On the scouting radar since high school thanks to a great pitcher’s frame and feel for secondaries, Knorr hails from Carlsbad and spent his first three years of college ball at Cal State Fullerton. He was able to get his fastball, which sat in the mid-80s in high school, into the 90-92 range for the Titans, but wasn’t very effective as he allowed 86 ER in 114 IP. However, he would find another tick of power, touching 97 over the summer of 2021, which got him some interest on the transfer market.
Knorr would settle on Coastal Carolina, and broke out as a weekend starter with a 3.