Chris McKnight was an Associate Scout for the Baltimore Orioles organization from 2015-2018 and for the Philadelphia Phillies organization from 2008-2015. Chris is also a former 20 year NCAA Collegiate Coach at Frostburg State University and Dowling College. He led FSU to its first NCAA Regional Championship win in the history of the University and set another school record with back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances. During a 4-year span from 2004 to 2007- McKnight’s players set 29 Top Ten Single season offensive records, 16 Top Ten single-season pitching records, 58 Top Ten Career offensive records, and 15 Top Ten Career Pitching records.
McKnight was the fastest coach to reach 100 wins and led the Bobcats to 8 straight postseason appearances while compiling a 98-28 conference record and four conference championships. Over 115 of his players received all-conference honors, including the prestigious Rawlings Gold Glove Award and 17 of his former players signed professional contracts. Chris also was the Chairperson for the NCAA Baseball Rules Committee.
Chris was the Head Coach of the Mid-West Philadelphia Phillies Scout Team, based out of Madison WI. 14 of his players signed with Division One schools and 3 players signed professional contracts, John Rave (Kansas City Royals Organization), Ian Koch (Cincinnati Reds Organization), and TJ Sikkema (New York Yankees Organization).
He served as a coach for USA Baseball Great Lakes National Team Identification Series. During 2008-09 he was the Field Manager/Director of Baseball Operations for the Texarkana Gunslingers Pro Baseball Club. During the 2009 season, McKnight led the Gunslingers to the Championship series and his team led the league in batting average and on-base percentage.