Barrett Christian Kleinknecht
- Graduated from West Florence High School in 2006
- Graduated from Francis Marion University in 2018 with a Degree in Business Finance
- West Florence High School
- He was a five year letterman in baseball
- Baseball team MVP his Junior and Senior years
- All Conference in baseball in 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006
- All State Selection as a Senior in 2006
- Played in the All State Select game in 2006 (S.C. vs
N.C.)
- Voted FSD1 Male Athlete of the Year in 2006
- Was the 2006 Green/Gold Award winner for WFHS as voted on by school
faculty/staff
- Played high school football as a Senior in 2005
- Played American Legion Baseball 2004‐2006
- Received a scholarship and played on the College of Charleston baseball team in 2007
- Attended and played at Florence Darlington Tech in 2008 where he made All Conference and the
All Tournament team
- Francis Marion University
- Made the All Conference and All Tournament teams as a Junior & Senior
- All American as a Senior
- Led the team in all offensive categories and was the Team MVP as a Senior
- Was 6 ‐ 1 as a Pitcher with a 1.74 ERA as a Senior
- NCAA Gold Glove winner at shortstop as a Senior
- Awarded the Team MVP in 2010
- Career
- Played in the Coastal Plains League 2007‐2009 with the Florence RedWolves
- 2008 Coastal Plains League Home Run Derby Champion
- 2008 Coastal Plains League Defensive Award winner
- 2009 Coastal Plains League All‐Star and co‐MVP of the All Star game
- In 2010 was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 12 round
- Voted the Fan Favorite Award in 2010, 2013, 2014 & 2015
- MVP of the Danville Braves while leading the team in batting average & home runs
- Organizational All Star with Danville in 2014
- While playing in Mississippi in 2014, received the “Gold Standard Award
for Character & Community Service”
- In 2016, Coached the South Atlantic League Champion, Rome Braves
- In 2017, was named the Manager for the Gulf Coast Braves baseball team