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Jersey Number 24
Malakhi Knight
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Marysville, Wash.
- High School:
- Marysville Getchell HS
Bio
Notes
Three-year letterwinner at UCLA from 2022-24, operating primarily as a center fielder ... Slashed .260/.344/.341 at UCLA over 91 games, with 14 doubles, three home runs, 40 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases.ย
2024
Appeared in 32 games, making 23 starts, as a junior at UCLA ... Slashed .227/.348/.347 over 75 at-bats with 10 runs, 17 hits, three doubles, two home runs, eight RBIs, 11 walks, and three HBPs ... Stole four bases in five attempts ... All 23 of his starts came in center field ... Batted .232 (13-56) over 19 appearances in Pac-12 play ... Had a strong month of March, batting .314 (11-35) and slugging .543 (second-best on the team) ... Was a .300 (3-10) hitter in midweek games ... Had his best weekend of the year at Arizona from March 28-30, including a 3-5, two-double effort in the finale and a two-hit performance in the opener ... Collected his first home run and RBI of the season on Mar. 8 at California ... Had three multi-hit and two multi-RBI outings.
2023
Appeared in and started 34 games in his sophomore season ... Slashed .285/.351/.328 over 137 at-bats with 17 runs, 39 hits, six doubles, 17 RBIs, 13 walks, two HBPs, two sac flies, and seven stolen bases ... Batted .359 with runners in scoring position ... Had 12 multi-hit and five multi-RBI performances ... All 34 of his starts came in center field, with UCLA going 18-15-1 in those games ... Appeared at six different spots in the batting order, including eight in the leadoff spot ... Led the team with a .329 batting average in April (23-70), and was also a perfect 5-5 in stolen base attempts during that month ... Hit .319 in home games ... Was productive in midweek contests, slashing .410/.489/.436 over nine games ... Went 3-5 with a pair of RBIs against Pepperdine on Feb. 21 ... Went 4-5 with four singles and three RBIs, setting a single-game career-high for hits, at Pepperdine on Apr. 11 ... Had multiple hits in three straight and four of five games from Apr. 15-22 ... Stole a base in back-to-back games on two occasions during the year ... Didn't appear after May 2 due to injury.ย
2022
Appeared in 25 games, starting all but one, as a true freshman ... Slashed .250/.330/.354 over 96 at-bats with 11 runs, 24 hits, five doubles, one triple, one home run, 15 RBIs, nine walks, three HBPs, and six stolen bases ... All 24 starts came in center field ... Didn't appear after Apr. 3 due to injury ... Started off his college career in style, going 3-4 with a solo home run and a walk on Opening Day (Feb. 18 vs. CSUN) ... Finished a homer short of the cycle and had a season-high three RBIs against Omaha on Feb. 23 ... Swiped a pair of bags against UC Riverside on Feb. 27 ... Had a six-game hitting streak, including four multi-hit efforts, from Mar. 20-29 ... One of the team's top Tuesday performers, slashing .318/.400/.500 against midweek opponents ... Team was 17-7 with him in the starting lineup ... Made just one error on the year, for a .983 fielding percentage ...ย Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for winter quarter (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).ย
2021 (Summer)
Spent the summer with the Bellingham Bells in the West Coast League ... Over 37 games, batted .342 (38-111) with 25 runs, 11 extra-base hits (three home runs), 23 RBIs, and eight stolen bases ... Earned an All-WCL Team honorable mention ... Ranked the top prospect in the WCL by Baseball America ... Had a .313/.431/.482 slash line in the regular season ... Had 10 multi-hit games, including five three-hit efforts ... Posted a summer-high three RBIs in three games, including back-to-back contests on Aug. 6-7 ... Hit his first homer for the Bells on Jul. 13 against Wenatchee ... Reached base safely in 32-of-37 games.
Highย School
Played high school baseball at Marysville Getchell High School, about 35 miles north of Seattle, Wash. ... Was the top-ranked high school player, and outfielder, in the state of Washington โฆ Nationally was ranked as the No. 4 outfielder and No. 19 overall โฆ Two-time High School Preseason All-American โฆ Named the Gatorade Washington Player of the Year for baseball for the 2019-20 school year โฆ Played in the 2020 Perfect Game All-American Classic โฆ Participated in the 2019 and 2020 Area Code Games โฆ Named the Most Outstanding Player at the 2019 Area Code Games โฆ Invited to the 2020 Perfect Game National Showcase, where he was named to the Top Prospect Team โฆ Named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2020 WWBA Championship โฆ Also played prep basketball; was named the Daily Herald (Everett, Wash.) Boys Basketball Player of the Year for 2019-20 after averaging 26.1 points.
Career Highs at UCLA
At-Bats: 6 (three times)
Runs: 3 vs. CSUN (2/18/22)
Hits: 4 at Pepperdine (4/11/23)
RBI: 3 (three times)
Doubles: 2 at Arizona (3/30/24)
Triples: 1 vs. Omaha (2/23/22)
Home Runs: 1 (three times)
Stolen Bases: 2 (twice)
Three-year letterwinner at UCLA from 2022-24, operating primarily as a center fielder ... Slashed .260/.344/.341 at UCLA over 91 games, with 14 doubles, three home runs, 40 RBIs, and 17 stolen bases.ย
2024
Appeared in 32 games, making 23 starts, as a junior at UCLA ... Slashed .227/.348/.347 over 75 at-bats with 10 runs, 17 hits, three doubles, two home runs, eight RBIs, 11 walks, and three HBPs ... Stole four bases in five attempts ... All 23 of his starts came in center field ... Batted .232 (13-56) over 19 appearances in Pac-12 play ... Had a strong month of March, batting .314 (11-35) and slugging .543 (second-best on the team) ... Was a .300 (3-10) hitter in midweek games ... Had his best weekend of the year at Arizona from March 28-30, including a 3-5, two-double effort in the finale and a two-hit performance in the opener ... Collected his first home run and RBI of the season on Mar. 8 at California ... Had three multi-hit and two multi-RBI outings.
2023
Appeared in and started 34 games in his sophomore season ... Slashed .285/.351/.328 over 137 at-bats with 17 runs, 39 hits, six doubles, 17 RBIs, 13 walks, two HBPs, two sac flies, and seven stolen bases ... Batted .359 with runners in scoring position ... Had 12 multi-hit and five multi-RBI performances ... All 34 of his starts came in center field, with UCLA going 18-15-1 in those games ... Appeared at six different spots in the batting order, including eight in the leadoff spot ... Led the team with a .329 batting average in April (23-70), and was also a perfect 5-5 in stolen base attempts during that month ... Hit .319 in home games ... Was productive in midweek contests, slashing .410/.489/.436 over nine games ... Went 3-5 with a pair of RBIs against Pepperdine on Feb. 21 ... Went 4-5 with four singles and three RBIs, setting a single-game career-high for hits, at Pepperdine on Apr. 11 ... Had multiple hits in three straight and four of five games from Apr. 15-22 ... Stole a base in back-to-back games on two occasions during the year ... Didn't appear after May 2 due to injury.ย
2022
Appeared in 25 games, starting all but one, as a true freshman ... Slashed .250/.330/.354 over 96 at-bats with 11 runs, 24 hits, five doubles, one triple, one home run, 15 RBIs, nine walks, three HBPs, and six stolen bases ... All 24 starts came in center field ... Didn't appear after Apr. 3 due to injury ... Started off his college career in style, going 3-4 with a solo home run and a walk on Opening Day (Feb. 18 vs. CSUN) ... Finished a homer short of the cycle and had a season-high three RBIs against Omaha on Feb. 23 ... Swiped a pair of bags against UC Riverside on Feb. 27 ... Had a six-game hitting streak, including four multi-hit efforts, from Mar. 20-29 ... One of the team's top Tuesday performers, slashing .318/.400/.500 against midweek opponents ... Team was 17-7 with him in the starting lineup ... Made just one error on the year, for a .983 fielding percentage ...ย Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for winter quarter (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).ย
2021 (Summer)
Spent the summer with the Bellingham Bells in the West Coast League ... Over 37 games, batted .342 (38-111) with 25 runs, 11 extra-base hits (three home runs), 23 RBIs, and eight stolen bases ... Earned an All-WCL Team honorable mention ... Ranked the top prospect in the WCL by Baseball America ... Had a .313/.431/.482 slash line in the regular season ... Had 10 multi-hit games, including five three-hit efforts ... Posted a summer-high three RBIs in three games, including back-to-back contests on Aug. 6-7 ... Hit his first homer for the Bells on Jul. 13 against Wenatchee ... Reached base safely in 32-of-37 games.
Highย School
Played high school baseball at Marysville Getchell High School, about 35 miles north of Seattle, Wash. ... Was the top-ranked high school player, and outfielder, in the state of Washington โฆ Nationally was ranked as the No. 4 outfielder and No. 19 overall โฆ Two-time High School Preseason All-American โฆ Named the Gatorade Washington Player of the Year for baseball for the 2019-20 school year โฆ Played in the 2020 Perfect Game All-American Classic โฆ Participated in the 2019 and 2020 Area Code Games โฆ Named the Most Outstanding Player at the 2019 Area Code Games โฆ Invited to the 2020 Perfect Game National Showcase, where he was named to the Top Prospect Team โฆ Named to the All-Tournament Team at the 2020 WWBA Championship โฆ Also played prep basketball; was named the Daily Herald (Everett, Wash.) Boys Basketball Player of the Year for 2019-20 after averaging 26.1 points.
Career Highs at UCLA
At-Bats: 6 (three times)
Runs: 3 vs. CSUN (2/18/22)
Hits: 4 at Pepperdine (4/11/23)
RBI: 3 (three times)
Doubles: 2 at Arizona (3/30/24)
Triples: 1 vs. Omaha (2/23/22)
Home Runs: 1 (three times)
Stolen Bases: 2 (twice)
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. LSU (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Arkansas (June 17, 2025)
Tuesday, June 17
UCLA Baseball Postgame - Coach Savage & Players vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
Highlights - UCLA Baseball vs. Murray State (June 14, 2025)
Saturday, June 14
