Austin Knight

Biography

Austin Knight, who served two years as the volunteer assistant coach at East Carolina, was officially named the Pirates’ pitching coach on July 7, 2021. The 2024 campaign marked his third in charge of the ECU pitching staff. With Knight as part of the program, the Pirates have captured four American Athletic Conference regular season titles (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) and the 2022 AAC Tournament crown as well as posting four NCAA Regional appearances (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024), a home Super Regional (2022) and 196 total victories. A four-year letterman at Ole Miss (2012-15), Knight worked alongside former ECU pitching and current Cal State Fullerton Head Coach Jason Dietrich in 2021 helping the Pirates to a 44-17 overall record, the American Athletic Conference regular season title, NCAA Greenville Regional championship as the No. 13 National Seed and an appearance in the Nashville Super Regional. In 2024, Knight continued to leave his mark on an elite ECU pitching staff that produced a pair of All-Americans and three MLB Draft selections. Trey Yesavage finished out his Pirate career as a consensus First Team All-America honoree, garnering the accolade from the ABCA, Baseball America, College Baseball Foundation, D1Baseball, NCBWA and Perfect Game. He was named the American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year and collected a spot on the NCAA Greenville Regional All-Tournament Team, slotting among the national leaders in several categories. Yesavage finished the campaign ranked