Knapp Named FSL Pitcher of the Week
May 23, 2016 - Florida State League (FSL1)
St. Lucie Mets News Release
St. Lucie Mets Pitcher Ricky Knapp
(St. Lucie Mets, Credit: Helene Haessler/St. Lucie Mets)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Florida State League announced on Monday that St. Lucie Mets right-hander Ricky Knapp is the league's Pitcher of the Week.
Knapp's one outing last week was a start in game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Clearwater Threshers. Knapp pitched a complete game shutout (seven innings) and limited the Threshers to three hits. He did not walk a batter, plunked two hitters and struck out four. Knapp lowered his season ERA to 1.96 while improving to 4-2.
It only took 58 pitches for Knapp to get through the first six innings. He stranded the bases loaded in the seventh to end the game.
Knapp is in his fourth year with the Mets organization. He was drafted by New York in the eighth round in 2013 out of Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Fla. Knapp is from Port Charlotte, Fla.
Knapp will start tonight's series finale against the Daytona Tortugas at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. First pitch is 7:05 p.m. The Mets are aiming for the series split.
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