2020 MLB Draft

Former ETSU Baseball pitcher, Landon Knack (Johnson City, Tenn.) was named the most interesting man in the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft by MLB.com writer, Jim Callis.

Bucs Set Program Record with 262 Student-Athletes on SoCon Honor Roll

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (June 25, 2020) – It was another record-setting day for ETSU Athletics, this time thanks to the Southern Conference Honor Roll. The Bucs placed 262 student-athletes on the 2019-20 SoCon Honor Roll, blowing by the program’s previous record of 229 set in 2017-18. The SoCon office released the Honor Roll on Thursday morning.

ETSU places record-setting 62 student-athletes on SoCon Spring All-Academic list

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (June 24, 2020) – A record-setting 62 ETSU student-athletes accounted for the Buccaneers’ 79 total selections on the Southern Conference Spring All-Academic list, as the league office announced it honors on Wednesday.

Landon Knack Selected 60th Overall by Dodgers in 2020 MLB Draft

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (June 11, 2020) — East Tennessee State University senior pitcher Landon Knack (Johnson City, Tenn.) was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 60th overall pick in the second round of the 2020 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Thursday evening. As the 60th pick, Knack becomes the third highest pick in program history and is the first Buccaneer to be drafted in the second round.

A Knack for Pitching

51 to 1. That was the strikeout-to-walk ratio for ETSU Baseball’s starting pitcher, Landon Knack (Johnson City, Tenn.), when the season stopped. The Bucs were halfway to UNC Wilmington when the bus made a U-Turn to come back to Johnson City. “We were three hours down the road, and then without stopping, turned around and came three hours back,” said Knack. “Crazy is the best word.”

A Message From ETSU Athletic Director Scott Carter

On behalf of our head coaches and athletic department staff I want to speak from my heart.

Knack Named Most Interesting Player in 2020 MLB Draft
Bucs Set Program Record with 262 Student-Athletes on SoCon Honor Roll
ETSU places record-setting 62 student-athletes on SoCon Spring All-Academic list
Landon Knack Selected 60th Overall by Dodgers in 2020 MLB Draft
A Knack for Pitching
A Message From ETSU Athletic Director Scott Carter