Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

ATT UHH Picked by San Francisco in the 29th-round (884th overall) of the 2007 major league draft ... ranked 96th in NCAA in strikeouts per nine innings with 9.0 ... ranked 52nd overall in total strikeouts ... started season with 10 strikeouts over 4.2 innings against Oregon State (1/25) ... followed with 11 strikeouts in 6.2 innings against Kansas (2/1). BEFORE UHH Transfer from Bellevue Community College (Wash.) … lettered two years for Coach Mark Yoshino ... second team all NWACC relief pitcher … a graduate from Redmond High School 2004 … Lettered three years for Coach Pat Frable … selected league honorable mention sophomore and junior years, first team all-league pitcher senior year. Hold the record for most career wins as a pitcher in the 4A King County conference. PERSONAL Born on April 13, 1986 in Huntington Beach, Calif. … enjoys Hip-Hop, R & B, and Classic Rock music, Franz Beckenbauer, Seattle Mariners, television "South Park", Movie "Top Gun"… enjoys playing sports, poker, hanging out with friends … one sibling annika … parents are Werner and Irina Knepper of Huntington Beach, Calif.