ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Jason Knox (Pella, Iowa) has signed a letter of intent to continue his baseball career at Northwestern College. 

Knox is an All-Conference and All-District honoree from Pella High School. Thus far in his career, Knox owns a .345 batting average with 21 extra-base hits. On the mound Knox has thrown 102 innings with 120 strike outs and an earned run average of 2.26. During his junior season Knox posted an impressive 1.92 ERA in 51 innings and a .348 average with an on-base percentage of .471.

"Jason is a high qulity signee for us," stated head coach Brian Wede. "He has a lot of tools as a baseball player that can help us on the field and is someone we feel like is a good fit at Northwestern. Jason's athleticism will allow him to have a bunch of different avenues to make an impact on our team."

Knox is also an academic All-State honoree and an honor roll student. He is the son of Chuck Knox and Dawn Flugrad.

"It felt like home, I felt like a part of it," said Knox about his decision to join the Raiders. "I love the Christian community and the opportunity to grow myself in God. I liked the coaches, and was impressed with facilities. I knew it was the right place when I left campus."
 

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