Interview With Chris McKnight, VP of Tuckahoe Sports, Former Pro Scout, and Collegiate Coach

Chris shares his coaching journey and discusses his roles and responsibilities as a scout. He shares some of the challenges of being a coach and scout, and offers insight into what he looks for when scouting talent. Dealing with stress is also discussed, along with his more recent role of overseeing multiple baseball teams in a non-profit organization. Last, he offers advice for those coaching or looking to get into coaching. Chris McKnight was an Associate Scout for the Baltimore Orioles organization from 2015-2018 and for the Philadelphia Phillies organization from 2008-2015. Chris is also a former 20 year NCAA Collegiate Coach at Frostburg State University and Dowling College. He led FSU to its first NCAA Regional Championship win in the history of the University and set another school record with back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances. During a 4-year span from 2004 to 2007- McKnight’s players set 29 Top Ten Single season offensive records, 16 Top Ten single-season pitching records, 58 Top Ten Career offensive records, and 15 Top Ten Career Pitching records.