The University of Mississippi Athletics
Baseball Signs Madison Central's Josh Knight
6/21/1999 | Baseball
November 18, 1998
OXFORD, Miss. - Madison Central outfielder Josh Knight has signed a national letter of intent to play baseball at Ole Miss, third-year head coach Pat Harrison announced Wednesday. He is the third signee for Ole Miss during the early fall signing period.
Knight, 6-foot-1, 185 pounds, hit .485 with five home runs and 40 RBI this past spring in his junior year at Madison Central. Knight also stole 30 bases in 31 attempts and was named the MVP in the State Games of Mississippi baseball tournament. He is coached in high school by Mike Rosamond, the same high school coach and father of current Rebel junior outfielder Michael Rosamond.
"We're very happy that Josh has decided to sign with us," Harrison said. "We feel he has the potential to develop into a very fine player for us."
Ole Miss is coming off a 30-23 season in which they finished the year ranked No. 29 in the final NCAA RPI rankings. The Rebels are scheduled to return six position starters this spring, including senior Brad Henderson, a second-team All-SEC selection last spring.
1998 Ole Miss Early Signees
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/SchoolEvan Conley SS/RHP 6-1 175 Brandenton, Fla./Manatee H.S.Jason Willis RHP 6-5 212 Philadelphia, Miss./East Central C.C.Josh Knight OF 6-1 185 Madison, Miss./Central
