2009: Made 12 appearances and six starts on the mound...Went 3-1 with an 8.15 ERA...Threw 35.1 innings, striking out 27 and walking 19...Made five of his starts against ACC teams on Sundays...Beat No. 1 North Carolina to lock up the series win for Duke...Held the Tar Heels to four earned runs over 5.1 innings...Scattered one earned run and two hits over 3.2 innings in his first ACC start against Virginia Tech...No-hit La Salle for 3.1 innings in his season-opening relief appearance to notch the win...Retired all six batters he faced in a two-inning relief appearance against Liberty...Struck out a career-high four batters against UNC Greensboro, Wake Forest and Wofford.

2008: Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll...Appeared in 10 games one of which was as a starter...Logged a 2.92 ERA with nine strikeouts in 12.1 innings...Surrendered 22 hits and four earned runs...Did not allow an earned run over his first five appearances for a span of six innings...Chipped in an inning of relief in a combined shutout against UNC Greensboro...Pitched with the Crystal Lake Cardinals in the Chicago Suburban League during the summer...Went 3-4 with two saves, a 2.83 ERA and 41 strikeouts in 47 innings with the Cards.

 Personal: Born Ryan Christopher Knott on May 9, 1989...The son of Terry and Lynn Knott.